Patent Publication Number: US-8525913-B2

Title: Digital photographing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and computer-readable storage medium

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION 
     This application claims the priority benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2009-0072739, filed on Aug. 7, 2009, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     Embodiments relate to a digital photographing apparatus, a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus, and a computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a computer program for executing the method, and more particularly, to a digital photographing apparatus including a plurality of display units, a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus, and a computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a computer program for executing the method. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     When capturing an image using a digital photographing apparatus, a user may also store additional information related to the image. For example, a memo about a subject, image data related to the subject, a sound memo, etc., may be stored together with the captured image. Various applications for inputting the additional information for the user are available. In particular, as digital photographing apparatuses including a touch screen are widely available, the user may more easily input additional information thereto. 
     Digital photographing apparatuses use a predetermined file format; in particular, an exchangeable image file format (Exif) for an image file is widely used. In an image file according to the Exif format, various data such as the manufacturer of a camera, a camera model, a date of correcting the image, a date of photographing, an exposure time, etc., may be stored, and also, a storage area for a maker note which can be easily used by the manufacturer is included. 
     SUMMARY 
     Embodiments include a digital photographing apparatus that stores additional information related to a captured image, in which the additional information may be displayed without hiding a replay image when viewing the additional information, a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus, and a non-transient computer readable storage medium for storing a computer program for executing the method. 
     Embodiments also include a user interface through which contents to be displayed on a second display unit may be controlled by a first display unit. 
     According to an embodiment, a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus having a plurality of display units includes displaying a replay image file on a first display unit, determining whether additional information exists in the replay image file, searching for the additional information when the additional information exists in the replay image file, and displaying the additional information on a second display unit. 
     The method may further include providing a user interface through which the user inputs the additional information to a captured image or a stored image file, storing the additional information input by the user, and storing information on a type and an address of the additional information in an additional information tag of the captured image or the stored image file, wherein the replay image file is the captured image or the stored image file. 
     The method may further include displaying an additional information icon that displays the type of the additional information on the first display unit when additional information exists in the replay image file. 
     The method may further include providing a second display unit controlling the user interface when at least one piece of the additional information exists, through which additional information to be displayed on the second display unit among the at least one piece of additional information can be selected; and displaying the selected additional information on the second display unit. 
     The method may further include providing a screen exchange user interface through which a screen displayed on the first display unit and a screen displayed on the second display unit are exchanged in response to a user input, and exchanging a screen displayed on the first display unit and a screen displayed on the second display unit in response to the user input through the screen exchange user interface. 
     The additional information which is added to the replay image file may include at least one of image data, text data, global positioning system (GPS) data, and sound data. 
     The additional information tag may include at least one piece of information selected from the group consisting of information on whether additional information exists, a type of the additional information, and an address where the additional information is stored. The determining whether the additional information exists may include searching for the additional information tag of the replay image file. The step of storing the additional information may include storing the additional information under a same base file name as the replay image file with a different file extension. 
     The first display unit may be disposed on a surface opposite to a surface on which a lens barrel of the digital photographing apparatus is located, and the second display unit may be disposed on the surface on which the lens barrel is located. 
     According to another embodiment, a digital photographing apparatus includes a first display unit, a second display unit, an image display control unit that displays a replay image file on the first display unit, an additional information providing unit that determines whether additional information exists in the replay image file, and when additional information exists, searches for the additional information, and an additional information display control unit that displays the additional information on the second display unit. 
     According to another embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores thereon a computer program executable by a processor for performing a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus having a first display unit and a second display unit. The method includes displaying a replay image file on the first display unit, determining whether additional information exists in the replay image file, searching for the additional information when the additional information exists in the replay image file, and displaying the additional information on the second display unit. 
     According to an embodiment, a display unit that is different from a display unit on which an image is displayed is used to view additional information related to the image. Thus, the additional information can be viewed without hiding the displayed image. 
