Patent ID: 8059159

Claim:
An image capturing device, comprising: a digital signal processor (DSP); a storage unit to store a preset reference adjustment value; an image capture unit configured to capture an image, and to output image data representing the image to the DSP; an accelerometer to detect an angle between a vertical axis of the image capture unit and the direction of the gravitational field, and to output an adjustment signal according to the angle; a microprocessor to compare the adjustment signal with the preset reference adjustment value, and to output an adjustment value according to the comparison; a selection unit to select one of a first photographing angle adjustment manner and a second photographing angle adjustment manner; an adjustment unit to adjust a photographing angle of the image capturing device; and wherein the DSP adjusts the image data according to the adjustment value in response to selecting the first photographing angle adjustment manner, and wherein the adjustment unit adjusts the photographing angle of the image capture unit according to the adjustment value in response to selecting the second photographing angle adjustment manner.