Digital photographing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and computer-readable recording medium

Abstract

A user interface (UI) is provided which displays a process in which photographing setting values change correspondingly, so that a user can easily recognize the changes of the photographing setting values. A UI is also provided through which a user can adjust all photographing setting values.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus, the method comprising:
 displaying on a preview image a plurality of first menu items that respectively show a plurality of numerical candidate setting values to set a plurality of first group photographing setting values respectively; and   when a first group photographing setting value corresponding to the first menu item selected by a user is changed, changing and displaying at least one other first group photographing setting value which is correspondingly changed with the changed first group photographing setting value,   wherein the plurality of numeral candidate setting values are displayed as a sequential list.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the changing and displaying at least one other first group photographing setting value comprises displaying a process in which the at least one other first group photographing setting value is changed. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the changing and displaying at least one other first group photographing setting value comprises displaying at least one of intermediate values between an initial value and a final value of the changing other first group photographing setting value. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of the first menu items shows all of candidate setting values of the first group photographing setting values corresponding to the each of the first menu items. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the candidate setting values of the first group photographing setting values are determined according to a type of a lens that is coupled to the digital photographing apparatus. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first group photographing setting values are selected from the group consisting of a shutter speed, an aperture value, a brightness correction value, and an image pickup device's sensitivity. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising displaying first menu items corresponding to first group photographing setting values unadjustable by a user in a current mode differently from adjustable first menu items by deactivating the first menu items corresponding to the unadjustable first group photographing setting values so that the user cannot adjust the first menu items. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing a plurality of second menu items that enable second group photographing setting values each having a plurality of selectable candidate setting values to be set; and   providing a combination of the first menu items and the second menu items in a lattice form.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising adjusting a number of the first menu items and the number of the second menu items, in response to an input of dragging corners of an outer edge of a lattice in which the first menu items and the second menu items are arranged. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 changing a size of a first menu item or a second menu item selected from the first menu items and the second menu items in response to an input of dragging corners of the selected first or second menu item; and   relocating first menu items and second menu items except for the selected first or second menu item.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 deleting a first menu item or a second menu item selected from the first menu items and the second menu items in response to an input of dragging the selected first or second menu item to an outside of the lattice; and   relocating first menu items and second menu items except for the deleted first or second menu item.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising changing a location of a first menu item or a second menu item selected from the first menu items and the second menu items in response to an input of dragging the selected first or second menu item to another location on the lattice. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising giving an attribute input by a user to an arrangement of the first menu items and the second menu items and storing the arrangement with the attribute. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising grouping first menu items and second menu items included in a loop according to a user input of dragging in the form of the loop. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 displaying candidate setting values of a menu item selected from the first menu items and the second menu items at a position adjacent to the selected menu item, in response to a user input of selecting the menu item from the first menu items and the second menu items; and   changing a lattice arrangement of at least some of the first menu items and the second menu items to display the candidate setting values.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 displaying a view showing candidate setting values of a menu item selected from the first menu items and the second menu items, in response to a user input of selecting the menu item from the first menu items and the second menu items; and   providing a combination of the first menu items and the second menu items in a lattice form when selection is completed in the selected menu item.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 grouping at least two of the first menu items according to a current mode;   generating a combination of the first group photographing setting values of the at least two grouped first menu items by using candidate setting values; and   selecting the combination of the first group photographing setting values of the at least two grouped first menu items according to a user input.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising reflecting the changed first group photographing setting value to the preview image. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first menu items are controlled by a touch screen input. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing the first menu items to an electronic device that is able to communicate with the digital photographing apparatus in a same form as in which the first menu items are provided to the digital photographing apparatus; and   engaging the menu items displayed on the digital photographing apparatus with the menu items displayed on the electronic device.   
     
     
         21 . A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus, the method comprising:
 providing, on a preview image, menu items that enable photographing setting values to be set, display a current photographing setting value, and are arranged in a lattice shape;   deactivating at least some of the menu items according to the current mode so that a user cannot adjust the at least some menu items; and   adjusting the photographing setting values of the menu items according to a user input.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the menu items comprise, on the preview image:
 a plurality of first menu items that enable a plurality of first group photographing setting values each having numerically-displayed candidate setting values to be set and that correspondingly change so that another first group photographing setting value is automatically changed according to adjustment of a first group photographing setting value; and   a plurality of second menu items that enable second group photographing setting values each having a plurality of selectable candidate setting values to be set, and   each of the plurality of first menu items is configured as a sequential list of a plurality of candidate setting values of the first group photographing setting value that is set through the each of the first menu items.   
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , further comprising adjusting another first group photographing setting value correspondingly with a first group photographing setting value corresponding to one of the plurality of first menu items adjusted by a user, according to a user input of adjusting the one first menu item. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising reflecting the adjusted photographing setting values to the preview image and displaying a preview image which is a result of the reflection. 
     