     Furthermore, a user interface, through which contents of the additional information displayed on the second display unit can be controlled from the first display unit, may be used to effectively control the contents by using a plurality of display units. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The above and other features and advantages will become more apparent by describing in detail exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached drawings in which: 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic block diagram illustrating a digital photographing apparatus, according to an embodiment; 
         FIGS. 2A and 2B  are schematic views illustrating the external appearance of the digital photographing apparatus, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 3  is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 4  illustrates an example of a user interface screen through which a user may input additional information; 
         FIG. 5  illustrates a file format of an image file, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 6  illustrates a first display unit and a second display unit when replaying an image file including image-type additional information in an image format, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 7  illustrates a first display unit and a second display unit when replaying an image file including geographic positioning system (GPS) data, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 8  illustrates a user interface screen for additional information display settings, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 9  is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus, according to another embodiment; 
         FIGS. 10A and 10B  illustrate an example of a user interface screen for controlling the second display unit; 
         FIG. 11  illustrates a screen of a screen exchange user interface, according to still another embodiment; 
         FIG. 12  is a block diagram illustrating a digital signal processing unit of a digital photographing apparatus, according to an embodiment; and 
         FIG. 13  is a block diagram illustrating a digital signal processing unit of a digital photographing apparatus, according to another embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Hereinafter, preferred embodiments will be described with reference to the attached drawings. The description below and the attached drawings are provided for better understanding of operations of the embodiments, and elements that may be easily realized by one of ordinary skill in the art may be omitted. 
     Also, the embodiments and the drawings are not for purposes of limitation, and thus the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims. The meaning of the terms used in the specification and claims should be construed as meanings and concepts not departing from the spirit and scope of the invention based on the principle that the inventor is capable of defining concepts of terms in order to describe embodiments of his or her invention in the most appropriate way. 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic block diagram illustrating a digital photographing apparatus  100 , according to an embodiment. 
     The digital photographing apparatus  100  includes a lens  110 , a lens driving unit  111 , an aperture  112 , an aperture driving unit  113 , an imaging device  115 , an imaging device control unit  116 , an analog signal processing unit  120 , a program storing unit  130 , a buffer storing unit  140 , a data storing unit  150 , a first display driving unit  162 , a first display unit  164 , a second display driving unit  166 , a second display unit  168 , a digital signal processing unit  170 , and a manipulation unit  180 . 
     The lens  110  focuses an optical signal. The lens  110  may include a zoom lens that controls an angle of view to be narrower or wider according to a focal length and a focus lens adjusting a focal point of a subject. The lens  110  may be one lens or a group of a plurality of lenses. 
     The aperture  112  adjusts an amount of incident light by adjusting a degree of opening of the aperture  112 . 
     The lens driving unit  111  and the aperture driving unit  113  receive a control signal transmitted from the digital signal processing unit  170  to drive the lens  110  and the aperture  112 , respectively. The lens driving unit  111  adjusts a position of the lens  110  to adjust a focal length and conduct operations such as auto-focusing, zoom changing, focus changing, etc. The aperture driving unit  113  adjusts the degree of opening of the aperture  112 , and particularly, adjusts an f number to conduct operations such as auto-focusing, automatic exposure adjustment, focal point changing, adjusting of a depth of field, etc. 
     An optical signal transmitted through the lens  110  reaches a light receiving surface of the imaging device  115  to form an image of a subject. The imaging device  115  may include a charge-coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensor (CIS) that converts an optical signal into an electrical signal. Sensitivity of the imaging device  115  may be adjusted by the imaging device control unit  116 . The imaging device control unit  116  may control the imaging device  115  according to a control signal that is automatically generated by an image signal input in real-time or a control signal that is manually input through manipulation by the user. 
     An exposure time of the imaging device  115  is adjusted by using a shutter (not shown). The shutter may include a mechanical shutter that moves a cover to adjust incident light or an electronic shutter that controls exposure by supplying an electrical signal to the imaging device  115 . 
     The analog signal processing unit  120  performs operations such as noise reduction processing, gain adjustment, waveform typifying, analog-digital conversion processing, etc. with respect to an analog signal supplied from the imaging device  115 . 
