Digital image processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, and recording medium for storing program for executing the method

Abstract

A digital image processing apparatus for easily obtaining information regarding a face, a method of controlling the same, and a recording medium for storing a program for executing the method. The digital image processing apparatus includes a face recognition unit recognizing a face from an image, a face index assignment unit assigning a face index to the recognized face if the face recognized from the image is not a previously recognized face, and a relation index update unit that, if the image includes a second face, updates a relation index corresponding to the number of times the first face and second face appear together in a plurality of images.

1 . A method of controlling a digital image processing apparatus, which includes a processor, comprising:
 (a) recognizing a first face in an image;   (b) if the first face is not a previously recognized face, assigning a face index to the first face;   (c) if the image includes a second face, updating a relation index corresponding to the number of times the first face and the second face appear together in a plurality of images; and   (d) if one of the first and second faces is selected, displaying images including the selected face from among the plurality of images.