Driver assistance apparatus and method for controlling the same

A driver assistance apparatus comprising:

• a display unit;
• a camera configured to capture an image of an interior of a vehicle;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• sense a direction of at least one of a gaze and a gesture of a driver based on images provided from the camera,
• detect a region corresponding to the direction from among a plurality of predetermined regions of the vehicle, and
• control the display unit to output information related to the detected region in response to an occurrence of an event related to the detected region among a plurality of predetermined events,
• wherein the processor is further configured to:
• detect at least one part of an upper body of the driver in the images provided from the camera of the interior of the vehicle,
• determine whether the upper body of the driver has moved forward based on a change of a size of the upper body of the driver shown in the images provided from the camera,
• extract a partial image containing an object of interest from an image related to the detected region, and
• control the display unit to display the partial image containing the object of interest based on whether the upper body of the driver has moved forward, and
• wherein the processor is further configured to:
• control the display unit to display information about the object of interest along with the partial image, and
• adjust a size of the partial image displayed on the display unit according to a distance between the vehicle and the object of interest.