Apparatus for and method of processing on-screen display when a shutter mechanism of a digital image processing device is half-pressed

1. A method of processing an on-screen display (OSD) of a digital image processing device, the method comprising:

determining a state of a shutter mechanism, which adjusts focus and exposure of a subject in the digital image processing device, when the OSD is displayed on a display panel according to a photograph setting;

changing color values of the OSD into a semi-transparent value and displaying a semi-transparent OSD on the display panel when the shutter mechanism is half-triggered;

performing automatic focus and automatic exposure operations while the semi-transparent OSD is being displayed on the display panel;

determining whether the focus and exposure of the digital imaging processing device is fully adjusted and if so, changing the semi-transparent OSD to a different color value OSD; and

photographing a subject when the OSD is the different color value OSD, the focus and exposure of the digital image processing device is fully adjusted, and the shutter mechanism is triggered completely.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein in the changing of the color values of the OSD and the displaying of the semi-transparent OSD on the display panel, a color value of a particular part of the OSD is maintained while a color value of the rest of the OSD is changed to the semi-transparent value.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the half-triggered shutter mechanism is released, an original color value of the OSD, before the shutter mechanism was half-triggered, is restored.

4. A method of processing an OSD of a digital image processing device, the method comprising:

determining a state of a shutter mechanism, which adjusts focus and exposure of a subject in the digital image processing device, when the OSD is displayed on a display panel according to a photograph setting;

changing color values of the OSD into a transparent value and displaying a transparent OSD on the display panel when the shutter mechanism is half-triggered;

performing automatic focus and automatic exposure operations while the transparent OSD is being displayed on the display panel;

determining whether the focus and exposure of the digital imaging processing device is fully adjusted and if so, changing the transparent OSD to a different color value OSD;

photographing a subject when the OSD is the different color value OSD, the focus and exposure of the digital image processing device are properly adjusted, and the shutter mechanism is triggered completely.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein in the changing of the color values of the OSD and the displaying of the transparent OSD on the display panel, the color value of a particular part of the OSD is maintained while the color value of a rest of the OSD is changed to the transparent value.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein if the half-triggered shutter mechanism is released, an original color value of the OSD, the color value before the shutter mechanism was half-triggered, is restored.

7. A method of processing an OSD of a digital image processing device, the method comprising:

determining a state of a shutter mechanism, which adjusts focus and exposure of a subject in the digital image processing device, when the OSD is displayed on a display panel according to a photograph setting;

changing, if the shutter mechanism is half-pressed, color values of the OSD into a transparent value and displaying both a transparent OSD on the display panel and icons that correspond to functions that can be performed while the shutter mechanism is half-triggered;

performing automatic focus and automatic exposure operations while the transparent OSD is being displayed on the display panel;

determining whether the focus and exposure of the digital imaging processing device is fully adjusted and if so, changing the transparent OSD to a different color value OSD; and

photographing a subject when the OSD is the different color value OSD, the focus and exposure of the digital image processing device are properly adjusted, and the shutter mechanism is triggered completely, or performing functions corresponding to the selected icon when the shutter mechanism is half-triggered.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein in the changing of the color values of the OSD and the displaying of the transparent OSD and the icons on the display panel, a color value of a particular part of the OSD is maintained while a color value of the rest of the OSD is changed into the transparent value.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein if the half-triggered shutter mechanism is released, an original color value of the OSD, the color value before the shutter mechanism was half-triggered, is restored, and the icons displayed on the display panel are deleted.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the icons are displayed not to overlap with the OSD that was displayed before the shutter mechanism was half-triggered.

11. A method of processing an OSD of a digital image processing device, the method comprising:

displaying a menu for changing a color of an OSD when a shutter mechanism is half-triggered when the OSD is displayed on a display panel according to a photograph setting;

selecting an item from the menu that either turns the OSD transparent or semi-transparent, or selecting another item from the menu that displays icons that correspond to functions that can be performed when the OSD is transparent;

changing color values of the OSD into a transparent value or a semi-transparent value according to the selected item of the menu;

displaying a transparent or a semi-transparent OSD on the display panel or displaying the icons that correspond to functions that can be performed when the OSD is transparent according to the selected item of the menu;

performing automatic focus and automatic exposure operations while the transparent or semi-transparent OSD is being displayed on the display panel;

determining whether the focus and exposure of the digital imaging processing device is fully adjusted and if so, changing the transparent or semi-transparent OSD to a different color value OSD; and

photographing a subject when the different color value OSD is displayed, the focus and exposure of the digital image processing device are properly adjusted and the shutter mechanism is fully triggered, or performing functions corresponding to the selected icon while the shutter mechanism is half-triggered.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein in the changing of the color value of the OSD, a color value of a part of the OSD is maintained while a color value of the rest of the OSD is changed into the transparent value or the semi-transparent value.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein if the half-triggered shutter mechanism is released, an original color value of the OSD, the color value before the shutter mechanism was half-triggered, is restored, and the icons displayed on the display panel are deleted.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the icons are displayed not to overlap with the OSD that was displayed before the shutter mechanism was half-triggered.

15. An apparatus for processing an OSD of a digital image processing device, the apparatus comprising:

a shutter mechanism, which controls focus and exposure of a subject, and is completely or half triggered to photograph the subject;

a storage that stores color values of the OSD to be displayed;

a displaying unit that displays the subject and the OSD that is converted by a control signal; and

a controlling unit that outputs the control signal to change the color values of the OSD into a transparent value or a semi-transparent value and display the OSD, performs automatic focus and automatic exposure operations while the transparent or semi-transparent OSD is being displayed on the display panel, and determines whether the focus and exposure of the digital imaging processing device is fully adjusted and if so, changes the transparent or semi-transparent OSD to a different color value OSD.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the controlling unit restores an original color value of the OSD, before the shutter mechanism was half-triggered, if the half-triggered shutter mechanism is released.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the controlling unit maintains a color value of a particular part of the OSD while changing color values of the rest of the OSD into the transparent value or the semi-transparent value.

18. An apparatus for processing an OSD of a digital image processing device, the apparatus comprising:

a shutter mechanism that controls focus and exposure of a subject and is completely or half-triggered to photograph the subject;

a storage that stores color values of the OSD to be displayed;

a displaying unit that displays the subject, the OSD which is converted by a control signal, and icons that correspond to functions that can be performed while the shutter mechanism is half-triggered; and

a controlling unit that outputs the control signal to change the color values of the OSD to a transparent value and display the OSD if the shutter mechanism is half-triggered, or outputs the control signal to display the icons while the OSD is transparent if the shutter mechanism is half-triggered, and which further performs automatic focus and automatic exposure operations while the transparent OSD is being displayed on the display panel, and determines whether the focus and exposure of the digital imaging processing device is fully adjusted and if so, changes the transparent OSD to a different color value OSD.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the controlling unit restores an original color value of the OSD, before the shutter mechanism was half-triggered, and deletes the displayed icons from the displaying unit if the half-triggered shutter mechanism is released.

20. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the controlling unit maintains a color value of a particular part of the OSD while changing a color value of the rest of the OSD into the transparent value.

21. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the controlling unit outputs the control signal to display the icons not to overlap with the OSD displayed before the shutter mechanism was half-triggered.