Abstract: Provided is a camera device, including: a case having a receiving cavity; a focus adjustment mechanism installed to a camera lens having an optical axis; and an image stabilization mechanism, the image stabilization mechanism and the focus adjustment mechanism being arranged along a direction of the optical axis. The focus adjustment mechanism includes a focus adjustment magnet and a first base. The image stabilization mechanism includes a second base and a flexible substrate fixed to the second base, the flexible substrate is configured with and electrically connected to a first coil, the first coil corresponds to and is spaced from the focus adjustment magnet in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the optical axis, and the first coil interacts with the focus adjustment magnet when being energized, to drive the flexible substrate to move in a plane orthogonal to the direction of the optical axis.

Abstract: Image pickup apparatuses, control methods and storage mediums for use therewith are provided herein. At least one image pickup apparatus includes: a display unit that displays an image generated by an imaging unit; an image processing unit that extracts in-focus areas from a plurality of images different in in-focus position that are generated by the imaging unit and that composites the extracted areas; and a control unit. The control unit acquires, out of image magnifications corresponding to the plurality of images different in in-focus position, a reference image magnification, and the image processing unit corrects the image to be displayed on the display unit based on an image magnification corresponding to the image to be displayed on the display unit and the reference image magnification.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a body module including a refractive power controller that adjusts an application voltage applicable to a liquid lens in a lens module to control a refractive power of the liquid lens, a recognition processor that analyzes, after a preset period elapses from when the refractive power controller changes the application voltage to the liquid lens, image data from an imaging device in an imaging module, and an adjuster that reads first information from a memory in the lens module and second information from a memory in the imaging module and adjusts, based on the first and second information, the preset period to a period corresponding to a combination of the lens module and the imaging device. The first information indicates a specification for or a type of the lens module. The second information indicates a specification for or a type of the imaging device.

Abstract: Manufacture of an imaging element in which light entering a pixel without being transmitted through a color filter arranged in the pixel is attenuated is simplified. An imaging element includes a pixel and an incident light attenuating section. The pixel includes a color filter through which light having a predetermined wavelength of light from a subject is transmitted, and a photoelectric conversion section generating charges responding to the light transmitted through the color filter. The incident light attenuating section is arranged between the subject and the color filter, and attenuates the light entering the photoelectric conversion section without being transmitted through the color filter arranged in the pixel.

Abstract: A tracking device comprising at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a viewed position, which is a position on a display viewed by a user; a tracking unit configured to track an object displayed on the display; and a control unit configured to perform control processing to control the tracking unit based on a degree of irregularity of a change of the viewed position.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method of calibrating an imaging system in real-time, comprising: obtaining a first reading by a first sensor; establishing a dynamic link between the first reading and exposure time of a second sensor; using the dynamic link to control the exposure time of the second sensor; obtaining a second reading by the second sensor during the controlled exposure time; wherein the steps are performed by one or more computing devices.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image sensing device including a plurality of defect detectors each suitable for detecting whether a corresponding target image value is defective, and generating detection information corresponding to a result of the detection, a defect scheduler suitable for sequentially outputting one or more defective image values, which are the target image values detected as defective among the plurality of target image values, based on the detection information, and a defect corrector suitable for correcting the output defective image values.

Abstract: In an apparatus, effective pixels of C×A-number composed of pixel rows of A-number and pixel columns of C-number or composed of the pixel rows of the C-number and the pixel columns of the A-number are arrayed in an effective pixel area of a chip, and images of a number not more than B-number are output from the chip for one second, wherein A, B and C are positive integers. The adhesive includes first, second, third, and fourth portions placed between a base body and the chip. The first and second portions are positioned between the third and fourth portions in the array direction of the pixel rows or columns. A gap is provided between the first and second portions, between the second and third portions, and between the first and fourth portions. The first and second portions are positioned between the effective pixel area and the base body.

Abstract: A pixel addition processing unit 35 adds pupil division pixel signals with a plurality of different addition patterns in pupil units to generate a pixel addition image for each addition pattern. Further, the pixel addition processing unit 35 may use a pupil division pixel signal in which a sensitivity difference between pupil division pixels has been corrected, and the addition pattern may be set on the basis of image characteristic information calculated by using the pupil division pixel signal. A super-resolution processing unit 36 performs super-resolution processing using a pixel addition image signal generated for each addition pattern by the pixel addition processing unit 35 to generate an image signal with a higher resolution than that of the pixel addition image signal. A high-resolution image can be generated using pupil division.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include a selfie camera system for capturing selfie content and sharing captured content on a social media and/or a video streaming platform. In various embodiments, selfie camera makes capturing higher quality selfie content more efficient by providing a preview of the selfie content before and after capture. One or more aspects of previews may be modified to simulate content displayed on a social media and/or video streaming platform. The selfie camera may be easily attached to any surface using one or more mounting mechanisms to allow the selfie camera for function as a personal, private photographer than can capture any scene from a variety of perspectives using a variety of capture sequences.