     
         25 . A digital photographing apparatus comprising:
 a user interface (UI) provider which provides menu items for setting photographing setting values to a preview image; and   a photographing unit which adjusts the photographing setting values of the menu items according to a user input,   
       wherein the UI provider is configured to:
 provide on a preview image a plurality of first menu items that enable a plurality of first group photographing setting values each having numerically-displayed candidate setting values to be set and that correspondingly change so that another first group photographing setting value is automatically changed according to adjustment of a first group photographing setting value; 
 when a first group photographing setting value selected by a user from among the plurality of first group photographing setting values is changed, change another first group photographing setting value correspondingly with the first group photographing setting value selected by the user; and 
 when the selected first group photographing setting value and the other first group photographing setting value, which correspondingly changes, are changed, display a process in which first menu items corresponding to the changed first group photographing setting values are changed, and 
 each of the plurality of first menu items is configured as a sequential list of a plurality of candidate setting values of the first group photographing setting value that is set through the each of the first menu items. 
 
     
     
         26 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 25 , wherein when the process in which the first menu items are changed is displayed, the UI provider is configured to display a process of sequentially displaying candidate setting values ranging between an initial value and a final value of each of the changed first menu items and changing the photographing setting value corresponding to the changed first menu items to the final values. 
     
     
         27 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 25 , wherein the plurality of the first menu items are constructed so that the numerically-displayed candidate setting values are sequentially arranged according to their sizes and at least three of the plurality of the numerically-displayed candidate setting values are displayed. 
     
     
         28 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 27 , wherein each of the plurality of the first menu items shows all of candidate setting values of the first group photographing setting value corresponding to the each of the first menu items. 
     
     
         29 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 28 , wherein the candidate setting values of the first group photographing setting values are determined according to a type of a lens that is coupled to the digital photographing apparatus. 
     
     
         30 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 25 , wherein the plurality of first group photographing setting values are selected from the group consisting of a shutter speed, an aperture value, a brightness correction value, and an image pickup device's sensitivity. 
     
     
         31 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 25 , wherein the UI provider is further configured to display first menu items corresponding to first group photographing setting values unadjustable by a user in a current mode differently from adjustable first menu items by deactivating the first menu items corresponding to the unadjustable first group photographing setting values so that a user cannot adjust the first menu items. 
     
     
         32 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 25 , wherein the UI provider is further configured to:
 provide a plurality of second menu items that enable second group photographing setting values each having a plurality of selectable candidate setting values to be set, and   provide a combination of the first menu items and the second menu items in a lattice form.   
     
     
         33 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 32 , wherein the UI provider comprises a number-of-menu items adjuster which adjusts a number of the first menu items and a number of the second menu items in response to an input of dragging corners of an outer edge of a lattice in which the first menu items and the second menu items are arranged. 
     
     
         34 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 32 , wherein the UI provider further comprises a menu item arrangement corrector which changes a size of a first menu item or a second menu item selected from the first menu items and the second menu items in response to an input of dragging corners of the selected first or second menu item and relocates first menu items and second menu items except for the selected first or second menu item. 
     
     
         35 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 32 , wherein the UI provider further comprises a menu item arrangement corrector which deletes a first menu item or a second menu item selected from the first menu items and the second menu items in response to an input of dragging the selected first or second menu item to an outside of the lattice and relocates first menu items and second menu items except for the deleted first or second menu item. 
     
     
         36 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 32 , wherein the UI provider further comprises a menu item arrangement corrector which changes a location of a first menu item or a second menu item selected from the first menu items and the second menu items in response to an input of dragging the selected first or second menu item to another location on the lattice. 
     
     
         37 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 32 , wherein the UI provider further comprises a menu item configuration storage unit which gives an attribute input by a user to an arrangement of the first menu items and the second menu items and stores the arrangement with the attribute. 
     
     
         38 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 32 , wherein the UI provider further comprises a menu item grouping unit which groups first menu items and second menu items included in a loop according to a user input of dragging the first and second menu items to draw the loop. 
     
     
         39 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 32 , wherein the UI provider is further configured to:
 display candidate setting values of a menu item selected from the first menu items and the second menu items at a location adjacent to the selected menu item, in response to a user input of selecting the menu item from the first menu items and the second menu items; and   change a lattice arrangement of at least some of the first menu items and the second menu items to display the candidate setting values.   
     
