Abstract: An electronic device and a control method for an image capture device thereof are provided. The control method includes: setting an initial visual field; tracking an object in the initial visual field to obtain a first reference position; obtaining a reference visual field according to the first reference position; generating visual field adjusting information according to the initial visual field and the reference visual field; and adjusting, based on the visual field adjusting information, the reference visual field to obtain a target visual field according to a size of the object, where an area ratio between an area of the object and an area of the target visual field is larger than a ratio threshold, and the area ratio is smaller than 1.

Abstract: There is provided a main subject determining apparatus. A subject detecting unit detects a plurality of subjects from a first image. An obtaining unit obtains posture information of each of the plurality of subjects. For each of the plurality of subjects, a calculating unit calculates, on the basis of the posture information of the subject, a reliability corresponding to a likelihood that the subject is a main subject in the first image. A determining unit determines the main subject of the first image from among the plurality of subjects on the basis of the plurality of reliabilities calculated for the plurality of subjects.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises an image processing circuit capable of applying development processing to RAW data obtained by a sensor. The apparatus has a non-development mode and a development mode as operation modes, the non-development mode being a mode in which the apparatus records the RAW data into a storage device without applying the development processing to the RAW data, and the development mode being a mode in which the apparatus applies the development processing to a plurality of the RAW data recorded into the storage device during when the apparatus operated in the non-development mode. The apparatus operates in the non-development mode or the development mode in accordance with a setting.

Abstract: An image capturing control apparatus includes: a line-of-sight detection unit detecting a line-of-sight position of a user; a setting unit setting a region, in which specific processing related to image capturing is performed, in accordance with the detected line-of-sight position; and a control unit implementing control such that in a case of a first state, where a change of at least a predetermined amount does not occur in a captured image and an imaging unit, during recording a moving image, a region in which the specific processing is performed based on the line-of-sight position of the user is not set, and that in a case of a second state, which is different from the first state and satisfies a predetermined condition, a region in which the specific processing is performed based on the line-of-sight position of the user, detected by the line-of-sight detection unit, is set.

Abstract: An image-capturing control apparatus according to the present invention includes: a line-of-sight detection unit configured to detect a line-of-sight position that is a position input by a line-of-sight of a user who is looking into a viewfinder; and a control unit configured to during standby for moving-image recording, perform control to move an AF (autofocus) target position by tracking the line-of-sight position even in case the line-of-sight position does not satisfy a specific condition, during the moving-image recording, perform, in a case where the line-of-sight position does not satisfy the specific condition, control so as not to change the AF target position based on the line-of-sight position, and perform, in a case where the line-of-sight position satisfies the specific condition, control to change the AF target position on the basis of the line-of-sight position.

Abstract: A camera module has: a lens holder for holding a lens unit; an image sensor holding unit that is arranged spaced apart from the lens holder in a first direction along the optical axis of the lens unit and holds an image sensor; and a drive unit that moves the image sensor holding unit with respect to the lens holder in a second direction and a third direction which are perpendicular to the optical axis and are perpendicular to each other, and that rotates the image sensor holding unit around the optical axis.

Abstract: An electronic device according to the present invention, includes: at least one image sensor configured to be able of capturing an image of a first capturing range and an image of a second capturing range different from the first capturing range; and at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a control unit configured to control to in response to an operation on a first position on a side, which is oriented in a first direction, of the electronic device, capture an image of the first capturing range by the at least one image sensor, and in response to an operation on a second position on a side, which is oriented in a second direction different from the first direction, of the electronic device, capture an image of the second capturing range by the at least one image sensor.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus performs control such that when an approaching to a finder is not made, a touch operation with an area that is less than a first threshold on the touch operation surface is validated, and a touch operation with an area that is not less than the first threshold on the touch operation surface is invalidated, when the approaching to the finder is made, the touch operation with the area that is not less than the first threshold on the touch operation surface is validated even if the touch operation has the area that is not less than the first threshold on the touch operation surface.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus mountable on an external device, the imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor that captures a subject image formed through an optical system to generate image data; an image stabilizer that performs image stabilization on an image indicated by the image data; and a controller that detects a vibration caused by a resonance frequency of the external device, wherein based on a detection result, the controller controls the image stabilizer to remove, from a target of the image stabilization, the vibration caused by the resonance frequency.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus that corrects image blurring with respect to image data that has been captured using a lens that forms a subject image which has been compressed in at least one of first and second directions that are orthogonal to an optical axis is disclosed. The apparatus applies geometric transformation processing to the image data based on first information related to a compression ratio of a subject image applied by the lens and on second information related to a rotation angle of the device motion. The geometric transformation processing includes correction processing for rotation transformation of the subject image attributed to the device motion around the optical axis, and shearing processing.

Abstract: A plate provides clearance between a camera and a quick-release receiver securing the camera to a support.

