KR101784234B1 - A photographing apparatus, a method for controlling the same, and a computer-readable storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method including: obtaining object position information; Acquiring a photographed image and photographed position information; And calculating the azimuth information of the photographed image using the photographed position information and the photographed position information.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a digital photographing apparatus, a control method thereof, and a computer-readable storage medium,

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a computer-readable storage medium storing computer program codes for performing a digital photographing apparatus, a control method of the digital photographing apparatus, and a control method of the digital photographing apparatus.

The digital photographing apparatus can display or store the photographed image acquired through the image capturing element. In recent years, digital photographing devices equipped with a GPS (Global Positioning System) module and the like have been released to provide information about the photographing position of the photographed image to the user. The information on the photographing position may be used variously for managing the image files or for providing the photographing position information to the user.

Embodiments of the present invention are for acquiring azimuth information of a photographed image in a digital photographing apparatus provided with positional information acquiring means. Embodiments of the present invention provide a digital photographing apparatus, a control method therefor, and a computer readable medium capable of acquiring azimuth information in a digital photographing apparatus having no means for acquiring azimuth information.

According to an aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method including: obtaining object position information; Acquiring a photographed image and photographed position information; And calculating the azimuth information of the photographed image using the photographed position information and the photographed position information.

The control method of the digital photographing apparatus may further include outputting a message requesting the user to move to the position of the subject, wherein the step of acquiring the subject position information includes acquiring the subject position information according to a user input .

The control method of the digital photographing apparatus includes the steps of: selecting an image file to acquire subject position information; And determining the position information included in the image file as the subject position information.

The control method of the digital photographing apparatus may further include the step of determining whether to perform the additional photographing using the subject position information.

The control method of the digital photographing apparatus may further include storing the orientation information of the photographed image together with the image file storing the photographed image.

Further, the control method of the digital photographing apparatus may further include displaying the azimuth information while reproducing the image file.

As another example, the control method of the digital photographing apparatus may further comprise: displaying the photographed image as a live view image; And displaying the azimuth information together with the live view image.

The subject position information and the photographing position information may be acquired using one Global Positioning System (GPS) module.

According to another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an image processing apparatus comprising: a photographing unit photographing a subject; A subject position information obtaining unit for obtaining subject position information; A photographing position information obtaining unit for obtaining photographing position information on the photographed image; And a azimuth information calculation unit for calculating azimuth information of the photographed image using the subject position information and the photographing position information.

The subject position information obtaining unit may output a message requesting the user to move to the position of the subject, and may obtain the subject position information according to a user input.

The subject position information obtaining unit may determine the position information included in the image file selected by the user as the subject position information.

The digital photographing apparatus may further comprise an additional photographing processing section for determining whether to perform the additional photographing using the subject position information.

The digital photographing apparatus may further include a file generation unit for storing the orientation information of the photographed image together with the image file in which the photographed image is stored.

Further, the digital photographing apparatus may further include a file reproducing unit for displaying the azimuth information while reproducing the image file.

As another example, the digital photographing apparatus may further include a live view providing unit that displays the photographed image as a live view image and displays the orientation information together with the live view image.

The location information obtaining unit may include a Global Positioning System (GPS) module.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium storing computer program codes for performing a control method of a digital photographing apparatus, the control method of the digital photographing apparatus comprising: step; Acquiring a photographed image and photographed position information; And calculating the orientation information of the photographed image by using the photographed position information and the photographed position information.

According to the embodiments of the present invention, the orientation information of the photographed image can be obtained in the digital photographing apparatus by using the position information obtaining means. Furthermore, the embodiments of the present invention have the effect of acquiring the azimuth information of the photographed image in the digital photographing apparatus having only one positional information acquiring means without the means for acquiring the azimuth information.

1 is a diagram showing an exemplary structure of a digital photographing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a CPU / DSP 170 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a process of calculating azimuth information.
4 is a diagram illustrating a file structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing a live view screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of acquiring subject position information (S602) according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a digital photographing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The following description and accompanying drawings are for understanding the operation according to the present invention, and parts that can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art can be omitted.