Abstract: A method includes operating a remote image capture system within a defined geolocation region. The remote image capture system includes a camera, position orientation controls for the camera, ambient sensors and a control unit. A user of a client device that enters the geolocation region is designated based upon identifying information received from the client device and user facial recognition data. Attributes of the geolocation region are communicated to the client device. An image capture location within the geolocation region is communicated to the client device. The client device is provided a prompt to activate the camera.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus via a communication path, the communication path being selected from a first communication path and a second communication path, the first communication path being different from the second communication path. The apparatus also comprises an operation unit and a control unit. The control unit is configured to change an apparatus mode and to change a mode of communication performed by the communication unit, depending on a state of the operation unit.

Abstract: The invention concerns a system comprising a security device and a computing device. The security device may be configured to generate first video frames at a first bitrate and second video frames at a second bitrate from pixel data, store the video frames and metadata comprising index information for the video frames, communicate the second video frames and the metadata. The computing device may be configured to receive a video selection and a command from a user via an interface, display the second video frames using the interface in response to the video selection and communicate the command to the security device. The command may enable a modification to the first video frames stored on the security device using the display of the second video frames on the interface based on the metadata. The security device may generate modified first video frames in response to the command.

Abstract: An image sensor includes: a first pixel having a first photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light having entered therein, and a first light blocking unit that blocks a part of light about to enter the first photoelectric conversion unit; and a second pixel having a second photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light having entered therein and a second light blocking unit that blocks a part of light about to enter the second photoelectric conversion unit, wherein: the first photoelectric conversion unit and the first light blocking unit are set apart from each other by a distance different from a distance setting apart the second photoelectric conversion unit and the second light blocking unit.

Abstract: An image sensor has a plurality of pixels arranged in a row direction and in a column direction. Each pixel comprises a color filter that has a portion with a low transmissivity and a portion with a high transmissivity, and a photoelectric conversion element that includes a first photoelectric conversion cell which receives light transmitting through the portion with the low transmissivity of the color filter, and a second photoelectric conversion cell which receives light transmitting through the portion with the high transmissivity of the color filter. The plurality of pixels are arranged such that positions of the portions with the low transmissivity for pixels of one color are identical among the plurality of pixels, and the portions with the low transmissivity are positioned adjacent to each other between adjacent pixels of different colors in the row direction only.

Abstract: The pixel region includes a first phase difference pixel group including a plurality of the phase difference pixels of which the first side of the photoelectric conversion element is blocked by the light blocking layer in a first side region of the first side, and a second phase difference pixel group including a plurality of the phase difference pixels of which the second side of the photoelectric conversion element is blocked by the light blocking layer. The first phase difference pixel group includes a first A pixel and a first B pixel in which a light blocking area of the photoelectric conversion element using the light blocking layer is smaller than that of the first A pixel. The controller performs addition readout processing in which at least one of a pixel signal of the first A pixel or a pixel signal of the first B pixel is weighted in accordance with optical characteristics of the imaging lens.

Abstract: Provided is an image sensor including a substrate, an element separation film provided on the substrate and having a mesh shape, a plurality of pixel regions formed by the element separation film, the plurality of pixel regions including a first pixel region and a second pixel region that is adjacent to the first pixel region, the element separation film being interposed between the first pixel region and the second pixel region, a first lens provided to extend along the first pixel region and the second pixel region, a first color filter configured to transmit light focused by the first lens to the first pixel region and the second pixel region, and a color filter grid forming a region in which the first color filter is provided, and at least partially overlapping the first pixel region and the second pixel region in a vertical direction.

Abstract: An image sensing system includes a camera module and an application processor. The camera module includes: an image sensor including a pixel array, the pixel array including color filters having a first pattern, the image sensor being configured to sense light incident on the pixel array to generate a first pattern image signal having the first pattern; a first converter configured to convert the first pattern image signal into a second pattern image signal having a second pattern different from the first pattern; and a second converter configured to convert the second pattern image signal into a third pattern image signal having a third pattern different from the first pattern and the second pattern. The application processor is configured to perform image processing on the third pattern image signal.

Abstract: A lowpass filter control apparatus of the present disclosure includes a lowpass filter controller that causes lowpass characteristics of a variable lowpass filter disposed in an optical path of incoming light into an imaging element including phase-difference pixels and normal pixels to be different for an exposure period of the normal pixels and an exposure period of the phase-difference pixels.

Abstract: An Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) unit including a base; a holder module comprising an outer blade spaced apart from the base, a bobbin disposed in the outer blade, and a spring member connecting the outer blade and the bobbin; a first coil disposed on the bobbin; a magnet configured to interact with the first coil; a second coil configured to interact with the magnet; a wire coupled with the holder module; a first connection unit fixing a first end portion of the wire; and a buffer portion disposed on a part of the wire and comprising an adhesive material. Further, in a direction perpendicular to the wire, a maximum width of the buffer portion is greater than a maximum width of the first connection unit.