Apparatus and method for positioning image area using image sensor location
An apparatus and a method for processing a plurality of images by using an electronic device are provided. The method includes displaying at least a portion of a first image obtained by a first image sensor functionally connected to the electronic device as a first preview image in a display functionally connected to the electronic device and displaying at least a portion of a second image obtained by a second image sensor functionally connected to the electronic device as a second preview image together with the first preview image in the display. An area of the display for displaying the second preview image corresponds at least to a location of the second image sensor in the display.
1. An electronic device comprising:
an image sensor;
a touchscreen display disposed to face the same side as the image sensor; and
a processor adapted to:
obtain, using the image sensor, an image including at least one object external;
detect, via the touchscreen display, an input to capture the image;
in response to the input:
drive a timer for a selfie; and
display at least one portion of the image as a sub screen preview image, overlapped on a main preview image, in a partial region of the touchscreen display adjacent to the image sensor; and
remove, in response to expiration of the timer, the at least one portion of the image as the sub screen preview image.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
detect, using a sensor operatively coupled with the electronic device, a rotation of the electronic device; and
display the sub screen preview image rotated according to the rotation of the electronic device.
3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein a location of the displayed sub screen image is maintained regardless of the rotation of the electronic device.
4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
store, when the timer expires, another image corresponding to the main screen preview image.
5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
generate the main screen preview image by scaling the image to the size of the main screen.
6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
display sub screen preview image in the main screen preview image as a Picture In Picture (PIP) image.
7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
prior to the displaying, generate the at least one portion of the image by scaling the image to the size of the sub screen.
8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one portion of the image includes user's face or eyes.
9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
detect, via the touchscreen display, another user input corresponding to change main screen preview image; and
in response to the other user input, display another image, obtained using another image sensor, as a main screen preview image via the touchscreen display.
10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the other image sensor is disposed in an opposite side of the electronic device.
11. A method of displaying an image using a portable communication device, the method comprising:
obtaining, using an image sensor, an image including at least one object external;
detecting, via the touchscreen display, an input to capture the image;
in response to the input:
performing a timer function for a selfie; and
displaying at least one portion of the image as a sub screen preview image, overlapped on a main screen preview image, in a partial region of the touchscreen display adjacent to the image sensor; and
removing, in response to expiration of the timer, the at least one portion of the image as the sub screen preview image.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
detecting a rotation of the electronic device; and
displaying the sub screen preview image rotated according to the rotation of the electronic device.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein a location of the displayed sub screen image is maintained regardless of the rotation of the electronic device.
14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
storing, in memory operatively coupled with the portable communication device, another image corresponding to the main screen preview image when the timer expires.
15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
detecting, via the touchscreen display, another user input corresponding to change main screen preview image; and
in response to the other user input, displaying another image, obtained using another image sensor, as a main screen preview image via the touchscreen display.
16. A portable communication device comprising:
an image sensor;
a touchscreen display; and
a processor configured to:
obtain, via the image sensor, an image including at least one object external;
detect, via the touchscreen display, a user input to capture the image;
drive a timer in response to the user input, and
present, via the touchscreen display, a sub screen preview image at least based in part on the image, in at least one portion of a main screen preview image,
wherein the sub screen preview image is displayed in a partial region of the touchscreen display adjacent to the image sensor and displayed from a time when the timer starts until a time when the timer expires.
17. The portable communication device of claim 16 , wherein the processor is adapted to:
prior to the presenting the sub screen preview image, detect another user input to change a location of the sub screen preview image via the touchscreen display.