Patent ID: 8675113

Claim:
A method for displaying a camera user interface on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device having a digital image sensor for capturing images, the method comprising: displaying the camera user interface on the touch-sensitive display when the electronic device is in a camera mode, the camera user interface including a preview portion and a viewfinder portion, the preview portion for displaying a previously captured image, the viewfinder portion for displaying a real-time image captured by the digital image sensor, the viewfinder portion and the preview portion being concurrently maintained on the touch-sensitive display while the electronic device is in the camera mode, the preview portion having a default size and location; in response to detecting a drag and hold gesture originating with a touch within the preview portion and extending towards the viewfinder portion, expanding the preview portion within the camera user interface from the default size and the default location; and following detection of the drag and hold gesture originating with the touch within the review portion, in response to detecting an absence of a touch on the touch-sensitive display, decreasing the preview portion within the camera user interface to the default size and the default location.