To provide a mobile terminal whereby the number of grip change times for correctly viewing the screen can be reduced as far as possible.

A Flash ROM 218 stores various setting information items such as longitudinal/lateral screen image display setting. A graphics controller 205 is configured to be capable of carrying out processing both for longitudinal screen display and lateral screen display. A CPU 209 gives a longitudinal/lateral revision instruction of image display to the graphics controller 205 on the basis of the longitudinal/lateral screen image display setting information. When a user selects a lateral screen display, a television video image is displayed on the lateral screen, and even when e.g., a setting menu is selected in this video image display state, the image display of the lateral screen is maintained and the user can perform operation while correctly viewing the screen without the need for changing the gripping of the mobile terminal.