Abstract: A control apparatus 220 controls the in-focus positions of a plurality of image capturing apparatuses that perform image capturing from a plurality of directions in order to generate a virtual-viewpoint image. Specifically, the control apparatus 220 obtains an image capture parameter related to image capturing by one or more image capturing apparatuses included in an image capturing apparatus group 100. The control apparatus 220 controls on the basis of the obtained image capture parameter, the in-focus position of a target image capturing apparatus corresponding to the image capture parameter such that the distance from the target image capturing apparatus to the in-focus position of the target image capturing apparatus is shorter than the distance from the target image capturing apparatus to a point of interest.

Abstract: An image capturing method is provided. The method includes: shooting a monitoring scene at the same time through multiple image capturing devices to capture multiple images corresponding to multiple focal lengths at a same time point; recognizing a target area of each of the captured images according to multiple focal sections; keeping multiple target sub-images in the target areas of the images, in which multiple object images in the target sub-images are all focused; directly generated a single reconstructed image corresponding to the time point according to the target sub-images; and outputting the reconstructed image.

Abstract: There is provided a focus adjustment apparatus. A selection unit repeatedly executes selection processing for selecting a main subject from one or more subjects included in a shooting range based on an autofocus (AF) setting. A focus adjustment unit performs focus adjustment on a target position determined based on the selected main subject. A change unit changes the AF setting. In a case where the AF setting is changed after a previous execution of selection processing, the selection unit determines whether to execute selection processing based on a main subject selected in the previous execution of selection processing or whether to execute the selection processing independently of the main subject selected in the previous execution of selection processing according to a change content of the AF setting.

Abstract: An image processing device adjusts an imaging direction and an imaging magnification by performing driving control of an imaging device for each image processing process and sets an imaging position of a measurement target. The image processing device calculates an evaluation value of set feature parts in a captured image input at the time of measurement on the basis of captured image data and compares the evaluation value with determination conditions. If the determination condition is satisfied, the image processing device performs predetermined image processing and outputs a result of the image processing to a control device.

Abstract: Multi-cameras and in particular dual-cameras comprising a Wide camera comprising a Wide lens and a Wide image sensor, the Wide lens having a Wide effective focal length EFLW and a folded Tele camera comprising a Tele lens with a first optical axis, a Tele image sensor and an OPFE, wherein the Tele lens includes, from an object side to an image side, a first lens element group G1, a second lens element group G2 and a third lens element group G3, wherein at least two of the lens element groups are movable relative to the image sensor along the first optical axis to bring the Tele lens to two zoom states, wherein an effective focal length (EFL) of the Tele lens is changed from EFLT,min in one zoom state to EFLT,max in the other zoom state, wherein EFLTmin>1.5×EFLW and wherein EFLTmax>1.5×EFLTmin.

Abstract: An image sensing assembly includes an enclosure that defines a first viewport aperture in a front wall of the enclosure. The image sensing assembly includes a first image sensor attached within the enclosure, the first image sensor aligned with the first viewport aperture in the front wall of the enclosure to capture image data representative of a scene viewed through the first viewport aperture. The image sensing assembly includes a bracket attached to the enclosure at a first portion of the bracket and attached to a first mounting plate at a second portion of the bracket. The image sensing assembly includes a vibration dampening mount located between the bracket and the first mounting plate to at least partially isolate the enclosure from vibration of the first mounting plate.

Abstract: A dual camera module including a hyperspectral camera module, an apparatus including the same, and a method of operating the apparatus are provided. The dual camera module includes a hyperspectral camera module configured to provide a hyperspectral image of a subject; and an RGB camera module configured to provide an image of the subject, and obtain an RGB correction value applied to correction of the hyperspectral image.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus that is capable of obtaining a composite image having a sufficient desired effect without considering the required number of pickup images by a user. An obtaining unit obtains an image pickup condition of an object. A determination unit determines a termination condition according to the image pickup condition. An image pickup unit picks up an image of the object. An image composition unit generates a composite image of a series of every image of the object picked up by the image pickup unit whenever any image of the object is picked up by the image pickup unit. A feature-amount calculation unit calculates a feature amount of the composite image whenever the composite image concerned is generated. An output unit outputs the composite image as a final composite image of which the feature amount calculated by the feature-amount calculation unit satisfies the termination condition.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire first mapping information in which an amount of inclination of a joystick, used for controlling the image capturing direction, and a change speed in the image capturing direction of an image capturing apparatus are associated, and a change speed in an image capturing direction of an image capturing apparatus are associated, a determination unit configured to determine the change speed in the image capturing direction based on the amount of inclination of the joystick by a user operation and the first mapping information, and a generation unit configured to generate second mapping information in which the amount of inclination of the joystick and the change speed in the image capturing direction are associated, based on the change speed in the image capturing direction determined by the determination unit during a predetermined period.