     The manipulation unit  180  is a unit through which a control signal is input from the outside, for example, by the user. The manipulation unit  180  may include various functional buttons such as a shutter-release button for inputting a shutter-release signal for capturing an image by exposing the imaging device  115  for a predetermined period of time, a power button for inputting a control signal for turning on or off the digital photographing apparatus, a wide angle-zoom button and a telephoto-zoom button for widening or narrowing an angle of view according to an input signal, and functional buttons etc., for a white balance setup function selection, for an exposure setup function button, for mode selection of a text input mode, a photographing mode, or a replay mode, etc. The manipulation unit  180  may have various buttons as described above, but is not limited thereto. The manipulation  180  may be in any form such as a keyboard, a touch pad, a touch screen, a remote controller, etc., through which a user may input a control signal. 
     Also, the digital photographing apparatus  100  includes a program storing unit  130  that stores programs such as an operation system, an application system, etc. that drive the digital photographing apparatus  100 , a buffer storing unit  140  that temporarily stores data needed for calculation or results of the calculation, and a data storing unit  150  that stores various data, e.g., an image file including an image signal. 
     Also, the digital photographing apparatus  100  includes a first display unit  164  and a second display unit  168  that display an operation of the digital photographing apparatus  100  or image data that is captured by the digital photographing apparatus  100 . The first display unit  164  and the second display unit  168  may provide visual and/or audio data to the user. For example, to provide visual information, the first display unit  164  and the second display unit  168  may include a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting display panel (OLED), etc. The first display driving unit  162  and the second display driving unit  166  supply driving signals to the first display unit  164  and the second display unit  168 , respectively. 
     The digital photographing apparatus  100  includes a digital signal processing unit  170  that processes an image signal input thereto, and controls each of the above-described elements according to the processed image signal or an external input signal. The digital signal processing unit  170  may reduce noise with respect to input image data, and may perform image signal processing for improving image quality, such as gamma correction, color filter array interpolation, color correction, color enhancement, etc. Also, the digital signal processing unit  170  may compress the image data generated by performing image signal processing thereon so as to improve the image quality thereof, thereby generating an image file, or may restore image data from the image file. A compression format of the image data may be a reversible format or an irreversible format. Examples of the appropriate format are a joint photographic experts group (JPEG) format and a JPEG 2000 format. The compressed image data may be stored in the data storing unit  150 . Also, the digital signal processing unit  170  may functionally perform obscuring, coloring, blurring, edge emphasis, image interpretation, image recognition, image effects, etc. In the image recognition, face recognition or scene recognition may be performed. The digital signal processing unit  170  may perform display image signal processing in order to display the image data in the first display unit  164  and the second display unit  168 . For example, the digital signal processing unit  170  may perform display image signal processing such as luminance level adjustment, color correction, contrast adjustment, outline emphasis adjustment, screen division processing, synthesis of images, etc. The digital signal processing unit  170  may be connected to an external monitor and perform predetermined image signal processing so as to display the image data on the external monitor, and transmit the image data processed in this manner so as to be displayed on the external monitor. 
     Also, the digital signal processing unit  170  executes programs stored in the program storing unit  130  or may generate a control signal for controlling auto-focusing, zoom-changing, focus changing, automatic exposure correction, etc. by using an additional module to provide the control signal to the lens driving unit  111 , the aperture driving unit  113 , and the imaging device control unit  116  and control the operations of the elements included in the digital photographing apparatus  100  such as a shutter, a flash, etc. 
     A GPS module  190  may receive a plurality of satellite signals to calculate a position of the digital photographing apparatus  100 . Preferably, at least three satellite signals are used to calculate the position of the digital photographing apparatus  100  according to a triangular method by measuring exact time and distance from at least three satellites. 
       FIGS. 2A and 2B  are schematic views illustrating the external appearance of the digital photographing apparatus  100 , according to an embodiment. 
