Abstract: A photographing apparatus that supported by a supporting assembly generates vibration when performing shake correction, the vibration sometimes affects the attitude control of the supporting assembly over the photographing apparatus.

Abstract: A control apparatus controls a photographing apparatus that includes a ranging sensor that measures a distance to a photographed object associated with each of a plurality of distance measurement areas on a light-receiving surface of a light-receiving element and an image sensor that captures an image of the photographed object. The control apparatus includes a circuit configured to: correct a predetermined positional relationship between the plurality of distance measurement areas on the light-receiving surface of the light-receiving element and a plurality of photographing areas on a light-receiving surface of the image sensor based on a plurality of distances measured by the ranging sensor; determine, based on the corrected positional relationship, a first distance measurement area corresponding to a first photographing area of a focused object; and perform focus control of the photographing apparatus based on a distance of the first distance measurement area measured by the ranging sensor.

Abstract: A control device includes a memory storing a program and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the program to detect a driving command supplied to a driving device that changes a position or an orientation of an imaging device, and disable a shake correction function of the imaging device before the driving device starts to change the position or the orientation of the imaging device corresponding to the driving command.

Abstract: A control device includes control circuitry configured to control a heating device to heat an optical member in response to instruction information fulfilling a predetermined condition. The instruction information causes an increase in altitude of a movable object. The movable object includes an imaging device that includes an image sensor, the optical member, and the heating device. The optical member is arranged in front of the image sensor.

Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a photographing system, the photographing system includes: a ranging sensor to measure distances of each to-be-photographed objects associated with each of a plurality of regions, the plurality of to-be-photographed objects include a first target object, the first target object is associated with a first region and a first distance; and a photographing apparatus. The control apparatus is configured to: cause the photographing apparatus to perform focus control on the first target object based on the first distance, control the photographing apparatus to obtain a plurality of images, determine, based on the plurality of images, whether a second target object is in the first region, the second target object being a moving object in the first region; and cause the photographing apparatus to perform different focus controls on the first region based on whether or not the second target object is present in the first region.

Abstract: A control device includes a processor and a storage medium storing a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to obtain a reference distance of a photographing device that includes a height of the photographing device or a distance from the photographing device to a target object, determine a range of a focus distance of the photographing device according to the reference distance, and control the photographing device to shoot a plurality of images while changing the focus distance within the range.

Abstract: A control device includes a circuit configured to determine, from a plurality of measured distances measured by a ranging sensor of a camera device, a subject distance from the camera device to a subject on a lens optical axis of the camera device based on the plurality of measured distances, an axis distance between the lens optical axis of the camera device and a lens optical axis of the ranging sensor, and an angle of view of the ranging sensor.

Abstract: A lens device includes a first electric motor, a second electric motor, a lens, a cam ring, a first gear, a second gear, and a controller. The cam ring is configured to drive the lens in a direction of an optical axis of the lens. The first gear is configured to transmit power generated by the first electric motor to the cam ring. The second gear is configured to transmit power generated by the second electric motor to the cam ring. The controller is configured to, when controlling the cam ring to stop rotating, first stop a rotation of the first electric motor and then stop a rotation of the second electric motor.

Abstract: A control device includes a processor and a storage device. The storage device stores a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform speed control to perform speed control to cause a speed of a lens of a camera device to reach a target speed, during the speed control, obtain a current value of a current provided to an electric motor of the camera device configured to drive the lens, determine a stop moment of stopping providing the current to the electric motor according to the current value, and control to stop providing the current to the electric motor at the stop moment to cause the lens to stop at a stop position.

Abstract: A control apparatus, a camera apparatus, a flying object, a control method and a program are provided. The control apparatus is configured to control a driving of a focus lens included in a camera apparatus. The control apparatus includes a memory, storing a program; and a processor, configured to execute the program to set a drive range of the focus lens based on a height of the camera apparatus away from a reference position, and control the driving of the focus lens in the drive range.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control device for controlling an imaging device. The control device includes an operation unit configured to be operated by an external force; a detection unit configured to detect an operation state of the operation unit; a processor configured to execute a program to: perform a predetermined operation based on the operation state of the operation unit; and invalidate an execution of the predetermined operation performed by the processor based on the operation state of the operation unit when the imaging device is connected to an object satisfying a condition.

