An imaging apparatus configured to transmit a captured image to an external apparatus, includes a computer executing instructions that, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to function as a detection unit configured to detect a subject from the captured image, and a control unit configured to switch between a first mode of controlling at least one of a pan operation, a tilt operation, and a zoom operation to track the subject detected by the detection unit, and a second mode of controlling at least one of the pan operation, the tilt operation, and the zoom operation by a user operation from the external apparatus, wherein the control unit performs control to switch the second mode to the first mode in a case where the subject is included in a predetermined region in the captured image while the imaging apparatus is operating in the second mode.