PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD USING MULTI-INPUT SCHEME THROUGH TOUCH AND KEY MANIPULATION AND PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS USING THE SAME
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1. A method of photographing at least one of a still image and a motion image, the method comprising:
- displaying at least one of a still image and a motion image to be photographed on a touch screen;
receiving a touch from a user on the touch screen corresponding to a portion of the image to be photographed;
zooming-in or zooming-out if a key manipulation of the user is detected, the zoom-in or zoom-out corresponding to a portion of the image touched by the user; and
photographing within the zoomed-in or zoomed-out range.
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Abstract
A photographing method using a multi-input scheme through touch and key manipulation includes receiving a touch and a key manipulation from a user and changing a display status of an touched area according to the key manipulation. Accordingly, a complex function is performed by simply manipulation while maintaining existing button usability.
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1. A method of photographing at least one of a still image and a motion image, the method comprising:
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displaying at least one of a still image and a motion image to be photographed on a touch screen; receiving a touch from a user on the touch screen corresponding to a portion of the image to be photographed; zooming-in or zooming-out if a key manipulation of the user is detected, the zoom-in or zoom-out corresponding to a portion of the image touched by the user; and photographing within the zoomed-in or zoomed-out range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of photographing a still image or a motion image, the method comprising:
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displaying a still image or a motion image to be photographed on a touch screen; receiving a touch from a user on the touch screen; determining a duration of the touch; displaying a control screen according to the duration of the touch; and if focus adjusting is selected on the control screen by the user, performing focus-in or focus-out by manipulating an external button. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method of photographing a still image or a motion image, the method comprising:
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displaying a still image or a motion image to be photographed on a touch screen; receiving a touch from a user on the touch screen; determining a duration of the touch; displaying a control screen according to the duration of the touch; and performing a controlling operation according to a selection made on the control screen by the user, wherein, if the duration of the touch on the touch screen is short, the control screen displays a control screen to control zooming-in or zooming-out, and if the duration of the touch is long, the control screen displays a control screen to control one of focus-in or focus-out, white balance, exposure control, and LCD control.
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13. A photographing apparatus, comprising:
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a photographing unit to photograph a target object; a touch screen to display a still image or a motion image to be photographed by the photographing unit; a key input unit to input a zoom-in or zoom-out command; and a controller to perform zooming-in or zooming-out and to photograph within a zoomed-in or zoomed-out range if a portion to be photographed is touched on the touch screen by the user and a key manipulation of the user is input via the key input unit, wherein the zooming-in or the zooming-out is performed with respect to the portion touched by the user.
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14. A photographing apparatus, comprising:
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a photographing unit to photograph a target object; a touch screen to display a still image or a motion image to be photographed by the photographing unit; a key input unit; a controller to determine a duration of a touch and to display a control screen according to the duration of the touch if a portion to be photographed is touched on the touch screen by a user, and to perform focus-in or focus-out which is input by a key manipulation through the key input unit if the focus-in or focus-out is selected on the control screen by the user.
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15. A photographing apparatus, comprising:
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a photographing unit to photograph a target object; a touch screen to display a still image or motion image to be photographed by the photographing unit; and a controller to determine a duration of a touch and to display a control screen on the touch screen according to the duration of the touch, and to perform a controlling operation according to a selection made by the user on the control screen, wherein the control screen displays a control screen to control zooming-in or zooming-out if the duration of the touch on the touch screen is short, and displays a control screen to control one of focus-in or focus-out, white balance, exposure control, and LCD control if the duration of the touch is long.
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16. A photographing method, comprising:
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receiving a touch and a key manipulation from a user; and changing a display status of an area where the touch is input by the user according to the key manipulation.
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17. A photographing method, comprising;
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receiving a touch and a key manipulation from a user; displaying a menu if a duration of the touch is longer than a predetermined time; and changing a display status of an area where the touch is input according to a selection set by the user using the menu.
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18. A method of capturing an image, the method comprising:
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displaying an image-to-be-captured on a touch-receptive display; receiving a user touch on the display; and adjusting the image-to-be-captured based on the user touch. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An image-capture apparatus, comprising:
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a touch-receptive display to display an image-to-be-captured and to receive a user touch; and a controller to adjust the image-to-be-captured based on the user touch. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A computer-readable medium having code stored thereon, which, when executed, causes the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
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displaying an image-to-be-captured on a touch-receptive display; receiving a user touch on the display; and adjusting the image-to-be-captured based on the user touch. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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