Patent ID: 8416306

Claim:
A method of capturing an image in a mobile terminal comprising a camera and a touch screen, the method comprising: displaying a preview of the image to be captured on the touch screen; receiving a touch input on an area of the preview displayed on the touch screen; displaying a focus window at a first position where the touch input was received on the touch screen; recognizing the area of the preview which received the touch input as an area to be focused when the touch input is maintained on the area of the preview for a preset period of time; performing auto focusing on the recognized area of the preview that corresponds to the first position at which the focus window is displayed while the touch input is maintained on the touch screen; determining whether the recognized area is auto focused while the touch input is maintained on the touch screen; detecting that the touch input is released from the touched screen after the recognized area is auto focused; and controlling the camera to capture the image in response to the touch input being released such that the image with the auto focused recognized area is captured immediately after the contact touch is released.