Portable communication terminal with image shooting function

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide foldable communication terminal and an image display method, capable of correctly photographing and displaying the photographed image of a photographer himself, by using the specific structure of the foldable mobile communication terminal and a sub-display set at the back face. SOLUTION: A control part 20 decides whether the display during photographing is being performed in step 100. If the display during photographing is being performed, imaged data are turned upside down and displayed opposite to the normal display, as shown in Fig. 3(B) and moves to step 101, and a laser beam is emitted from a laser-emitting device, and at the receiving of a photographing start instruction, the emission of the laser beam is stopped and ended; while if displaying during photographing is not conducted, normal displaying is conducted, as shown in Fig. 3(A) and ended in step 104.

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Technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a foldable mobile communication terminal with an image shooting function. Background technique [0002] In recent years, mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones are becoming more and more multifunctional, and recently, mobile phone devices with CCD (Charge Connected Device) cameras are becoming popular. This camera uses a semiconductor photodetector element to convert light into electrical signals. [0003] In such a portable phone with a camera, the CCD camera is located on the back of the portable phone body, and the image of the subject captured by the CCD camera is displayed on the LCD screen located on the front of the body. Therefore, before actually taking an image, the user can confirm through the screen display that the desired subject is in the field of view of the CCD camera. [0004] Note that "captured image" is used to refer to forming an image of the subject on the photodetection surface of the se...

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Problems solved by technology

[0005] However, since the LCD displaying the image of the subject taken by the CCD camera is located on the front of the body of the cellular phone, and the CCD camera is located on the back of the body, when the user tries to take an image of himself / herself, he / she cannot look at the LCD to Check in advance that the subject (i.e. the user) is in a location where the image can be captured as desired

This caused a problem where the user couldn't take an image of himself as desired

[0006] The above problem can be solved by enabling the camera to rotate to face the subject, but this leads to an increase in the size of the portable phone and increases the cost because a flexible circuit board must be provided in the rotating unit

Since small size, light weight, and low cost are important for mobile phones, this is not satisfactory

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