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Photographing device for displaying a manual focus guide and method thereof

US9066005B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 12, 2014
Grant dateJun 23, 2015
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Expiry dateJun 12, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B17/20
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A photographing device is disclosed. The photographing device includes a display configured to display live view of a subject, a focus adjuster configured to adjust a focus in a manual focus mode according to a user manipulation, a focus calculator configured to automatically calculate a target focus which corresponds to the subject, and a controller configured to display a manual focus guide including a first indicator indicating a current focus and a second indicator indicating the target focus on the display, and in response to the focus being adjusted by the user manipulation, change location of the first indicator within the manual focus guide according to the adjustment state.

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