Patent ID: 7899322

Claim:
A photographing apparatus comprising: photographing means for photographing an object; position detecting means for detecting a position of the photographing apparatus; direction detecting means for detecting a direction in which the photographing apparatus is oriented when the photographing means photographs the object; angle-of-view detecting means for detecting an angle of view of an image photographed by the photographing means; recommended-composition information obtaining means for obtaining recommended-composition information based on the position detected by the position detecting means, the recommended-composition information including a recommended angle of view of the image photographed at the position and a recommended direction of the photographing apparatus; angle-of-view comparing means for comparing the angle of view detected by the angle-of-view detecting means with the recommended angle of view; angle-of-view adjusting means for adjusting the angle of view detected by the angle-of-view detecting means in accordance with a comparison result obtained by the angle-of-view comparing means; direction comparing means for comparing the direction detected by the direction detecting means with the recommended direction; and presenting means for presenting, in accordance with a comparison result obtained by the direction comparing means, direction-change instruction information for instructing changing of the direction in which the photographing apparatus is oriented when the photographing means photographs the object.