Abstract: A control device includes a position detector and a controller configured to control a lens to move along an optical axis in a first direction, obtain images through the lens while the lens is moving along the optical axis in the first direction, obtain contrast evaluation values each corresponding to one of the images, obtain, via the position detector, lens positions each corresponding to one of the images, store a correspondence relationship between the contrast evaluation values and the lens positions in a memory, and in response to detecting a focus position of the lens according to the contrast evaluation values, read the correspondence relationship from the memory and control the lens to move in a second direction opposite to the first direction until the lens is moved to a lens position corresponding to the focus position.

Abstract: A determination device includes a processor and a storage device storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: determine focus setting values of a photographing device, zoom setting values of the photographing device, and moving speeds of a movable body carrying the photographing device at various time points from a first time point to a second time point according to a time needed to change a zoom ratio of the photographing device from a first zoom ratio to a second zoom ratio, the first zoom ratio, and the second zoom ratio.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes a control unit for controlling a lens system of the photographing apparatus. When a distance from an object-side focus of the lens system to a photographed object changes from a to n×a due to moving of the photographing apparatus, the control unit changes a focal length of the lens system from f to n×f, and changes a distance from an image-side focus of the lens system to an image plane from b to n×b. The lens system has a zoom lens system and a focus lens system. By controlling the zoom lens system, the control unit changes the focal length of the lens system from f to n×f, and by controlling the focus lens system, the control unit changes the distance from the image-side focus of the lens system from b to n×b.

Abstract: To perform zoom control more effectively when shooting an image with a dolly zoom effect, a control method, a control apparatus, a mobile body, and programs are provided. During moving of a photographing apparatus from a first time point to a second time point, by causing a focus lens and a zoom lens to move, the first control component causes a zoom ratio to change, and causes a focus distance to change; and where during moving of the photographing apparatus from the second time point to a third time point, by performing electronic zooming, a second control component causes the zoom ratio to change and by causing the focus lens to move, the focus distance to change.

Abstract: A determination device includes a processor and a storage device storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to obtain a plurality of focus distances corresponding to a plurality of shooting targets included in a shooting range of a photographing device, and determine a target distance between the photographing device and the plurality of shooting targets for the photographing device to shoot the plurality of shooting targets based on the plurality of focus distances.

Abstract: Control device, movable object, control method and program are provided. The control device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to: acquire first resolution information of a resolution of a camera device mounted on a movable object; determine a first geographic area according to the first resolution information; and control the movable object or the camera device, to prevent at least one of: the camera device from photographing in the first geographic area, or an image photographed by the camera device in the first geographic area from being stored.

Abstract: A control device includes a processor and a storage medium storing a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to obtain a reference distance of a photographing device that includes a height of the photographing device or a distance from the photographing device to a target object, determine a range of a focus distance of the photographing device according to the reference distance, and control the photographing device to shoot a plurality of images while changing the focus distance within the range.

Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling driving of a focus lens of a lens apparatus includes a memory storing a program and a processor. The processor is configured to execute the program to determine, according to a height of the lens apparatus from a reference position, a focus position of the focus lens indicating a position of the focus lens; and control the driving of the focus lens according to the focus position.

Abstract: A lens device includes a first motor, a second motor, a lens, a cam ring, and a gear part. The cam ring is configured to, in cooperation with the first motor and the second motor, drive the lens to move in a direction along an optical axis of the lens. The gear part is configured to transmit a power of both the first motor and the second motor to the cam ring. The gear part includes a first gear connected to a first shaft of the first motor, a second gear connected to a second drive shaft of the second motor, and a third gear that meshes with the first gear and the second gear. The power of the first motor and the second motor is transmitted to the cam ring via the third gear.