Furthermore, the specification and drawings are not intended to limit the present invention, and the scope of the present invention should be determined by the claims. The terms used in the present specification should be construed to mean the meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention in order to best express the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram showing an exemplary structure of a digital photographing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The digital photographing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a photographing unit 110, an analog signal processing unit 120, a memory 130, a storage / reading control unit 140, a data storage unit 142, A display unit 164, a CPU / DSP 170, an operating unit 180, and a positional information obtaining unit 190. The display unit 164 may include a display unit 150, a display driver 162, a display unit 164,

The overall operation of the digital photographing apparatus 100 is governed by the CPU / DSP 170. The CPU / DSP 170 provides a control signal for operation of each component to the lens driver 112, the diaphragm driver 115, the image sensor controller 119, and the like.

The photographing unit 110 is a component for generating an image of an electrical signal from incident light and includes a lens 111, a lens driving unit 112, a diaphragm 113, a diaphragm driving unit 115, an image pickup device 118, And a device control unit 119.

The lens 111 may include a plurality of lenses and a plurality of lenses. The position of the lens 111 is adjusted by the lens driving unit 112. The lens driver 112 adjusts the position of the lens 111 according to a control signal provided from the CPU / DSP 170.

The diaphragm 113 is controlled by the diaphragm driver 115 to adjust the amount of light incident on the image sensor 118.

The optical signal transmitted through the lens 111 and the diaphragm 113 reaches the light-receiving surface of the image pickup element 118 and forms an image of the object. The image pickup device 118 may be a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor or a CIS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Image Sensor) for converting an optical signal into an electric signal. The sensitivity of the image pickup element 118 can be adjusted by the image pickup element controller 119. The image pickup element control section 119 can control the image pickup element 118 in accordance with a control signal automatically generated by the video signal inputted in real time or a control signal manually inputted by the user's operation.

The exposure time of the imaging element 118 is adjusted by a shutter (not shown). A shutter (not shown) has a mechanical shutter for moving the screen to adjust the incidence of light, and an electronic shutter for controlling exposure by supplying an electric signal to the imaging element 118.

The analog signal processing unit 120 performs noise reduction processing, gain adjustment, waveform shaping, analog-to-digital conversion processing, and the like on the analog signal supplied from the image pickup element 118.

The signal processed by the analog signal processing unit 120 may be input to the CPU / DSP 170 via the memory 130 or may be input to the CPU / DSP 170 without going through the memory 130. [ Here, the memory 130 operates as a main memory of the digital photographing apparatus 100, and temporarily stores necessary information during operation of the CPU / DSP 170. The program storage unit 130 stores programs such as an operating system and an application system for driving the digital photographing apparatus 100.

In addition, the digital photographing apparatus 100 includes a display unit 164 for displaying the operation state thereof or the image information photographed by the digital photographing apparatus 100. [ The display unit 164 can provide visual and / or auditory information to the user. In order to provide visual information, the display section 164 may be formed of, for example, a liquid crystal display panel (LCD), an organic light emitting display panel (OLED), or the like. In addition, the display unit 164 may be a touch screen capable of recognizing a touch input.

The display driver 162 provides a driving signal to the display unit 164.

The CPU / DSP 170 processes the input video signal and controls the components according to the input video signal or the external input signal. The CPU / DSP 170 reduces noise on the input image data and performs a gamma correction, a color filter array interpolation, a color matrix, a color correction, And image signal processing for improving image quality such as color enhancement can be performed. Also, the image data generated by the image signal processing for image quality improvement may be compressed to generate an image file, or the image data may be recovered from the image file. The compression format of the image may be reversible or irreversible. As an example of a proper format, the still image can be converted into a JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) format or a JPEG 2000 format. In addition, when recording a moving image, a moving image file can be generated by compressing a plurality of frames according to the MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) standard. The image file can be created according to the Exif (Exchangeable image file format) standard, for example.

