Abstract: A camera module includes a module housing, a driving mechanism and a mechanical anti-shake camera assembly. The module housing has a housing inner cavity; the mechanical anti-shake camera assembly is at least partially disposed in the housing inner cavity; the mechanical anti-shake camera assembly rotates along with the module housing; the driving mechanism is connected to the module housing; the mechanical anti-shake camera assembly includes a camera; in a case that the camera is located at a first position, a lens axis of the camera is coinciding or parallel to a rotation axis of the module housing; in a case that the camera is located at a second position, an included angle is formed between the lens axis and the rotation axis of the module housing, and the driving mechanism drives the module housing to rotate.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology provide a method and apparatus for an image sensor. In various embodiments, the apparatus provides a driver circuit connected to a plurality of electrically distinct pixel groups to provide the pixel groups with a control signal. A delay measurement circuit is connected to the driver circuit and at least one of the pixel groups to measure a time delay of the control signal. A row control circuit is connected to the delay measurement circuit to receive the measured time delay and, in turn, deliver, via the driver circuit, the control signal to all pixel groups in a single row substantially simultaneously.

Abstract: A pixel array includes a plurality of dark pixel sensors configured to generate dark current calibration information for a plurality of visible light pixel sensors included in the pixel array. The plurality of dark pixel sensors may generate respective dark current measurements for each of the plurality of visible light pixel sensors or for small subsets of the plurality of visible light pixel sensors. In this way, each of the plurality of visible light pixel sensors may be individually calibrated (or small subsets of the plurality of visible light pixel sensors may be individually calibrated) based on an estimated dark current experienced by each of the plurality of visible light pixel sensors. This may enable more accurate dark current calibration of the visible light pixel sensors included in the pixel array, and may be used to account for large differences in estimated dark currents for the visible light pixel sensors.

Abstract: Process to release Silicon stress in forming CMOS image sensor. In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing an image sensor includes providing a first wafer that is a semiconductor substrate, where the first wafer has a first side and a second side opposite from the first side. The method also includes attaching a second wafer to the second side of the first wafer. The method further includes forming isolation structures in the second wafer by etching. The isolation structures are bounded by the second side of the first wafer. The method also includes growing an epitaxial layer between individual isolation structures.

Abstract: A system for merging a plurality of image sources into a single image stream defines a predistortion image mask for each source. Each mask defines a distorted image space to account for distortion in the display optics, and indicates a region or regions in the desired output image where one merge method should be used versus another (e.g., overlay vs. replace). Each source mask may have a separate level of granularity according to the requirements of the included image and corresponding distortion.

Abstract: A display screen, a terminal device, and an imaging control method are provided for an under-screen camera. The display screen includes a transparent substrate and a diffraction compensation pattern. The upper surface of the transparent substrate comprises a luminescent material. The diffraction compensation pattern is disposed below the transparent substrate and configured to compensate a diffraction image resulted from incident light passing through the luminescent material.

Abstract: A technique for determining regions and block sizes for configuring a perspective transformation engine including determining a set of scale ratios for images captured by a camera, generating a scale ratio image based on the set of scale ratios, determining a set of boundary ranges for the scale ratio image, generating a binary scale ratio image using the set of scale ratios of the scale ratio image, determining a set of regions based on the set of boundary ranges for the binary scale ratio image, determining a block size for each region of the determined set of regions, and outputting the determined set of regions and the determined block sizes.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus (2000) detects an object (30) from a captured image (20) generated by an image capture apparatus (10). The information processing apparatus (2000) determines, based on a range occupied by an image area representing the object (30) in the captured image (20), a partial range relevant to the object (30), within an output range of an output apparatus that performs an output having influence on an image capture environment. The information processing apparatus (2000) determines, based on a feature value of the image area representing the detected object (30), an output setting of the output apparatus for the partial range. The information processing apparatus (2000) applies, to the output apparatus, the output setting for the partial range determined for the object (30).

Abstract: A wellhead alignment system includes a visual marker configured to be placed at a wellhead and a camera configured to capture an image that includes the visual marker. The wellhead alignment system also includes one or more processors configured to apply computer vision algorithms to identify the visual marker in the image and to calculate an offset between the wellhead and a drilling rig based on a position of the visual marker in the image.

Abstract: A vertically stacked image sensor with HDR imaging functionality and a method of operating the same are disclosed. The image sensor comprises, a first substrate, a pixel array organized into a plurality of pixel subarrays, of which each pixel comprises a photoelectric element for integrating a photocharge during each one of a plurality of subframe exposures, a transfer gate and a buffered charge-voltage converter. A first charge accumulation element of the charge-voltage converter is operatively connectable to at least one second charge accumulation element through a gain switch. The image sensor comprises control circuitry configured to trigger a partial or a complete transfer of the and to time-interleave at least two rolling shutter control sequences. Separate readout blocks are provided on the second substrate for each pixel subarray, each comprising in a pipelined architecture an A/D conversion unit, a pixel memory logic and a pixel memory unit.

