Patent ID: 9380209
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for photographing an image in an apparatus having a camera, the method comprising: identifying, in an automatic shot mode, a face area by focusing on a subject; automatically setting an exposure value based on a center of the face area; automatically and continuously shooting the subject, based on the automatically set exposure value, if the identified face area is directed to the front toward the camera; setting a best photo by generating and displaying thumbnails of the continuously shot images of the subject, and by displaying an identifier on a thumbnail of at least one image satisfying a predetermined condition; and storing the at least one image satisfying the predetermined condition if storing of images is requested, wherein the setting the best photo comprises setting the best photo by displaying the identifier on the corresponding thumbnail image occurs when the thumbnail is selected for greater than a set amount of time.