Abstract: Provided is an information processing system that determines an insurance premium of an online insurance service. The information processing system includes: an information terminal with which a subscriber performs an insurance subscription procedure; and an information processing apparatus that calculates an insurance premium of insurance of the subscriber. The information terminal acquires first information when the subscriber subscribes to the insurance, acquires second information within a coverage period of the insurance, and transmits the second information to the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus calculates a first insurance premium on the basis of the first information, calculates a second insurance premium on the basis of the second information, and determines the insurance premium of the subscriber on the basis of the first insurance premium and the second insurance premium.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, an information processing terminal, and an information processing system capable of providing an insurance applicable to a service using a mobility as a service (MaaS).

Abstract: An imaging apparatus, which can communicate with a light emitting apparatus via a radio wave communication unit using radio waves, is configured to control timing at which the imaging apparatus starts an operation corresponding to a light emission performed according to a light emission start instruction based on a first light emission delay time that the light emitting apparatus requires for the processing from completion of reception of data indicating the light emission start instruction issued from the radio wave communication unit to a start of the light emission, and a second light emission delay time required for the processing from an output of the light emission start instruction issued from a light emission start instruction unit to completion of transmission of the data indicating the light emission start instruction issued from the radio wave communication unit.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a communication unit that executes data communication with a predetermined number of external devices, a search unit that searches for external devices that can executes data communication with the imaging apparatus, and a determination unit that, if the search unit finds a number of external devices that is greater than the predetermined number, determines with which of the external devices communication is to be activated. The determining unit is configured to, in case that the imaging unit executes an imaging process, preferentially activate communication with external devices that are used in the imaging process.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a communication unit that executes data communication with a predetermined number of external devices, a search unit that searches for external devices that can executes data communication with the imaging apparatus, and a determination unit that, if the search unit finds a number of external devices that is greater than the predetermined number, determines with which of the external devices communication is to be activated. The determining unit is configured to, in case that the imaging unit executes an imaging process, preferentially activate communication with external devices that are used in the imaging process.

Abstract: This invention has as its object to precisely detect the face of a person from a captured image even in a situation with an insufficient brightness (e.g., when an image of a person is to be photographed to have a nightscape as a background). To this end, an image capturing apparatus detects, on the basis of a captured image based on pre-light emission, a face area in the captured image, determines a light control area of a flash in the captured image including an object in accordance with the detected face area, calculates a main light emitting amount in accordance with a photometry value based on the pre-light emission in the determined light control area, and photographs an image by controlling the flash on the basis of the calculated main light emitting amount.

Abstract: A focus-state detecting device, to which a removable lens unit is mounted, that includes, for example, a focus-state detection unit that detects a focus-adjusted state; a first acquisition unit that acquires information on chromatic aberration; a second acquisition unit that acquires information on spectral characteristics of a subject; a correction unit that corrects information on the focus-adjusted state which has been detected by the focus-state detection unit; and a control unit that repeats operations.

Abstract: An image sensing device allows to shoot an image using correct object distance information and light emitting amount when the main light emitting amount upon shooting an object image is calculated by making the pre-light emission after the auto-focusing process. When a predetermined button independent of a release button is operated, a focusing process is executed first. Then, photometry is made while inactivating a strobe, and an exposure value is determined based on an object distance. Then, pre-light emission is made, light reflected by the object in the pre-light emission is measured, and the photometry result under the available light is subtracted from that in the pre-light emission, so as to obtain a brightness value of object reflected light of only the pre-light emission.

Abstract: This invention has as its object to precisely detect the face of a person from a captured image even in a situation with an insufficient brightness (e.g., when an image of a person is to be photographed to have a nightscape as a background). To this end, an image capturing apparatus detects, on the basis of a captured image based on pre-light emission, a face area in the captured image, determines a light control area of a flash in the captured image including an object in accordance with the detected face area, calculates a main light emitting amount in accordance with a photometry value based on the pre-light emission in the determined light control area, and photographs an image by controlling the flash on the basis of the calculated main light emitting amount.

Abstract: An image-pickup apparatus is disclosed which ensures a wide range of photometric measurement in an electronic observation state and allows a reduced release time lag in image-pickup operation with flashing. The image-pickup apparatus includes an optical-path switching member, a shutter which controls the amount of exposure light to an image-pickup device, a first light-receiving element, and a control unit which disposes the optical-path switching member to a second position and opens the shutter to allow electronic observation of an object with an electronic display device, and controls light emission of a flash unit which illuminates the object. When image-pickup operation with flashing is performed in an electronic observation state, the control unit closes the shutter before the image-pickup operation with flashing, and sets an amount of light emission of the flash unit based on an output from the first light-receiving element which receives light reflected by the shutter.

