Abstract: To make a difference between respective accumulation conditions of first and second regions of a live view image and then to check the live view image for changes in an image corresponding to the changes in the accumulation conditions of the respective regions. An electronic apparatus includes an image-capture unit and a system control unit. The image-capture unit includes an image sensor and captures an image of first and second regions. The system control unit causes a display unit to display a live view image corresponding to the image of the first and second regions captured by the image-capture unit. The system control unit also makes a difference between respective accumulation conditions of the first and second regions of the live view image.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that makes it possible to display a live view video in which motion of an object is naturally expressed during continuous shooting. An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit including an image sensor, and a control circuit configured to capture a still image for storage and a display image for display on a display device, using the image capturing unit. In still image continuous shooting by the image capturing unit, the control circuit sets a capturing timing of the still image and then sets a capturing timing of the display image in a remaining time obtained by subtracting a time required to capture the still image from a period at which the still image is captured such that at least one frame of the display image can be displayed on the display device with a predetermined delay time.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes a controller. The controller controls a mover so as to move, when an optical element in the imaging optical system moves, an image sensor for the image stabilization in each of a first imaging period and a next second imaging period. The controller selects and performs one of a first image stabilization control and a second image stabilization control after the first imaging period ends, the first image stabilization control controlling the mover so as to return the image sensor to a predetermined initial position and to move the image sensor from the predetermined initial position during the second imaging period, and the second image stabilization control controlling the mover so as to hold the image sensor at a position at an end of the first imaging period and to move the image sensor from the position at the end.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging device, a method for manufacturing the same, and an electronic apparatus capable of improving sensitivity while suppressing degradation of color mixture. The solid-state imaging device includes an anti-reflection portion having a moth-eye structure provided on a boundary surface on a light-receiving surface side of a photoelectric conversion region of each pixel arranged two-dimensionally, and an inter-pixel light-blocking portion provided below the boundary surface of the anti-reflection portion to block incident light. In addition, the photoelectric conversion region is a semiconductor region, and the inter-pixel light-blocking portion has a trench structure obtained by digging the semiconductor region in a depth direction at a pixel boundary. The techniques according to the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a solid-state imaging device of a rear surface irradiation type.

Abstract: A vehicular camera assembly includes a front housing portion accommodating a lens, a circuit board having a connecting element, and an electrical connector. The rear housing portion includes a rear attachment portion that has an aperture therethrough. The electrical connector electrically connects a wire harness of the vehicle to the connecting element of the circuit board. The electrical connector includes an electrically conductive element that is electrically conductively connected to a coaxial or shielded wire connecting element of the electrical connector. The rear housing portion includes an electrically conductive element that protrudes through the aperture. As the electrical connector is attached at the rear attachment portion, the electrically conductive element of the rear housing portion engages the electrically conductive element of the electrical connector to establish and maintain electrically conductive connection between the electrically conductive elements.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging apparatus having: an imaging optical system including at least one optical element; an image sensor configured to capture an object image formed by the imaging optical system; a substrate on which an image sensor is mounted; a holding member configured to hold the imaging optical system, the holding member including a substrate bonding face that is bonded to the substrate; a first bonding member configured to bond at least a part of a first face of the substrate, that faces the substrate bonding face, to the substrate bonding face; and a second bonding member configured to bond at least a part of a second face of the substrate, that is opposite to the first face of the substrate, to the substrate bonding face.

Abstract: An information handling system for providing computer implemented services to users includes a camera and a low power manager that manages operation of the camera. The information handling system also includes a storage for storing: context data regarding an operating state of the information handling system, and management policies for managing operation of the camera. The information handling system also includes a camera settings manager that dynamically updates operation of the low power manager using the context data and the management policies.

Abstract: An electronic device comprising: a line-of-sight detection unit configured to detect a viewed position of a user; and a control unit configured to perform control such that, 1) in a first operation mode, a first function corresponding to a fact that there is gazing is executed in accordance with a state in which a first condition is satisfied, and 2) in a second operation mode, a second function corresponding to a fact that there is gazing is executed in accordance with a state in which a second condition is satisfied, wherein the first condition is a condition regarding the viewed position representing a fact that the user has been gazing for a first period, the second condition is a condition regarding the viewed position representing a fact that the user has been gazing for a second period longer than the first period.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display panel, a display device and an image acquiring method thereof. The display panel includes a first imaging region, the first imaging region is provided with a filter, the filter is configured to adjust a polarization direction of light incident into the filter, and configured to filter out polarized light having a set polarization direction in the adjusted light.

Abstract: A method for processing an image is provided. The method includes that: a preview image to be processed is acquired; scene information is identified from the preview image; a composition mode corresponding to the scene information is determined; and the preview image is composed according to the composition mode. A device for processing an image and a mobile terminal are also provided.

