1. An imaging apparatus capable of imaging using a self-timer, comprising: an imaging section including an optical zoom lens; an imaging area setting section which sets an imaging area based on operation of the optical zoom lens by a user, before performing imaging using the self-timer; an imaging control section which controls the imaging section to capture an actual image using the optical zoom lens, by setting the optical zoom lens further to a wide-angle side than during setting of the imaging area by the imaging area setting section, when the imaging using the self-timer is performed; and an image storing section which clips an image corresponding to the imaging area set by the imaging area setting section from the actual image captured by control of the imaging control section, and stores the clipped image as a new image.