Patent ID: 7489863

Claim:
An image signal processing apparatus in a mobile communications terminal, comprising: a plurality of camera modules for capturing a subject; a digital signal processor (DSP) for outputting a switch control signal and control signals to control the plurality of camera modules according to a capture mode, and processing an image signal into a digital signal, wherein the capture mode indicates one of a general camera mode and a video communication mode; and a switch module distributing the control signals of the DSP to the plurality of camera modules, and selectively outputting image signals captured by the plurality of camera modules to the DSP according to the switch control signal wherein a first camera is automatically selected and the user performs a capturing operation by selecting a first and a second of the plurality of camera modules in the selected mode if the user selects the general camera mode and a second camera is selected and the user performs a capturing operation by selecting the first and the second of the plurality of camera modules in the selected mode if the user selects the video camera mode.