Method and apparatus for updating composition database by using composition pattern of user, and digital photographing apparatus

摘要

A method and apparatus update a composition database for storing information for setting a composition. The method includes extracting and displaying at least one composition stored in the composition database, counting a composition selected by a user from among the at least one composition, and updating the composition database according to the result of the count. According to the method, compositions selected by a user from among compositions displayed on a screen are counted, and the result of the count is reflected on the composition database. Accordingly, compositions are displayed in a user-centered manner and photographing convenience is increased, a digital photographing apparatus automatically learns compositions preferred by a user during photographing so as to automatically display the compositions preferred by the user, and a composition based on a pattern of the user is suggested instead of a composition according to a certain place or scene.

主权项

1. A method of updating a composition database for storing information for setting a composition, the method comprising:
extracting and displaying at least one composition stored in the composition database; updating a count for a frequency of selecting a composition in response to a composition selection signal from among the at least one composition; and updating the composition database according to the result of updating the count, wherein the composition indicates an arrangement of subjects in an image, and wherein, in the updating, an arranged order of compositions according to a scene in the composition database is updated according to the result of the count.