     The digital photographing apparatus  100  may include the first display unit  164  and the second display unit  168  on a rear surface and a front surface of the digital photographing apparatus  100 , respectively. As illustrated in  FIG. 2A  and  FIG. 2B , the first display unit  164  may be disposed on a surface opposite to a surface where a lens barrel  109  is disposed, and the second display unit  168  may be disposed on the same surface as the lens barrel  109 . 
       FIG. 3  is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus, according to an embodiment. 
     According to the current embodiment, when the digital photographing apparatus  100  operates in a replay mode, a replay image is displayed on the first display unit  164 , and additional information related to the replay image may be displayed on the second display unit  168 . 
     The additional information may be added when the user captures an image or replays a stored image file, and may include text data, image data, sound data, etc. Furthermore, in an embodiment of the digital photographing apparatus  100  including the GPS module  190 , GPS data showing data on the geographic position where the image was captured may be stored as the additional information related to the captured image. 
     First, according to the method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus, according to the current embodiment, in operation S 301 , a user interface through which additional information is input to an image that is captured or to an image file stored by the user is provided. 
       FIG. 4  illustrates an example of a user interface screen through which a user may input additional information. 
     The user may input the additional information via a screen where a captured image is displayed or via a screen where a stored image file is reproduced. For example, referring to  FIG. 4 , when the digital photographing apparatus  100  includes the first display unit  164  formed of a touch screen, a gesture for turning an image over is input to a screen  164   a  of the first display unit  164  where a reproduced image is displayed, thereby showing a screen  164   b  where a memo can be written. When the screen  164   b  for writing a memo is shown, the user may write a desired memo by manipulating a touch screen. 
     Referring back to  FIG. 3 , in operation S 302 , as the user inputs additional information, the additional information is stored. In operation S 303 , a type of the additional information, an address where the additional information is stored, and/or information on whether additional information exists, are stored in an additional information tag of the captured image or the stored image file to which the user has input the additional information. 
       FIG. 5  illustrates a file format of an image file, according to an embodiment. 
     An image file may have a format according to an Exif format as illustrated in  FIG. 5 . An image file compressed according to an Exif format may include an image start marker (SOD, an application mark segment  1  area (APP 1 ) including Exif property information, a quantizing table area (DQT), a Huffman table area (DHT), a frame header area (SOF), a scan header area (SOS), compressed data, an image end marker (EOI), and a JPEG ScreenNail area. 
     The application mark segment area  1  (APP 1 ) may include APP 1  Marker, length, Exif identifier code (Exif), a TIFF header, a 0-th field for writing property information with respect to the compressed image, an Exif field including a maker note (Exif IFD), a first IFD in which information related to a JPEG thumbnail can be stored, and a JPEG thumbnail area. The JPEG thumbnail area may include SOI, DQT, DHT, SOF, SOS, compressed data, EOI, etc. 
     According to an embodiment, whether additional information exists, a type of the additional information, and/or an address where the additional information is stored, may be stored in a maker note in the Exif field Exif IFD. For example, an additional information tag value may be defined and allocated as below. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
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     According to the above definition, an additional information tag value is set as 0 if there is no additional information, as 1 if image-type additional information is present, as 2 if test-type additional information is present, and as 3 if GPS data exists as additional information. 
     The additional information may be generated as a file having a same base file name as the corresponding image file with a different file extension. For example, when storing additional information regarding an image file named SDC10019.JPG, (i.e., base file name “SDC10019” and an extension “JPG”), a file named SDC10019.bmp or SDC10019.txt may be generated and stored as the additional information. According to another example, the additional information may be stored under the same file name as the replay image file but with a file extension which is assigned to additional information. 
     Referring back to  FIG. 3 , when the user selects the captured image or the stored image as a replay image file so as to be replayed, in the method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus, the replay image file is displayed on the first display unit  164  in operation S 304 . For example, data stored in the JPEG ScreenNail area of the image file is read so as to be displayed on the first display unit  164 . 
     In addition, in operation S 305 , whether additional information exists with respect to the replayed image file is determined. For example, by searching for an additional information tag value stored in the maker note, whether additional information exists may be determined. 
     In operation S 306 , if additional information exists, the additional information is searched for. For example, a file of additional information having the same name as the replay image file is searched for in the data storing unit  150 . 
