1. An electronic camera comprising: an image pickup part for picking up a subject image to produce image data; a processing part for processing said image data outputted from said image pickup part to produce a quickview image and image data for record, the quickview image being used for monitor display, the image data for record being to be recorded on a recording medium; and a monitor part for displaying said quickview image, wherein said processing part commences displaying said quickview image on said monitor part prior to a completion of production of said image data for record.