A method for controlling a photographing apparatus with a display screen includes detecting a sliding operation on the display screen and switching a display interface in response to the sliding operation. If the sliding operation is a first operation mode, the display interface is switched to a photographing mode setting interface. If the sliding operation is a second operation mode, the display interface is switched to a photographing function setting interface. If the sliding operation is a third operation mode, the display interface is switched to a playback control interface.