Photographing apparatus for photgraphing panoramic image and method thereof

Abstract

A photographing apparatus is provided. The photographing apparatus includes a photographing unit, a display unit for displaying a screen image corresponding to light entering the photographing unit, a sensor which senses a motion of the photographing apparatus, a graphic processor which generates a plurality of guide images and a photographing focus for photographing a panoramic image and displays the plurality of guide images and the photographing focus on the screen image, and changes a position of the photographing focus according to the motion of the photographing apparatus, a controller for controlling the photographing unit to automatically photograph, if the photographing focus matches one of the plurality of guide images, and a storage unit which stores photographed image data panoramic image.

Description

PRIORITY[0001]This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2011-0009786, filed on Jan. 31, 2011 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates generally to a photographing apparatus for photographing a panoramic image and a method thereof, and, more particularly, to a photographing apparatus that provides a plurality of guide images, allowing a user to photograph a panoramic image easily, and a method thereof.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]With the development of electronic technologies, various types of electronic devices have been developed and are now widely used. Specifically, a compact mobile device with various functions such as a smart phone has recently become popular.[0006]Such a mobile device may provide a photographing function. Thus, users can take variou...

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Benefits of technology

[0016]The method may further include, if the photographing step is performed, outputting at least one of a visual effect and a sound effect to inform that the photographing is being performed.

[0017]According to the above-described embodiments, the user performs the photographing step according to the plurality of guide images and can thus perform the panorama photographing step easily.

Problems solved by technology

Therefore, even if the photographing apparatus has a panorama function, it is not easy for users to photograph a panoramic image while changing the angle.

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