     In operation S 308 , when the additional information is searched, the additional information is displayed on the second display unit  168 . 
       FIG. 6  illustrates the first display unit  164  and the second display unit  168  when replaying an image file including image-type additional information in an image format, according to an embodiment. As illustrated in  FIG. 6 , the replay image file is displayed on the first display unit  164 , and the additional information related to the replay image file is displayed on the second display unit  168 . Also, an additional information icon  610   a  indicating that the additional information exists may be displayed with the replay image file on the first display unit  164 . The user may recognize from the additional information icon  610   a  whether additional information related to the replay image file exists, and check the second display unit  168  in order to view the additional information. Also, the additional information icon  610   a  may display a type of the additional information (e.g., MEMO). 
       FIG. 7  illustrates the first display unit  164  and the second display unit  168  when replaying an image file including GPS data, according to an embodiment. As illustrated in  FIG. 7 , an additional information icon  610   b  showing that GPS data are present in a replay image file is displayed on the first display unit  164 , and the GPS data may be displayed on the second display unit  168 . 
       FIG. 8  illustrates a user interface screen for additional information display settings, according to an embodiment. 
     According to a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus according to the current embodiment, a user interface through which the user may select where and how to display additional information may be provided. For example, a user interface may be provided through which an icon HIDE  802  representing a setting for not showing additional information, an icon BACK SMALL  804  representing a setting for minimizing additional information to a portion of the first display unit  164 , an icon BACK FULL  806  representing a setting for displaying additional information over the whole screen on the first display unit  164 , and an icon FRONT FULL  808  representing a setting for displaying additional information on the second display unit  168  may be selected. The user may select a setting for displaying additional information by using a cursor  810 . A current selected setting  812  may also be displayed. Also, the user interface may be provided through the first display unit  164  or the second display unit  168 . 
       FIG. 9  is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus, according to another embodiment. 
     According to the current embodiment, a user interface for controlling the second display unit  168 , through which additional information to be displayed on the second display unit  168  is selected, is provided. Accordingly, the user may select the type of additional information displayed on the second display unit  168  if there is a plurality of pieces of additional information related to a replay image file. 
     According to the method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus, according to the current embodiment, in operation S 901 , a user interface for inputting additional information, through which the user may input additional information to the captured image or the stored image file, is provided. In operation S 902 , the additional information input by the user is stored. In operation S 903 , information related to the additional information is stored in an additional information tag of the captured image or the stored image file. In operation S 904 , if the user selects a replay image file, the replay image file is displayed on the first display unit  164 . If additional information related to the replay image file exists in operation S 905 , the additional information is searched for in operation S 906 . The additional information may comprise at least one piece of information, and here all additional information related to the replay image file is searched for. 
     Next, in operation S 908 , a user interface for controlling the second display unit  168  through which additional information to be displayed on the second display unit  168  among the searched at least one piece of additional information can be selected, is provided. The user interface for controlling the second display unit  168  may be provided to the first display unit  164 , the second display unit  168 , or to both the first display unit  164  and the second display unit  168 . 
       FIGS. 10A and 10B  illustrate an example of a user interface screen for controlling the second display unit  168 . 
     The user interface may be provided to the first display unit  164  as illustrated in  FIG. 10A . The user interface for controlling the second display unit  168  may comprise additional information selection icons  1010   a  and  1010   b  through which additional information can be selected, and the user may select additional information to be displayed on the second display unit  168  by selecting the additional information selection icon  1010   a  or  1010   b  by using the manipulation unit  180 . 
     Also, the user interface for controlling the second display unit  168  may be provided to the second display unit  168  as illustrated in  FIG. 10B . Accordingly, the user may select additional information to be displayed on the second display unit  168  directly from the second display unit  168  without having to view the first display unit  164 . 
     If a plurality of pieces of additional information exist with respect to the replay image file, even if the user does not select additional information to be displayed on the second display unit  168 , standards for determining additional information to be displayed on the second display unit  168  may preferably be determined in advance. 
