Provided are a digital photographing apparatus and a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus. The digital photographing apparatus includes an image generator configured to generate an image comprising a subject; a subject recognizer configured to recognize the subject from the generated image of the subject; a cue selector configured to select a cue for the recognized subject; and an output unit configured to output the selected cue. The recognized subject may be captured after the selected cue is output.

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›1.independentA digital photographing apparatus comprising:nan image generator unit configured to generate an image comprising a subject, which is a face, based on …+6

›2.↳ 1The digital photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the image generator is configured to generate a live-view image comprising the subject, and th…d2

›3.↳ 1The digital photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the output unit is further configured to display on the first display an animation if a face o…d2

›4.↳ 1The digital photographing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second display which is disposed in a rear side of the digital photographing appa…d2

›5.↳ 1The digital photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cue selector is configured to select an audio signal as the cue according to the recognize…d2

›6.↳ 1The digital photographing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an output signal generator configured to generate an output signal according to the…d2

›7.↳ 1The digital photographing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cue selector is further configured to select a cue based on a number of recognized subject…d2

›8.independentA method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus, comprising:ngenerating an image comprising a subject based on image light received from the…+11

›9.↳ 8The method of claim 8, wherein the step of generating the image comprising the subject comprises:ngenerating a live-view image comprising the subject;…d2+3

›13.↳ 8The method of claim 8, wherein the step selecting a cue further comprises:nselecting an animation as the cue if a face of a baby is recognized as the …d2

›14.↳ 8The method of claim 8, wherein the step of selecting a cue according to the recognized subject further comprises selecting an audio signal as the cue …d2

›15.↳ 8The method of claim 8, further comprising generating an output signal according to the selected cue.d2

›16.↳ 8The method of claim 8, further comprising selecting a cue based on a number of recognized subjects.d2

›17.↳ 8The method of claim 8, wherein the step outputting the cue further comprises:noutputting the cue; andcapturing an image of the subject.d2

›18.↳ 8The method of claim 8, wherein the step of recognizing further comprises:nif a cue is not associated with the recognized subject in a database of cues…d2

›19.↳ 8The method of claim 8, wherein selecting a cue further comprises:nselecting a cue according to the recognized subject and according to a user selected…d2

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6 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section H — Electricity

H04N13/04
H04N5/232
H04N5/222

USPC · US Patent Classification

348/333.2348/52348/211.4

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related publication	US 20110134269 A1	9 Jun 2011

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