Abstract: In synchronous interval photographing by a plurality of imaging apparatuses, an imaging apparatus functioning as a master clocks a photographing interval in the interval photographing, sequentially generates photographing instruction signals at clocked photographing intervals, instructs its own imaging section to perform image photographing every time a photographing instruction signal is generated, and transmits the photographing instruction signal to the other imaging apparatus. The imaging apparatus functioning as the slave instructs its own imaging section to perform image photographing every time a photographing instruction signal is received from the imaging apparatus functioning as the master.

Abstract: A lens barrel includes a lens, a rotatable operation member, a rotation amount detector configured to detect a rotation amount of the operation member, an operation detector configured to detect a rotational operation of the operation member, the operation detector having a mechanism that is different from a mechanism of the rotation amount detector, and a controller configured to perform drive control of the lens depending on rotation of the operation member, and the controller is capable of operating the lens barrel in a first mode in which the rotation amount detector is used and a second mode in which the operation detector is used, and power consumption required in the second mode is less than power consumption required in the first mode.

Abstract: In an image sensor, a photo detector circuit applies a photo current to a capacitive node during a photo detection time interval. A front-end circuit comprises an input transistor having a control node that is coupled to the capacitive node. A switchable biasing arrangement puts the input transistor in a disabled state during the photo detection time interval. The input transistor is put in an enabled state after the photo detection time interval. This then causes the front-end circuit to provide an output signal that is representative of a voltage on the capacitive node after the photo detection time interval.

Abstract: The specification and drawings present a light fixture for an imaging camera, where a protective window size requirements for camera imaging in a wide field of view (WFOV) are minimized using directional imaging through the protective window. This can be accomplished by a camera position adjustment according to a predefined algorithm as described herein. This adjustment may be performed using a mechanical motor or manually (using corresponding screws, lever, etc.) to actuate a mechanical mechanism. For example, a four-bar linkage mechanism may be used, which may allow the camera to pivot about a virtual pivot point (or generally, a pivotal area) generated by the intersection of the camera lens bore sight axes (camera lens central axes), e.g., outside of a housing of the light fixture.

Abstract: Conventional methods for imaging transient targets are constrained by a trade-off between resolution and frame rate, and transient targets moving faster than the detector frame typically result in image blurring. Imagers using digital-pixel focal plane arrays (“DFPAs”) have on-chip global pixel operation capability for extracting a single transient-feature (i.e., single-frequency discrimination) in a snapshot that depends on the number of counters implemented per pixel. However, these DFPA systems are not capable of multi-target and multi-frequency discrimination. Imagers described herein achieve multi-target transient signature discrimination orders of magnitude faster than the readout frame rate using in-pixel electronic shuttering with a known time-encoded modulation. Three-dimensional (x,y,t) data cube reconstruction is performed using compressive sensing algorithms.

Abstract: A camera lens module according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to include an optical image stabilizing carrier configured to accommodate a lens barrel and driven by an optical image stabilizer driving unit; a rolling unit configured to support a plane motion of the optical image stabilizing carrier to be orthogonal to an optical axis; an autofocus carrier configured to mount the optical image stabilizing carrier to advance and retreat along the optical axis at a side opposite to the optical image stabilizing carrier; a base including side surfaces configured to wrap the autofocus carrier and the optical image stabilizing carrier, wherein the optical image stabilizer driving unit is placed between the base and the optical image stabilizing carrier and an autofocus driving unit for driving the autofocus carrier is placed between the autofocus carrier and the base.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an electronic member, a plate having a fastening part, the fastening part having a tubular shape and projecting outward with respect to the electronic member when the plate is arranged outside the electronic member, a case having a hole whose diameter is larger than the outer diameter of the fastening part, the fastening part being inserted into the hole, and a fastening member attached to the fastening part from outside of the case with the fastening part inserted into the hole. A part of the electronic member is located on the axis of the fastening part.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that communicates with an external device includes a field-of-view changing unit configured to change a field of view for capturing an image of a subject, a receiving unit, a control unit, and an amount-of-change determination unit. The receiving unit receives, from the external device, a command for controlling the field-of-view changing unit. The control unit controls, when the receiving unit receives a command to start to change a field of view, the field-of-view changing unit to start to change the field of view. The amount-of-change determination unit determines an amount of change in the field of view. The control unit controls the field-of-view changing unit such that the determined amount of change in the field of view becomes a predetermined amount or more, irrespective of whether the receiving unit receives a command to stop changing the field of view using the field-of-view changing unit.

Abstract: A multi-area white-balance control device includes a component that divides an inputted image into a plurality of division areas, a component that estimates a lighting-source color temperature for each division area, a component that calculates out color information of an areal image for each division area, and a component that acquires information for white-balance processing on the basis of the lighting-source color temperature and the color information of the areal image for each division in such a manner as to weight, in the information for white-balance processing, a multi-area white-balance factor as more significant in reference to a single-area white-balance factor in a case where the color information has a value higher than a predetermined value, than in a case where the color information fails to have the predetermined value. Thereby, an image with natural color reproduction can be generated.