     Referring back to  FIG. 9 , in operation S 910 , when the user selects additional information to be displayed on the second display unit  168  via the user interface for controlling the second display unit  168 , the selected additional information is displayed on the second display unit  168 . 
       FIG. 11  illustrates a screen of a screen exchange user interface, according to still another embodiment. 
     According to the current embodiment, a screen exchange user interface for exchanging the screen displayed on the first display unit  164  and the screen displayed on the second display unit  168  may be provided. A screen exchange command may be input from a user through the screen exchange user interface. For example, if a replay image file is displayed on the first display unit  164  and additional information related to the replay image file is displayed on the second display unit  168 , when the user selects a screen exchange icon  1110 , the screens of the first display unit  164  and the second display unit  168  may be exchanged such that the additional information is displayed on the first display unit  164  and the replay image file is displayed on the second display unit  168 . 
       FIG. 12  is a block diagram illustrating a digital signal processing unit  170   a  of a digital photographing apparatus  100 , according to an embodiment. 
     The digital signal processing unit  170   a  according to the current embodiment includes a control unit  1210 , a first user interface providing unit  1212 , an additional information processing unit  1214 , an image display control unit  1220   a , an additional information providing unit  1230   a , and an additional information display control unit  1240   a.    
     The control unit  1210  may control the overall operations of the digital photographing apparatus  100 . For example, the control unit  1210  may generate a control signal for controlling auto-focusing, zoom changing, focus changing, automatic exposure correction, etc. and provide the same to a lens driving unit  111 , an aperture driving unit  113 , and an imaging device control unit  116  to control the operations of elements such as a shutter, a flash, etc. included in the digital photographing apparatus  100 . 
     The first user interface providing unit  1212  may provide an additional information input user interface for the user to input additional information to a captured image or a stored image file. For example, the additional information input user interface as illustrated in  FIG. 4  may be provided. 
     When the user inputs additional information, the additional information processing unit  1214  may store the additional information, and information on a type of the additional information, an address where the additional information is stored, and/or whether additional information exists or not may be stored in an additional information tag of the captured image or the stored image file. For example, the additional information tag may be stored as described with reference to  FIG. 5 . 
     The image display control unit  1220   a  may display a replay image file on the first display unit  164 . For example, the image display control unit  1220   a  may read data stored in a JPEG ScreenNail area of an image file to display the data on the first display unit  164 . 
     The additional information providing unit  1230   a  may determine whether additional information exists with respect to the replay image file or not. For example, by searching for an additional information tag value stored in a maker note, the additional information providing unit  1230   a  may determined whether the additional information exists or not. Also, if additional information exists, the additional information providing unit  1230   a  searches for the additional information. For example, an additional information file having the same file name as the replay image file may be searched for by the data storing unit  150 . 
     When the additional information is searched, the additional information providing unit  1230   a  may display the additional information on the second display unit  168 . 
       FIG. 13  is a block diagram illustrating a digital signal processing unit of a digital photographing apparatus, according to another embodiment. 
     A digital signal processing unit  170   b  according to the current embodiment may include a control unit  1210 , a first user interface providing unit  1212 , an additional information processing unit  1214 , an image display control unit  1220   b , an additional information providing unit  1230   b , an additional information display control unit  1240   b , and a second user interface providing unit  1310 . 
     The additional information providing unit  1230   b  may search for all additional information related to a replay image file, and the additional information may comprise at least one piece of information. 
     The second user interface providing unit  1310  may provide a second display unit controlling user interface through which additional information to be displayed on the second display unit  168  can be selected among the searched at least one piece of additional information. The second display unit controlling user interface may be provided to the first display unit  164  or the second display unit  168  or to both the first display unit  164  and the second display unit  168 . 
     The digital signal processing unit  170   b  may further include a third user interface providing unit  1320  and a screen exchanging unit  1330 . 
     The third user interface providing unit  1320  may provide a screen exchange user interface for exchanging a screen displayed on the display unit  164  and a screen displayed on the second display unit  168 . For example, the screen exchange user interface may be provided using a screen exchange icon  1110  as illustrated in  FIG. 11 . 
