COMBINATION PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT PATH AND TYPE OF IMAGE SIGNAL ACCORDING TO PHOTOGRAPH MODE AND OUTPUT MODE AND OUTPUT CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

摘要

Provided are a composite photographing apparatus and an output control method capable of controlling an output path and an output method of an image signal according to a photographing mode and an output mode. The composite photographing apparatus includes a first signal processing unit which performs predetermined signal processing on an image signal captured by a first imaging unit, and outputs a predetermined signal to a video signal captured by a second imaging unit that operates independently from the first imaging unit. A switching operation such that a second signal processing unit for performing signal processing and outputting, a display unit for reproducing an image corresponding to the signal processed image signal, and an image signal output from any one selected from the first and second signal processing units are applied to the display unit And a controller for selectively driving the switching unit and the first and second imaging units, and controlling the switching operation of the switching unit based on the selection driving result. Thus, when the user selects any one of the plurality of imaging units in the composite imaging apparatus including the plurality of imaging units, the image captured by the selected imaging unit is automatically reproduced on the display unit. In addition, the image quality of the image is improved and power efficiency can be improved.