Abstract: Embodiments are described of a color filter array including a plurality of tiled minimal repeating units. Each minimal repeating unit includes a primary set of four rhombic color filters positioned so that at least two vertices of each rhombic color filter contact a vertex of an adjoining rhombic color filter and so that the four rhombic filters form a central interstitial space and four peripheral interstitial spaces, wherein the primary set includes at least one color filter with a first spectral photoresponse, at least one color filter with a second spectral photoresponse, and at least one color filter with a third spectral photoresponse.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus which is capable of, when performing continuous shooting at high shutter speed under an artificial light source with varying amounts of light, reducing the effects of a change in the amount of light on a picked-up image without decreasing frame speed. A frequency and a characteristic point of a change in the amount of light of flicker are detected based on an image signal read out from an image pickup device. Based on the frequency detected at first timing before continuous shooting is performed and the characteristic point detected at second timing later than the first timing during continuous shooting, a characteristic point of a change in the amount of light of flicker after the second timing is predicted. Timing of light exposure is controlled so as to be coincident with the characteristic point after the second timing.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a dome cover whose inside is a housing space for housing a lens module, an apparatus main body that is attached with the dome cover, a first support member that is supported at the apparatus main body in a free pan rotation manner inside the dome cover, a second support member that is supported at the first support member in a free tilt rotation manner and supports the lens module, an illumination mount that is provided with an illumination member and is supported at the second support member, and a ring-shaped light shielding cover that is provided on the illumination mount, surrounds the illumination member, and comes into close contact with an inner surface of the dome cover.

Abstract: A portable video and imaging system includes a camera for capturing video of an event, and a video recording device for recording the captured video of the event. The camera is housed in a first housing, the recording device is housed in a second housing, and the first and second housings are physically separate. Various embodiments provide for the system to be mounted to a user's body, an article of clothing, such as a shirt or a hat, to a vehicle, or to an ancillary component carried by the user, such as a firearm.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a gain calculating portion and a gain multiplication portion that perform signal enhancement with respect to an input image constituted by pixels having a plurality of color signals, with an intensity in accordance with signal values of each pixel, without changing a chroma and a hue; and a gamma correction portion that performs, for each pixel, tone conversion of a plurality of color signals that are subjected to signal enhancement, based on a weak gamma conversion curve in which a degree of gamma enhancement is weaker than in a basic gamma conversion curve which performs conversion such that a signal value of a halftone region at a time of outputting in a case where signal enhancement is not performed becomes a signal value in an appropriate output value range.

Abstract: A solid-state image pickup device includes a pixel unit in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements having different sensitivities are arranged; and a pixel reading unit configured to read and add output signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements in the pixel unit, and to obtain an output signal seemingly from one pixel. The pixel unit includes an absorbing unit configured to absorb overflowing electric charge from a photoelectric conversion element with a high sensitivity.

Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the field of computer technologies and discloses an interface adjustment method, apparatus, and terminal. The method includes: capturing a current image by an image capture device of the terminal; analyzing current ambient brightness according to the current image; and adjusting display of an interface on the terminal according to the current ambient brightness. According to the present disclosure, current ambient brightness is obtained by capturing a current image and analyzing the current image, thereby implementing interface adjustment. Such approach solves the problem that an existing interface adjustment method can only be used in a smart TV having a light sensor, and any terminal having an image capture function can adjust an interface by sensing light.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor having a plurality of pixels and being capable of outputting a plurality of image signals read out using different methods for individually reading out the signals of the plurality of pixels and correction signals for correcting the plurality of image signals, a processing unit for processing the correction signals so as to handle the reading methods for the plurality of image signals, and a correction unit for correcting the plurality of image signals using the correction signals processed by the processing unit.

Abstract: A mobile terminal for capturing an image and a method for controlling the same are provided. The mobile terminal includes a camera unit configured to receive an external image and process the received image to an image frame, and a control unit configured to set a focal point value of the image frame received from the camera unit, wherein the focal point value is a focal point value obtained by correcting a first focal point value extracted according to a first scheme of detecting a focal point value by using a phase difference of the image by using a second focal point extracted according to a second scheme of detecting a focal point by using a comparison value of the image.

Abstract: Real-time evaluation of high quality preview images of a document prior to capturing a final image of the document on a mobile device is disclosed. In one aspect, an image capture device is activated on the mobile device. A plurality of preview images of the document is then captured, each of which has a lower image quality than a final image to be captured by the image capture device. Next, for each of the plurality of preview images, the system measures a parameter associated with the image capturing, and related to the ability to accurately extract text and other content from a captured preview image of the document. Next, the system selects a preview image among a subset of the captured preview images that passes the image quality measurement. When a predetermined condition is met, the system chooses the selected preview image as a final captured image of the document.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal providing an image printed out through a photo printer and related information, and a method of controlling the same. The mobile terminal includes a memory, a camera, a display; and a controller configured to cause the display to display a preview image of image data received via the camera and cause the display to display an indicator indicating that an image object included in the preview image corresponds to a specific image stored in the memory when the image object corresponds to the specific image, wherein the specific image has been previously printed out via a printer device.