     When the user selects the screen exchange icon  1110 , the screen exchanging unit  1330  may exchange a screen displayed on the display unit  164  and a screen displayed on the second display unit  168 . For example, when a replay image file is displayed on the first display unit  164 , and additional information related to the replay image file is displayed on the second display unit  168 , and the user selects a screen exchange icon  1110 , the screen exchanging unit  1330  may exchange the screens of the first display unit  164  and the second display unit  168  so as to display the additional information on the first display unit  164  and display the replay image file on the second display unit  168 . Also, the screen exchanging unit  1330  may control the image display control unit  1220   b  and the additional information display control unit  1240   b  such that a replay image file and additional information are respectively displayed on a display unit that is different from a currently displaying display unit. 
     Embodiments may include software modules which may be recorded and stored as program instructions or computer readable codes executable by a processor on non-transitory computer readable storage media such as read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (RAM), CD-ROMs, magnetic tapes, floppy disks, and optical data storage devices. The computer readable storage medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion. This media can be read by the computer, stored in the memory, and executed by the processor. Operations included in a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus may be performed when the computer readable codes are read from the computer readable storage medium via the digital signal processing unit  170 . 
     All references, including publications, patent applications, and patents, cited herein are hereby incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each reference were individually and specifically indicated to be incorporated by reference and were set forth in its entirety herein. 
     For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference has been made to the preferred embodiments illustrated in the drawings, and specific language has been used to describe these embodiments. However, no limitation of the scope of the invention is intended by this specific language, and the invention should be construed to encompass all embodiments that would normally occur to one of ordinary skill in the art. Descriptions of features or aspects within each embodiment should typically be considered as available for other similar features or aspects in other embodiments. 
     The invention may be described in terms of functional block components and various processing steps. Such functional blocks may be realized by any number of hardware and/or software components configured to perform the specified functions. For example, the invention may employ various integrated circuit components, e.g., memory elements, processing elements, logic elements, look-up tables, and the like, which may carry out a variety of functions under the control of one or more microprocessors or other control devices. Similarly, where the elements of the invention are implemented using software programming or software elements, the invention may be implemented with any programming or scripting language such as C, C++, Java, assembler, or the like, with the various algorithms being implemented with any combination of data structures, objects, processes, routines or other programming elements. Functional aspects may be implemented in algorithms that execute on one or more processors. Furthermore, the invention could employ any number of conventional techniques for electronics configuration, signal processing and/or control, data processing and the like. The words “mechanism” and “element” are used broadly and are not limited to mechanical or physical embodiments, but can include software routines in conjunction with processors, etc. 
     The particular implementations shown and described herein are illustrative examples of the invention and are not intended to otherwise limit the scope of the invention in any way. For the sake of brevity, conventional electronics, control systems, software development and other functional aspects of the systems (and components of the individual operating components of the systems) may not be described in detail. Furthermore, the connecting lines, or connectors shown in the various figures presented are intended to represent exemplary functional relationships and/or physical or logical couplings between the various elements. It should be noted that many alternative or additional functional relationships, physical connections or logical connections may be present in a practical device. Moreover, no item or component is essential to the practice of the invention unless the element is specifically described as “essential” or “critical”. 
     The use of the terms “a” and “an” and “the” and similar referents in the context of describing the invention (especially in the context of the following claims) are to be construed to cover both the singular and the plural. It will be recognized that the terms “comprising,” “including,” and “having,” as used herein, are specifically intended to be read as open-ended terms of art. Furthermore, recitation of ranges of values herein are merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referring individually to each separate value falling within the range, unless otherwise indicated herein, and each separate value is incorporated into the specification as if it were individually recited herein. Finally, the steps of all methods described herein can be performed in any suitable order unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. The use of any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g., “such as”) provided herein, is intended merely to better illuminate the invention and does not pose a limitation on the scope of the invention unless otherwise claimed. Numerous modifications and adaptations will be readily apparent to those skilled in this art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.