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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Young-sik Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Gun-woo Nam, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 17/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); H04N 5/23216 (2013.01);
Abstract
A photographing apparatus including a sensor, a touchscreen, and a controller is disclosed. The sensor is configured to detect that a user approaches or comes within a predetermined proximity the photographing apparatus. The touchscreen is configured to display an image representing a state of the photographing apparatus and receive a gesture of the user. The controller is configured to enable a function of the touchscreen to detect the gesture based on a signal received from the sensor, and execute a function corresponding to the gesture.