Provided are a camera having good visibility and operability with a compact configuration, a display control method of the camera, and a display control program of the camera. A sub-display 16 is provided on a top surface of a camera body 10. A first operation dial D1 and a second operation dial D2 are provided near the sub-display 16. The sub-display 16 displays setting contents iC of the camera and image pictures iD1 and iD2 of the first operation dial D1 and the second operation dial D2. The image pictures iD1 and iD2 of the first operation dial D1 and the second operation dial D2 are displayed in an overlapped manner. Contact with the first operation dial D1 and the second operation dial D2 is detected, and an image picture of an operation dial in which the contact is detected is displayed on a forefront surface.