Abstract: A focus-state detecting device includes a focus-state detection unit that splits a light beam, which has passed through a removable lens unit, into two light beams and detects a defocus amount based upon a phase difference between two images formed by respective ones of the two light beams; a chromatic aberration information acquisition unit that acquires information relating to chromatic aberration, which corresonds to the wavelength of light, from the lens unit; a storage unit that stores a correction value of chromatic aberration that is based upon the color of the light source; a first photometer that mainly meters a visible-light region in a light beam that has passed through the lens unit; a second photometer that mainly meters a wavelength region longer than visible light in a light beam that has passed through the lens unit; a correction value acquisition unit that acquires a correction value from the storage unit in accordance with a difference between outputs from the first and second photometers; a

Abstract: This invention allows to shoot an image using correct object distance information and light emitting amount when the main light emitting amount upon shooting an object image is calculated by making the pre-light emission after the auto-focusing process. To this end, when a predetermined button independent of a release button is operated, a focusing process is executed first. Then, photometry is made while inactivating a strobe, i.e., under available light, and an exposure value is determined based on an object distance. Then, pre-light emission is made, light reflected by the object in the pre-light emission is measured, and the photometry result under the available light is subtracted from that in the pre-light emission, so as to obtain a brightness value of object reflected light of only the pre-light emission. This brightness value is corrected to be equal to lower than an allowable maximum value depending on the object distance to compute a main light emitting amount.

Abstract: Strobe light emission is controlled with precision with precision of distance information. A photometry unit measures light reflected by an object to be photographed by preliminary emission in a collection of divided regions. An object distance detection unit detects an object distance. A distance precision determination unit determines a distance precision. A first calculation unit calculates a proper photometry level from an object distance. A second calculation unit calculates an identification level for identifying an abnormal reflection region on the basis of the proper photometry level and a distance precision. A determination unit compares the photometry values of the divided regions with the identification level, thereby determining an abnormal reflection region. A third calculation unit calculates the photometry values of reflected object light in the divided regions from which the abnormal reflection region is excluded.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing proper strobe light photographing which is almost free from the influence of the object reflectance and an autofocus detection error. This disclosure includes a first calculation unit which calculates first photometry data on the basis of a photometry value obtained by a photometry unit for measuring light reflected by an object to be photographed by preliminary emission, an object distance detection unit (#120) which detects object distance information, a second calculation unit (#121) which calculates proper second photometry data corresponding to the object distance information, a third calculation unit (#122 and #123) which calculates third photometry data on the basis of the calculation results of the first and second calculation units, and a control unit (#124 to #126) which controls an main emission amount and performs strobe light photographing on the basis of the calculation result of the third calculation unit.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing proper strobe light photographing which is almost free from the influence of the object reflectance and an autofocus detection error. This disclosure includes a first calculation unit which calculates first photometry data on the basis of a photometry value obtained by a photometry unit for measuring light reflected by an object to be photographed by preliminary emission, an object distance detection unit (#120) which detects object distance information, a second calculation unit (#121) which calculates proper second photometry data corresponding to the object distance information, a third calculation unit (#122 and #123) which calculates third photometry data on the basis of the calculation results of the first and second calculation units, and a control unit (#124 to #126) which controls an main emission amount and performs strobe light photographing on the basis of the calculation result of the third calculation unit.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing optimal strobe light emission control in accordance with the precision of distance information.

Abstract: In a flash system, information on a light emission mode, etc., is communicated to a slave flash device through pulse light emitted from a master flash device, and, after completion of communication of the information, the master flash device makes light emission, which causes the slave flash device to start to make light emission in an operative mode according to the communicated information.

Abstract: In an information transmitting apparatus capable of transmitting information by using flash light emission of a flash light emission tube, communication data is detected at timing synchronized with a predetermined period and, when the detected communication data indicates a light emission instruction, a predetermined light emission signal is formed and outputted to cause the flash light emission tube to make light emission, wherein a time interval from a point of time at which the light emission instruction has been detected to a point of time at which the light emission signal is outputted is varied according to a time interval from a point of time at which the preceding light emission has been performed to a point of time at which the light emission instruction for the current light emission is detected, so that the intervals of flash light emission are adjusted.

Abstract: A camera system which performs light measurement by causing a flash unit to perform a preliminary emission before causing said flash unit to perform a main emission, and computes a control value for the main emission on the basis of a result of the light measurement, includes charge detecting circuitry for detecting a state of charge of a capacitor for storing energy to be used for emission of the flash unit, an upper limit value computer for computing an amount-of-emission upper limit value on the basis of a detection result provided by said charge detecting circuitry and decision circuitry for determining whether flash control under which the main emission can provide a correct amount-of-emission is possible, before the main emission on the basis of the control value and an amount-of-emission upper limit value computed by the upper limit value computer after the preliminary emission.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic flash device which, even if the charged voltage of a main capacitor is low, can securely effect a trigger operation by making a trigger voltage higher than the charged voltage of the main capacitor.