The image data output from the CPU / DSP 170 is input to the memory 130 or directly to the storage / read control unit 140. The storage / In the data storage unit 142. The storage / read control unit 140 also reads data relating to an image from the image file stored in the data storage unit 142 and inputs it to the display driver through the memory 130 or another path, Images may be displayed. The data storage unit 142 may be detachable or may be permanently mounted to the digital photographing apparatus 100.

In addition, the CPU / DSP 170 can perform blurring processing, color tone processing, blur processing, edge emphasis processing, image analysis processing, image recognition processing, image effect processing, and the like. The face recognizing process, the scene recognizing process, and the like can be performed by the image recognizing process. In addition, the CPU / DSP 170 can perform display video signal processing for display on the display unit 164. For example, brightness level adjustment, color correction, contrast adjustment, contour enhancement adjustment, screen division processing, character image generation, and image synthesis processing can be performed. The CPU / DSP 170 is connected to an external monitor, and can process a predetermined image signal to be displayed on an external monitor. The CPU / DSP 170 can transmit the processed image data to display the corresponding image on the external monitor.

The CPU / DSP 170 executes a program stored in the program storage unit 130 or generates a control signal for controlling autofocus, zoom change, focus change, automatic exposure correction, and the like by providing a separate module The aperture stop driving unit 115, the lens driving unit 112 and the image pickup device control unit 119 so that the operations of components included in the digital photographing apparatus 100 such as a shutter and a flash can be collectively controlled.

The operation unit 180 is a place where a user can input a control signal. The operation unit 180 includes a shutter-release button for inputting a shutter-release signal for exposing the image pickup device 118 to light for a predetermined period of time to take a picture, a power source for inputting a control signal for controlling on- Button, a zoom button for widening the angle of view according to the input or narrowing the angle of view, a mode selection button, and other shooting setting value adjustment buttons. The operation unit 180 may be implemented in any form in which a user can input a control signal, such as a button, a keyboard, a touch pad, a touch screen, a remote controller, or the like.

The position information obtaining unit 190 calculates the position of the digital photographing apparatus 100. For example, the location information obtaining unit 190 may be a GPS module that receives the GPS signal and obtains the location information. The position information may be represented by a coordinate system using latitude and longitude, or may be expressed using various coordinate systems.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a structure of a CPU / DSP 170 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The CPU / DSP 170 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a subject position information obtaining unit 202, a photographing position information obtaining unit 204, a direction information calculating unit 206, an additional photographing processing unit 208, Unit 210, a live view providing unit 212, and a file reproducing unit 214. The acquisition of the azimuth information according to the embodiments of the present invention can be performed only when the digital photographing apparatus 100 operates in the azimuth information acquisition mode.

The subject positional information obtaining unit 202 obtains subject positional information using the positional information obtained from the positional information obtaining unit 190 (see FIG. 1). The subject position information can be expressed by coordinates using longitude, latitude, etc., and can be expressed using various coordinate systems.

The subject position information obtaining unit 202 requests the user to move to the subject position, and when the user inputs a signal for obtaining subject position information, the subject position information obtaining unit 202 can determine the position as the subject position information. To this end, the subject position information obtaining unit 202 may provide a user interface for outputting a message requesting the user to move to the subject position and inputting a signal for obtaining the subject position information. The subject position information acquiring signal may be a shutter-release signal, or may be a key input signal separately allocated for acquiring subject position information.

As another example, the subject position information obtaining unit 202 may determine the position information included in the previously stored image file as the subject position information. To this end, the user can select an image file including positional information to be used as the subject position information, and set the photographing position of the selected image file to be used as the subject position information.

The photographing position information obtaining unit 204 obtains photographing position information using the position information obtained from the position information obtaining unit 190 (see FIG. 1). When the subject position information is determined by the subject position information obtaining unit 202, the photographing position information obtaining unit 204 obtains position information obtained from the position information obtaining unit 190 (see FIG. 1) Setting. Acquisition of the photographing position information can be obtained until the azimuth information acquiring mode ends.