Abstract: A shake correction control device includes an acquisition unit and an operation control unit. The acquisition unit acquires, for each predetermined time, a related amount related to an operation recommendation condition under which an operation of a mechanical correction unit which corrects a shake of a subject image by mechanically moving at least one of a correction optical system or an imaging element is recommended. The operation control unit controls the operation of the mechanical correction unit and an operation of an electronic correction unit which corrects the shake by performing image processing on an image obtained by imaging performed by the imaging element.

Abstract: An electronic device comprises an adjustment unit for adjusting a focus distance of a lens unit and obtainment unit for obtaining, from the lens unit, first information relating to a first range and second information relating to a second range. The first range being a focus range of the lens unit, and the second range being a focus range, in the first range, in which adjustment by the adjustment unit is limited. The electronic device controls, on the basis of the first information and the second information, the display device so as to display the first range and the second range to be distinguishable from each other.

Abstract: A recording control apparatus that controls to record an image captured by a camera starts recording of the image captured by the camera based on information acquired from the camera. In a case where an instruction to delete the image is received from a upper-level system configured to acquire information different from the information acquired from the camera or in a case where an instruction to the image is not received from the upper-level system for a certain period, the recording control apparatus deletes the image captured by the camera.

Abstract: Compact folded lens systems are described that may be used in small form factor cameras. Lens systems are described that may include five lens elements with refractive power, with a light folding element such as a prism, located between a first lens element on the object side of the lens system and a second lens element, that redirects the light refracted from the first lens element from a first axis onto a second axis on which the other lens elements and a photosensor are arranged. The lens systems may include an aperture stop located behind the front vertex of the lens system, for example at the first lens element, and an optional infrared filter, for example located between the last lens element and a photosensor.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus may include a housing detachably coupleable to an end of a sighting device. The housing may include a channel protruding from a side of the housing. The apparatus may include a one-way mirror disposed inside the housing. The one-way mirror may be positioned to allow an image from the sighting device to pass through the one-way mirror and reflect the image from the sighting device through the channel. The apparatus may include a mounting plate coupled to the housing. The mounting plate may include one or more adjustment bars that may be engageable with a visual recording device.

Abstract: A semiconductor module for an image-sensing device is disclosed. The semiconductor module may include: a printed circuit board (PCB), a photosensitive member, at least an electric component and a molding component. The PCB may have a first surface, and the photosensitive member and the electric component are positioned on the first surface of the PCB. The molding component may be formed along with the first surface of the PCB, and separate the photosensitive member and the electric component from the ambient environment. The molding component may be in direct contact with the photosensitive member, the electric component and the first surface of the PCB. At least a portion of the molding component may be transparent to allow at last 50% of the incident light to pass through the molding component to reach the photosensitive member.

Abstract: A distance measurement device includes an imaging unit which captures a subject image formed by an imaging optical system forming the subject image indicating a subject, an emission unit which emits directional light as light having directivity along an optical axis direction of the imaging optical system, a light receiving unit which receives reflected light of directional light from the subject, a derivation unit which derives a distance to the subject based on a timing at which directional light is emitted by the emission unit and a timing at which reflected light is received by the light receiving unit, and a control unit which performs control such that at least a part of an imaging period by the imaging unit overlaps at least a part of a distance measurement period by the emission unit, the light receiving unit, and the derivation unit.

Abstract: An image sensor, a camera module, and an electronic device are provided. The image sensor includes a pixel array and a control circuit. The pixel array includes a plurality of row pixels and a plurality of column pixels. The control circuit is configured to receive a first instruction to control an intersection region of a part of the plurality of row pixels and a part of the plurality of column pixels to detect an illumination intensity. The control circuit is further configured to receive a second instruction to control at least part of the pixel array to acquire an image.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup device, a display device including, in a finder loupe visual field, an image display region and an image display outside region, and a display controller configured to control the display device. The display controller determines a difficulty degree of visibility of a boundary between the image display region and the image display outside region and controls the display device to draw a boundary display when the difficulty degree is equal to or larger than a predetermined value and not to draw the boundary display when the difficulty degree is smaller than the predetermined value.

Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus includes: a defective pixel specifier configured to specify a defective pixel in a captured image based on a pixel level of each pixel in the captured image; a setting unit configured to set a correction degree of a defect correction process of making a brightness of the defective pixel approach a brightness of a discrimination area including surrounding pixels positioned around the defective pixel; and a defect corrector configured to perform the defect correction process according to the correction degree. When a difference between the brightness of the defective pixel and the brightness of the discrimination area is divided into a first range and a second range in which the difference is larger than that in the first range, the setting unit sets a higher correction degree for the difference is in the second range than the first range.