Patent ID: 8633965
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image photographing device, which is operable in a panorama photographing mode to perform panorama photographing by photographing a plurality of images and combining the plurality of images into a single panoramic image, comprising: a photographing unit configured to photograph the plurality of images; an image processing unit configured to generate preview live-view image data and to generate preview panorama image data; and a display unit operable to display both the preview live-view image data and the preview panorama image data, wherein the display unit superimposedly displays, over the preview live-view image data, a reference line representing a reference direction and the preview panorama image data, moving direction related information of the image photographing device is displayed on the display unit together with displaying of the reference line, the preview live-view image data and the preview panorama image data during the panorama photographing mode, and the moving direction related information is displayed to indicate a relative difference between a current detected moving direction of the image photographing device and the reference direction.