Patent ID: 8072416

Claim:
A digital image capturing device comprising: an image capturing unit; a flash which provides light; a display unit which displays at least one still or moving image captured by the image capturing unit or a plurality of menu or sub-menu items; an input unit which allows a user to interact with the plurality of menu or sub-menu items displayed on the display unit; a digital audio playback unit which controls the device so that at least one digital audio file can be played; a storage unit which stores the at least one still or moving image captured by the image capturing unit and the at least one digital audio file playable by the digital audio playback unit; a digital television (TV) broadcast signal receiver which receives a digital TV broadcast signal; a connection interface unit which provides a connection between the device and an external device; a controller which controls a plurality of operation modes, wherein the plurality of operation modes comprise a digital camera mode, a digital camcorder mode, a digital audio playback mode, a digital TV playback mode, and a digital still or moving image display mode; and a mode selector configured to select a mode from the plurality of operation modes, wherein at least one subset of the plurality of menu or sub-menu items is respectively assigned to at least one operation mode, and wherein a plurality of corresponding menu or sub-menu items of the at least one subset are displayed according to an operation mode selected by the user using the mode selector, wherein a plurality of menu items corresponding to the selected operation mode are displayed in a first menu area and a plurality of sub-menu items corresponding to a respective menu item are displayed in a second menu area.