As an example, the photographing position information obtaining unit 204 may obtain photographing position information periodically or continuously from the position information obtaining unit 190 (see FIG. 1) while the live view is displayed. In this case, the position information obtained by the position information obtaining unit 190 (see FIG. 1) after the subject position information is obtained becomes the photographing position information. As an example, if the half-shutter input S 1 half-depressing the shutter-release button is input while the live view is being displayed, the photographing position information obtaining unit 204 can obtain photographing position information.

As another example, the photographing position information obtaining section 204 may obtain photographing position information every time a shutter-release signal is input.

The orientation information calculation unit 206 calculates the orientation information using the subject position information and the photographing position information. The azimuth information indicates the direction from the photographing position to the subject position. The azimuth information can be obtained on the basis of the same subject position information until there is an input from the user to change the subject position information.

3 is a diagram illustrating a process of calculating azimuth information. In Fig. 3, PS1 indicates the subject position, PP1 indicates the first shooting position, and PP2 indicates the second shooting position.

As shown in Fig. 3, when the subject is at the PS1 position and the first photographing is performed at the PP1, the azimuth information for the first photographing is the direction information of the V1 vector. Further, when the user performs the second photographing in the PP2 with reference to the PS1 position, the azimuth information for the second photographing becomes the direction information of the V2 vector. The direction information of the V1 vector and the V2 vector corresponding to the azimuth information can be expressed using various coordinate systems. For example, the azimuth information may be expressed by an angle with respect to the east (E) in a coordinate system having the subject position PS1 as the origin. In addition, in order to easily display the azimuth information, it is also possible to express the azimuth range in 8-azimuth, 16 azimuth, or the like in the coordinate system of Fig.

The additional photographing processing unit 208 (see FIG. 2) processes the additional photographing using the existing subject position information. After acquiring the subject position information, the user can perform additional shooting using the same subject position information.

In order to support such additional shooting, the additional shooting processing unit 208 inquires of the user whether or not the additional shooting using the existing subject position information is to be performed, and performs the additional shooting using the existing subject position information in accordance with the user's input do. Here, the meaning of performing the additional photographing means that the photographing position information is additionally obtained based on the same subject position information and the orientation information for each photographing is obtained. By the additional photographing, the user can acquire the azimuth information at each photographing while photographing the same subject at various angles.

As another example, the additional photographing processing unit 208 can control the azimuth information calculating unit 206 to calculate azimuth information using existing subject position information until there is an additional photographing end input from the user.

The file generating unit 210 generates an image file including an image captured by the photographing unit 110 (see FIG. 1). According to embodiments of the present invention, the file generation unit 210 stores the captured image and the orientation information of the captured image in the image file. The image file may be stored in the data storage unit 142 (see FIG. 1).

4 is a diagram illustrating a file structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows a file structure according to the Exif standard, but the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to this, and can be implemented in various types of file structures.

The image file generated according to an embodiment of the present invention may have a structure according to the Exif format as shown in FIG. The file compressed in Exif format includes an image start marker (SOI), an application marker segment 1 (APP1) including Exif attribute information, a quantization table area (DQT) A Huffman table, a frame header, a scan header, a compressed data, an end of image (EOI) And a screen nail area (ScreenNail).

The application cover segment 1 region APP1 includes an APP1 marker APP1 marker APP1 Length APP1 Length Exif Identifier Code TIFF Header attribute information about the compressed image (0th IFD, 0th IFD Value), a first field (1th IFD, 1st IFD Value), and a thumbnail area (Thumbnail Image Data) that can store information related to a thumbnail.

The orientation information of the photographed image can be stored, for example, in the APP1 area. An area for storing azimuth information may be allocated to the APP1 area and azimuth information may be stored in an area for azimuth information according to a predetermined coordinate system display format.

The live view providing unit 212 (see FIG. 2) provides a live view of the image captured by the image pickup device 118 (see FIG. 1) through the display unit 164 (see FIG. 1). According to the embodiments of the present invention, the live view providing unit 212 displays the azimuth information together with the live view when operating in the azimuth information obtaining mode.

5 is a view showing a live view screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the live view providing unit 212 (see FIG. 2) can display the azimuth information together with the live view screen. 5 is a screen showing that the photographing direction is inclined by four degrees to the east (E) with respect to the north (N). 5, when the live view providing unit 212 moves rightward with respect to the subject, the photographing direction is directed to the east side (E). When the photographing direction is moved to the left, the photographing direction is directed to the west (W) Can be provided with Live View.

As an example, orientation information may continue to be provided while a live view is provided. As another example, the azimuth information may be provided while the half-shutter input S1 is being input while the live view is being provided.

The user can set the photographing direction using the azimuth information displayed together with the live view. The user can refer to the azimuth information and the current time to set the photographing direction so as to avoid backlighting or to set the photographing direction using the azimuth information in real time such as setting the incidence direction of sunlight.

The file reproducing unit 214 (see FIG. 2) reproduces the image file stored in the data storage unit 142 (see FIG. 1) and displays it on the display unit 164. According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the orientation information is stored in the image file, the file playback unit 214 can display the orientation information together with the playback image at the time of file playback.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the azimuth information acquisition mode is performed, subject position information is acquired according to a user input (S602). The subject positional information may be acquired using the positional information obtaining unit 190 of the digital photographing apparatus 100. The user input for acquiring the subject position information may be a shutter-release signal, a separate assignment key input, or the like.

When the subject position information is obtained (S602), the photographing position information is obtained (S604). When the azimuth information is provided together with the live view image, the photographing position information may be acquired periodically or continuously and repeatedly after the subject position information is obtained, and until the azimuth information obtaining mode is ended. As another example, azimuth information can be acquired only for the captured image, and in this case, the photographing position information can be obtained in response to the shutter-release signal.

When the photographing position information is obtained (S604), the orientation information of the photographed image is obtained (S606). The azimuth information may be information indicating the direction of the vector from the photographing position to the subject position, as described above with reference to Fig. The azimuth information displays the direction of the vector from the photographing position to the subject position using a predetermined coordinate system.

The user can perform additional shooting using the previously obtained subject position information (S608). If the user has selected to perform additional shooting using the existing subject position information, the next shooting position information acquisition (S604) .

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of acquiring subject position information (S602) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a message requesting movement to a subject position is output to the user (S702). The message requesting movement to the subject position may be output in various forms such as a visual message through the display unit 164, a voice message using a speaker (not shown), and the like.

When the user moves to the subject position and inputs a signal for acquiring the subject position information, the first position information is acquired (S704). The signal for acquiring the subject position information may be a shutter-release signal, a separately assigned key input, or the like.

When the first position information is obtained, it is determined whether to use the first position information as the subject position information (S706). The determination as to whether or not to use the first position as the subject position information may be determined according to the user input.

The first position information may be determined as the subject position information according to the user's selection (S708). If it is determined not to use the first position information as the subject position information (S706), the first position information is obtained again (S704).

8 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a digital photographing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment shown in Fig. 8 is an embodiment for storing azimuth information together in an image file.

First, the subject position information is acquired (S802), the shooting position information is acquired (S804), and the orientation information of the shot image is obtained (S806). When the azimuth information is acquired (S806), the captured image and the azimuth information are automatically stored together with the image file in accordance with the user's request for storage (S808). The image file may be generated in the Exif file format shown in FIG. 4, for example, and the azimuth information may be stored in the APP1 area.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment shown in Fig. 9 is an embodiment for providing azimuth information in live view.

First, the subject position information is obtained (S902), the photographing position information is obtained (S904), and the orientation information of the photographed image is obtained (S906). Next, a live view image of the photographed image is generated and displayed on the display unit 164 (see FIG. 1) (S908), and azimuth information is provided together with the live view image (S910). In this embodiment, the photographing position information can be obtained periodically or continuously, and the azimuth information can be calculated repeatedly each time photographing position information is obtained.

Meanwhile, the present invention can be realized by storing computer-readable codes in a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium includes all kinds of storage devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored.

The computer readable code is configured to perform the steps of implementing the image processing method according to the present invention when read and executed by the CPU / DSP 170 from the computer readable storage medium. The computer readable code may be implemented in a variety of programming languages. And functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing embodiments of the present invention may be readily programmed by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Examples of computer-readable storage media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like. In addition, the computer-readable medium may be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code in a distributed manner can be stored and executed.

The present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in various other forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, the above-described embodiments should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and the inventions claimed by the claims and the inventions equivalent to the claimed invention are to be construed as being included in the present invention.

Claims (24)

Acquiring subject position information;
Acquiring a photographed image and photographed position information;
Calculating azimuth information of the photographed image by using the photographed position information and the photographed position information; And
Using the subject position information, determining whether to perform additional shooting,
Further comprising acquiring photographing position information on the basis of the same subject position information and obtaining azimuth information for each photographing until an additional photographing end input is received from the user. The method according to claim 1,
The control method of the digital photographing apparatus further comprises the step of outputting a message requesting the user to move to the position of the subject,
Wherein the acquiring of the subject position information acquires the subject position information in accordance with a user input. The method according to claim 1,
Selecting an image file to acquire the subject position information; And
Further comprising the step of determining the position information included in the image file as the subject position information. delete The method according to claim 1, further comprising storing orientation information of the photographed image together with an image file in which the photographed image is stored. The method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of displaying the azimuth information while reproducing the image file. The method according to claim 1,
Displaying the photographed image as a live view image; And
And displaying the azimuth information together with the live view image. The control method of a digital photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the subject position information and the photographing position information are acquired using one GPS (Global Positioning System) module. A photographing unit photographing a subject;
A subject position information obtaining unit for obtaining subject position information;
A photographing position information obtaining unit for obtaining photographing position information on the photographed image;
A direction information calculation unit for calculating the direction information of the photographed image using the subject position information and the photographing position information; And
And an additional photographing processing section for determining whether to perform the additional photographing using the subject position information,
Further comprising acquiring photographing position information on the basis of the same subject position information and obtaining azimuth information for each photographing until a further photographing end input is made from the user. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the subject position information obtaining unit outputs a message requesting the user to move to the position of the subject and acquires the subject position information according to a user input. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the subject position information obtaining unit determines the position information included in the image file selected by the user as the subject position information. delete The digital photographing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a file generation unit for storing azimuth information of the photographed image together with the image file in which the photographed image is stored. The digital photographing apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising a file reproducing section for displaying the azimuth information while reproducing the image file. 10. The method of claim 9,
And a live view providing unit for displaying the shot image as a live view image and displaying the orientation information together with the live view image. The digital photographing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the position information obtaining section includes a GPS (Global Positioning System) module. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer program codes for performing a control method of a digital photographing apparatus,
Acquiring subject position information;
Acquiring a photographed image and photographed position information;
Calculating azimuth information of the photographed image by using the photographed position information and the photographed position information; And
Using the subject position information, determining whether to perform additional shooting,
Further acquiring photographing position information based on the same subject position information and obtaining azimuth information for each photographing until an additional photographing end input is received from the user. 18. The digital photography apparatus according to claim 17,
Further comprising the step of outputting a message requesting the user to move to the position of the subject,
Wherein the acquiring of the subject position information acquires the subject position information in accordance with a user input. 18. The digital photography apparatus according to claim 17,
Selecting an image file to acquire subject position information; And
And determining the position information included in the image file as the subject position information. delete The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the control method of the digital photographing apparatus further comprises storing the orientation information of the photographed image together with the image file in which the photographed image is stored. 22. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the control method of the digital photographing apparatus further comprises the step of displaying the azimuth information while reproducing the image file. 18. The digital photography apparatus according to claim 17,
Displaying the photographed image as a live view image; And
And displaying the azimuth information together with the live view image. 18. The computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the subject position information and the photographing position information are obtained using one Global Positioning System (GPS) module.

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