     
         40 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 32 , wherein the UI provider is further configured to:
 display a view showing candidate setting values of a menu item selected from the first menu items and the second menu items, in response to a user input of selecting the menu item from the first menu items and the second menu items; and   provide a combination of the first menu items and the second menu items in a lattice form when selection is completed in the selected menu item.   
     
     
         41 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 25 , wherein the UI provider is further configured to:
 group at least two of the first menu items according to a current mode;   generate a combination of the first group photographing setting values of the at least two grouped first menu items by using candidate setting values; and   select the combination of the first group photographing setting values of the at least two grouped first menu items according to a user input.   
     
     
         42 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 25 , further comprising a preview provider which reflects the changed first group photographing setting value to the preview image. 
     
     
         43 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 25 , wherein the first menu items are controlled by a touch screen input. 
     
     
         44 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 25 , further comprising a UI engagement unit which provides the first menu items to an electronic device that is able to communicate with the digital photographing apparatus in a same form as in which the first menu items are provided to the digital photographing apparatus and engages the menu items displayed on the digital photographing apparatus with the menu items displayed on the electronic device. 
     
     
         45 . A digital photographing apparatus comprising:
 a user interface (UI) provider which provides, on a preview image, menu items that enable photographing setting values to be set, display current photographing setting values, and are arranged in a lattice shape; and   a photographing unit which adjusts the photographing setting values of the menu items according to a user input,   wherein the UI provider is configured to deactivate at least some of the menu items according to a current mode so that a user cannot adjust the at least some menu items, and to adjust the photographing setting values of the menu items according to a user input.   
     
     
         46 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 45 , wherein the menu items comprise, on a preview image:
 a plurality of first menu items that enable a plurality of first group photographing setting values each having numerically-displayed candidate setting values to be set and that correspondingly change so that another first group photographing setting value is automatically changed according to adjustment of a first group photographing setting value; and   a plurality of second menu items that enable second group photographing setting values each having a plurality of selectable candidate setting values to be set, and   each of the plurality of first menu items is configured as a sequential list of a plurality of candidate setting values of the first group photographing setting value that is set through the each of the first menu items.   
     
     
         47 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 46 , wherein the UI provider is further configured to adjust another first group photographing setting value correspondingly with a first group photographing setting value corresponding to one of the plurality of first menu items adjusted by a user, according to a user input of adjusting the one first menu item. 
     
     
         48 . The digital photographing apparatus of  claim 45 , further comprising a preview provider which reflects the adjusted photographing setting values to the preview image and displays a preview image which is a result of the reflection. 
     
     
         49 . A computer-readable recording medium for storing computer program codes for executing a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus, the method comprising:
 providing on a preview image a plurality of first menu items that enable a plurality of first group photographing setting values each having numerically-displayed candidate setting values to be set and that correspondingly change so that another first group photographing setting value is automatically changed according to adjustment of a first group photographing setting value;   when a first group photographing setting value selected by a user from among the plurality of first group photographing setting values is changed, changing another first group photographing setting value correspondingly with the first group photographing setting value selected by the user; and   when the selected first group photographing setting value and the other first group photographing setting value, which correspondingly changes, are changing, displaying a process in which first menu items corresponding to the changed first group photographing setting values are changed,   wherein each of the plurality of first menu items is configured as a sequential list of a plurality of candidate setting values of the first group photographing setting value that is set through the each of the first menu items.   
     
     
         50 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for storing computer program codes for executing on a processor a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus, the method comprising:
 providing, on a preview image, menu items that enable photographing setting values to be set, display a current photographing setting value, and are arranged in a lattice shape;   deactivating at least some of the menu items according to a current mode so that a user cannot adjust the at least some menu items; and   adjusting the photographing setting values of the menu items according to a user input.   
     
     
         51 . A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus, the method comprising:
 displaying on a preview image a plurality of menu items each showing a plurality of numerically-displayed candidate setting values for setting each of a plurality of first group photographing setting values; and   when a first group photographing setting value corresponding to a first menu item selected from the plurality of menu items by a user is changed, changing at least one first group photographing setting value correspondingly with the selected first group photographing setting value and displaying the changed at least one first group photographing setting value,   wherein the plurality of numerically-displayed candidate setting values are sequentially listed and displayed.   
     
     
         52 . The method of  claim 51 , wherein the changing of the at least one first group photographing setting value comprises displaying a process in which the at least one first group photographing setting value is changed. 
     
     
         53 . The method of  claim 51 , wherein the changing of the at least one first group photographing setting value comprises displaying at least one value existing between an initial at least one first group photographing setting value and a final at least one first group photographing setting value.