Patent ID: 8823837
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A zoom control method comprising: displaying an input image on a display unit; displaying on the display unit a subject detecting frame that shows at least a part of a subject comprised in the input image; and performing a zooming operation on the input image according to a predetermined zoom magnification, wherein the subject detecting frame is not positioned in a middle of the input image, and a position of the subject detecting frame after performing the zooming operation is substantially the same as that of a prior position of the subject detecting frame before performing the zooming operation, wherein when a plurality of subject detecting frames exist, the zoom magnification is determined based on the plurality of subject detecting frames and the input image, and wherein the zoom magnification is determined in such a way that the plurality of subject detecting frames do not overlap with at least one of a left boundary, a right boundary, an upper boundary, and a lower boundary of the input image after performing the zooming operation.