Method for operating a digital photographing apparatus using a touch screen and a digital photographing apparatus using the method
First Claim
1. A method for operating a photographing apparatus having a touch screen, the method comprising:
- displaying a first plurality of icons on a touch screen;
detecting that a user has touched an icon of the first plurality, wherein an icon of the first plurality represents a function of the photographing apparatus;
in response to the detecting step, displaying a second plurality of icons wherein each icon of the second plurality represents a setting for the function represented by the selected icon of the first plurality;
detecting that the user has touched an icon of the second plurality; and
changing a current setting of the function represented by the selected icon of the first plurality to the setting represented by the selected icon of the second plurality.
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Abstract
A method for operating a digital photographing apparatus having a touch screen is provided. The method includes: detecting if a menu button for changing shooting information of a digital photographing apparatus has been pressed by a user; displaying icons on a display panel to illustrate which operating modes are currently set; detecting when a user has touched one of the displayed icons and, in response thereto, displaying menu icons that correspond to the touched icon; and, if a menu icon that is desired to be changed is touched among the displayed menu icons, performing a relevant function to change shooting information. According to the above method, shooting information of the camera can be simply changed by operating only the icons displayed on the touch screen. Thus, a unique camera operating method is provided whereby a user can easily and conveniently change and operate shooting information and images.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for operating a photographing apparatus having a touch screen, the method comprising:
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displaying a first plurality of icons on a touch screen;
detecting that a user has touched an icon of the first plurality, wherein an icon of the first plurality represents a function of the photographing apparatus;
in response to the detecting step, displaying a second plurality of icons wherein each icon of the second plurality represents a setting for the function represented by the selected icon of the first plurality;
detecting that the user has touched an icon of the second plurality; and
changing a current setting of the function represented by the selected icon of the first plurality to the setting represented by the selected icon of the second plurality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for operating a photographing apparatus having a touch screen, the method comprising:
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receiving input image data from an optical system of the digital camera, the input image data representing a subject to be photographed by the digital camera;
detecting when a user has pressed a button;
in response to detecting when a button has been pressed, retrieving from a memory of the digital camera a file containing an image, moving image, or audio file;
displaying a retrieved file on a display, wherein the display is a touch screen;
detecting that a user has drawn a symbol on the touch screen; and
performing on the retrieved file an operation represented by the drawn symbol. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A digital photographing apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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an optical system that receives light from a subject to be photographed by the apparatus;
a digital processor that receives signals representing the light received by the optical system and converts the signals into an image; and
a touch screen that displays a plurality of icons, wherein when a user selects an icon of the plurality by touching the icon of the plurality, the touch screen displays a menu representing a plurality of operating modes that are available for selection by touching the touch screen. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification