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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
Seung-yun Lee, Changwon, KR;
Tae-won Moon, Changwon, KR;
Seung-yun Lee, Changwon, KR;
Tae-won Moon, Changwon, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A digital photographing apparatus is provided that reduces the number of instances in which an image including a subject having closed eyes is obtained. A method of controlling the apparatus and a computer readable medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method are also provided. The apparatus includes an image capture device that generates data from light incident thereon, and a blink determination unit that determines whether eyes are closed in an image from the generated data. The blink determination unit performs the determination as to whether eyes are closed only on an image from first still image data obtained in response to a signal received from a user. If the blink determination unit determines that eyes are closed in an image from still image data generated by the image capture device, still image data is obtained again from light incident on the image capture device.