Provided are an imaging device, imaging method, and program such that abnormal operation such as hunting is suppressed when the position of the main body of the imaging device is moved while the imaging device is performing auto-tracking. This imaging device (pan/tilt camera) (10) is provided with: an imaging unit (20), including an imaging lens (22) and an imaging element (24); a pan/tilt mechanism (32) for turning the imaging unit (20) in the horizontal and vertical directions relative to the camera main body; a subject detection part (65) for detecting a subject to be tracked from an image in video captured by the imaging unit (20); a pan/tilt control part (44) for controlling the pan/tilt mechanism (32) so as to track the subject detected by the subject detection part (65); a motion sensor (64) for detecting a physical quantity pertaining to the movement of the camera main body; an operation control part (46) that causes the pan/tilt mechanism (32) to stop when the physical quantity detected by the motion sensor (64) is equal to or greater than a first threshold.