Provided is a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus that displays a preview image, which is an image formed by light incident through an optical system, and a plurality of images stored in a storage medium on a main area and a plurality of sub-areas of a display panel. In the method, if a first stored image displayed on a first sub-area is selected in response to a command signal generated by a user when the preview image is displayed on the main area of the display panel, the first stored image is displayed on the main area and the preview image is displayed on the first sub-area.