Electronic device and control method

A method of controlling an electronic device comprising:

• capturing an image including a subject adjacent to an external device;
• acquiring ranging information and angle information with respect to the external device based on data received from the external device via ultra-wide band (UWB) communications;
• acquiring image capture direction information based on a direction of a camera detected by a sensor;
• identifying the external device for acquiring an audio signal of the subject based on the acquired image capture direction information, ranging information, and angle information;
• controlling a microphone to acquire an audio signal of the subject when a distance to the external device is less than a predetermined distance;
• acquiring the audio signal of the subject through the external device when the distance to the external device is greater than or equal to a predetermined distance, wherein the audio signal of the subject acquired through the external device is received through at least one of a microphone of the external device or a wireless device that is communicatively connected to the external device;
• and
• displaying a user interface (UI) indicating a magnitude of the acquired audio signal together with the captured image,
• wherein the method further comprises:
• identifying whether a record thread is in an active state;
• and
• based on identifying the record thread as being in the active state, generating a plurality of record tracks related to the acquired audio signal, and connecting the plurality of record tracks related to the acquired audio signal to the record thread in the active state to form multiple record threads.

An electronic device comprising:

• a camera configured to capture an image including a subject adjacent to one or more external devices;
• a sensor configured to detect a direction of the camera;
• a communication interface configured to communicate with an external device from among the one or more external devices using ultra-wide band (UWB);
• a microphone configured to receive an audio signal;
• a display configured to display the captured image;
• at least one memory configured to store at least one instruction;
• and
• at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is in operative communication with the communication interface, the microphone, the camera, the sensor, the display, and the memory, and is configured to execute the at least one instruction to:
• identify, based on the captured image, an external device that is adjacent to the subject from among the one or more external devices,
• acquire ranging information and angle information with respect to the identified external device based on data received from the identified external device,
• acquire image capture direction information based on the direction of the camera detected by the sensor,
• control the microphone to acquire an audio signal of the subject when a distance to the identified external device is less than a predetermined distance,
• control the communication interface to acquire the audio signal of the subject from the identified external device when the distance to the identified external device is greater than or equal to a predetermined distance, wherein the audio signal acquired by the communication interface is received through at least one of a microphone of the external device or a wireless device that is communicatively connected to the external device, and
• control the display to display a user interface (UI) indicating a magnitude of the acquired audio signal together with the captured image,
• wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the at least one instruction to:
• identify whether a record thread is in an active state, and
• based on identifying the record thread as being in the active state, generate a plurality of record tracks related to the acquired audio signal, and connect the plurality of record tracks related to the acquired audio signal to the record thread in the active state to form multiple record threads.