Patent ID: 8111305
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A photographing apparatus comprising: a first digital zoom device capable of zooming up or down within a first continuous range of magnification powers; a second digital zoom device capable of zooming up or down within a second continuous range of magnification powers which at least partially includes higher magnification powers than the magnification powers in the first continuous range and at least partially overlaps with the first continuous range between a first magnification power and a second magnification power that is higher than the first magnification power; a manipulation unit that performs a manipulation of zooming up or down; and a conversion unit that performs a conversion from the first digital zoom device to the second digital zoom device at the second magnification power for zoom up and conversion from the second digital zoom device to the first digital zoom device at the first magnification power for zoom down through the manipulation of the manipulation unit.