Abstract: Provided is a solid-state imaging device and an electronic apparatus capable of achieving both of a high dynamic range operation and an auto focus operation in a pixel configuration in which a plurality of unit pixels includes two or more subpixels. The solid-state imaging device includes a first pixel separation region that separates a plurality of unit pixels including two or more subpixels, a second pixel separation region that separates each of the plurality of unit pixels separated by the first pixel separation region and an overflow region that causes signal charges accumulated in the subpixels to overflow to at least one of adjacent subpixels, in which the overflow region is formed between a first subpixel and a second subpixel.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises: a first image sensor having a plurality of pixels each counts a number of entering photons and outputs a count value as a first image signal; a second image sensor having a plurality of pixels each outputs an electric signal corresponding to a charge amount obtained by performing photoelectric conversion on entering light as a second image signal; and a generator that generates an image by selecting one of the first image signal and the second image signal.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide for a video super-resolution processing method. The method includes obtaining encoded information of a coding block in a video stream. The method further includes determining an inter-frame prediction mode of the coding block based on an inter-frame prediction marker included in the encoded information. The method further includes determining a super-resolution pixel block of the coding block based on the inter-frame prediction mode of the coding block and pixel information of a matched coding block identified by a matched coding block index included in the encoded information. The method further includes stitching super-resolution pixel blocks of all coding blocks that belong to a same image frame in the video stream to obtain a super-resolution image. Power consumption can be reduced while an effect of super-resolution processing performed on a single frame of image in a video is ensured.

Abstract: A tool system includes a portable tool, an image capturing unit, an orientation detection unit, and a processing unit. The tool includes a driving unit to be activated with power supplied from a power source. The image capturing unit is provided for the tool and generates a captured image. The orientation detection unit is provided for the tool and detects an orientation of the tool. The processing unit performs processing based on the captured image and the orientation.

Abstract: A device for focusing a light beam comprises a optical assembly comprising at least one focusing lens and/or mirror, a support structure which supports the optical assembly, a magnetic actuator configured to move the optical assembly with respect to the support structure along a moving direction substantially parallel to an optical axis (X) of the optical assembly and at least one position sensor configured to provide an indication of the position of the optical assembly with respect to the support structure. The magnetic actuator comprises at least one permanent magnet integrally associated with the optical assembly and at least one first electrical winding integrally associated with the support structure and configured to cause flowing of an electric current within it, wherein the electrical current interacts with said at least one permanent magnet and causes the movement of the optical assembly along said moving direction until the optical assembly is brought to a desired focusing position.

Abstract: A multi-eye interchangeable lens is disclosed. In one example, it includes a lens barrel, a movable unit, individual-eye lenses, and a light source. The movable unit is movable along an optical axis with respect to the lens barrel. The individual-eye lenses are integrally movable with the movable unit and are arranged such that emission positions of imaging lights emitted via the individual-eye lenses do not overlap with one another. The light source is configured to be movable along the optical axis integrally with the movable unit and the individual-eye lenses, and is arranged such that an emission position of an irradiation light emitted to an image sensor provided in a camera body does not overlap with the emission position of the imaging light of each of the individual-eye lenses.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided.

Abstract: This gimbal device comprises: a driving unit in which a main board is disposed; a first housing coupled to the driving unit; a first motor disposed within the first housing; and a first connection unit electrically connected to the first motor. The first connection unit includes: a first region extending in a first circumferential direction along the outer circumferential surface of the first motor; a first bent region bent from the first region; and a second region extending from the first bent region in a second circumferential direction, wherein one among the first circumferential direction and the second circumferential direction is the clockwise direction, and the other is the counterclockwise direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a load stabilization device, a control method thereof, and a computer readable storage medium. In the load stabilization device, a motion sensor, a processor, a stabilization motor, and a parallelogram mechanism constitute a closed-loop feedback control system. A control instruction for the stabilization motor is generated based on a velocity of a second end of the parallelogram mechanism in a direction of gravity relative to a ground, where the second end may carry a load, and the stabilization motor is controlled to drive, according to the control instruction, the parallelogram mechanism to rotate relative to a base, so as to at least partially offset or compensate for jitter of the load carried at the second end of the parallelogram mechanism in the direction of gravity, suppress disturbance generated at a first end of the parallelogram mechanism, and stabilize the load carried at the second end.

Abstract: Transistor structures for a transistor may include a first source-drain region, a second source-drain region, and a channel region between the first and second source-drain regions overlapped by a gate structure. Transistor structures may be formed in a well of a first doping type. Isolation structures having the first doping type may be formed within the well. A lightly doped implant region of a second doping type for each of the source-drain regions may be formed within the well and separated from the isolation structures. A heavily doped surface implant region of the first doping type may extend across the surface of the well and cover the lightly doped implant region of each source-drain region. The surface implant region may be formed by patterning or by a blanket implantation process across the transistor structures.