A digital image processing method includes obtaining photographing setting information from an input image, obtaining one or more candidate images corresponding to the obtained photographing setting information from a first database that stores candidate images, and determining photographing setting information for a selected candidate image from a second database that stores photographing setting information corresponding to the candidate images. A digital image processing apparatus includes a photographing setting information obtaining unit that obtains photographing setting information from an input image, a candidate image determining unit that determines one or more candidate images corresponding to the obtained photographing setting information from a first database that stores candidate images, and a photographing setting information determining unit that determines photographing setting information corresponding to a selected candidate image from a second database that stores photographing setting information corresponding to the candidate images.