11. A character recognizing apparatus in a portable device, the character recognizing apparatus comprising: a camera; a display unit for displaying an image obtained, in accordance with a character recognition request, using the camera in a preview mode in which a plurality of images are being sequentially displayed in real time; and a recognition controlling unit for controlling display of the image obtained in the preview mode, performing an auto focus function of the camera to obtain an image having a certain level of clarity for character recognition using the camera, character-recognition-processing the image having the certain level of clarity so as to generate recognition result data, and controlling display of a recognized character row on the display unit based on the recognition result data.
11. A character recognizing apparatus in a portable device, the character recognizing apparatus comprising: a camera; a display unit for displaying an image obtained, in accordance with a character recognition request, using the camera in a preview mode in which a plurality of images are being sequentially displayed in real time; and a recognition controlling unit for controlling display of the image obtained in the preview mode, performing an auto focus function of the camera to obtain an image having a certain level of clarity for character recognition using the camera, character-recognition-processing the image having the certain level of clarity so as to generate recognition result data, and controlling display of a recognized character row on the display unit based on the recognition result data. 12. The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the recognition controlling unit determines whether outlines of the identified character are as clear as the certain level of clarity and determines that blur is present in the image obtained in the preview mode and performs the auto focus function of the camera, when the outlines of the identified character are not as clear as the certain level of clarity.