Patent ID: 8587691

Claim:
A photographing apparatus comprising: a first imaging device for converting light from a subject received through a first optical system into a first electric signal; a second imaging device for converting light from the subject received through a second optical system into a second electric signal; a first image signal processor for generating an image signal for a live view based on the first electric signal output from the first imaging device before a photographing operation of a still image; an exposure controller for controlling an exposure so as to perform a step exposure in the second imaging device before the photographing of the still image; an exposure calculator for calculating an exposure amount during the photographing operation of the still image based on the second electric signal converted in the second imaging device obtained through the step exposure; an exposure amount setting unit for setting an exposure amount of the first or second imaging device based on a highlight reference and an exposure amount of the other imaging devices based on a dark reference at the same time based on the calculated exposure amount; and a second image processor for generating a first image signal for a still image based on the first electric signal converted by the first imaging device and a second image signal for a still image based on the second electric signal converted by the second imaging device at the same time when the photographing operation of the still image is performed based on the set exposure amount.