To extend the life of a liquid crystal display used for a monitor device and provide efficient recording.

An image display in an elevator car includes a such VTR 5 which is provided in an elevator provided with an in-car lighting controller to light off an in-car lighting system 1B when it detects that a landing calling and a car calling for en elevator are not continuously registered for a preset time and to light on the in-car lighting system 1B when the landing calling and the car calling are registered, as to record an image signal output from a TV camera 2 for photographing inside the car and a monitor device 3 to project an image at least in the car to at least either a car 1 or a landing 8. An image display controller 6 is provided for the TV camera 2, the VTR 5 and the monitor device 3 to control at least the monitor device 3 in synchronization with the in-car lighting controller.