Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes an image sensor configured to capture an object image, and a controller by controlling energizing an actuator for an image stabilization operation that moves the image sensor. The controller switches an energization method for the actuator between a first energization method and a second energization method that has a response distortion of an actuator larger and a ripple current smaller than those of the first energization method, controls energizing the actuator by the first energization method in a first state that does not read a signal out of the image sensor during a charge accumulation of the image sensor, and controls energizing the actuator by the second energization method in a second state that reads the signal out of the image sensor after the charge accumulation.

Abstract: A lens device is able to be installed in an imaging device via a mount part. The imaging device comprises a correction unit performing image blur correction through driving of an imaging element and a control unit which controls driving of the correction unit. The control unit determines a range of an amount of drive control of the correction unit on the basis of a difference between a second length and a positioning accuracy when the imaging element is positioned at the center of the mount part using the correction unit. The second length is obtained by subtracting a diagonal length associated with an imaging range of the imaging element from a first length corresponding to a closest distance to the center of the mount part from a circumference of an imaging circle when viewed from an optical axis direction of an imaging optical system included in the lens device.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first acquiring unit capable of acquiring images of a plurality of view points, a second acquiring unit configured to acquire shape information of an object based on the images of a plurality of view points acquired by the first acquiring unit, a third acquiring unit configured to acquire material appearance information of the object based on a distribution of reflected light of the object obtainable from the images of a plurality of view points acquired by the first acquiring unit, and a generating unit configured to generate a file including the shape information of the object, the material appearance information of the object, and the images of a plurality of view points, acquired by the first to third acquiring units.

Abstract: A drive apparatus comprising a stationary frame with a coil, a movable frame with a magnetic circuit held movably in a direction orthogonal to a first direction, and a drive unit that moves the movable frame by applying electric current to the coil. The magnetic circuit is constituted by aligning a first magnet having a magnetization direction parallel to the first direction, a second magnet having a magnetization direction opposite to the first magnet, and a third magnet between the first and second magnets in a direction orthogonal to the first direction. The third magnet has a magnetization direction that has a pole in the same direction of the poles of the first and second magnets when viewed from the coil side. The side spaces of the first and second magnets opposite to the third magnet are occupied by material whose magnetic permeability is lower than the magnets.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor configured to capture an object image formed through an imaging optical system, an image stabilization unit configured to move the image sensor on a plane orthogonal to an optical axis in the imaging optical system, and a controller configured to control a movement by the image stabilization unit, and to determine a moving center in the image plane image stabilization unit based on information on the imaging optical system in an electronic preview mode used to observe an image signal about the object image based on an output from the image sensor.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus is mountable with a lens apparatus including a first optical image stabilizing unit configured to move an optical element that is a part of the imaging optical system, in a direction intersecting an optical axis of the imaging optical system. The image pickup apparatus includes an image sensor, a second optical image stabilizing unit configured to move the image sensor in a direction intersecting the optical axis, and a control unit configured to control the second optical image stabilizing unit based on an image stabilizing reference position of the first optical image stabilizing unit which is a reference position for an image stabilization of the first optical image stabilizing unit.

Abstract: A lens device is able to be installed in an imaging device via a mount part. The imaging device comprises a correction unit performing image blur correction through driving of an imaging element and a control unit which controls driving of the correction unit. The control unit determines a range of an amount of drive control of the correction unit on the basis of a difference between a second length and a positioning accuracy when the imaging element is positioned at the center of the mount part using the correction unit. The second length is obtained by subtracting a diagonal length associated with an imaging range of the imaging element from a first length corresponding to a closest distance to the center of the mount part from a circumference of an imaging circle when viewed from an optical axis direction of an imaging optical system included in the lens device.

Abstract: A cooling unit can be downsized. Air is taken in through an intake port, and heat is discharged from a heat source through an exhaust port. A heat transport unit, forming a part of a cooling fan or is substantially in contact with it, has a first region which has one end facing the heat source and another end having a through hole which air taken in or air to be discharged passes through, and in which air passes through the through hole to perform heat exchange with the air in an inner wall of the through hole. The cooling fan has an intake opening and an exhaust opening. The through hole has an intake through hole and/or an exhaust through hole. Air passes through the intake port, the intake through hole, the intake opening, the exhaust opening, the exhaust through hole, and the exhaust port in this order.

Abstract: A cooling unit can be downsized. Air is taken in through an intake port, and heat is discharged from a heat source through an exhaust port. A heat transport unit, forming a part of a cooling fan or is substantially in contact with it, has a first region which has one end facing the heat source and another end having a through hole which air taken in or air to be discharged passes through, and in which air passes through the through hole to perform heat exchange with the air in an inner wall of the through hole. The cooling fan has an intake opening and an exhaust opening. The through hole has an intake through hole and/or an exhaust through hole. Air passes through the intake port, the intake through hole, the intake opening, the exhaust opening, the exhaust through hole, and the exhaust port in this order.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus detects a subject in a captured image. The image capture apparatus further recognizes its user based on an eyeball image of the user. The image capture apparatus then selects a main subject area from among the detected subject areas, based on information regarding subjects captured in the past and stored being associated with the recognized user.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes an image sensor configured to capture an object image, and a controller by controlling energizing an actuator for an image stabilization operation that moves the image sensor. The controller switches an energization method for the actuator between a first energization method and a second energization method that has a response distortion of an actuator larger and a ripple current smaller than those of the first energization method, controls energizing the actuator by the first energization method in a first state that does not read a signal out of the image sensor during a charge accumulation of the image sensor, and controls energizing the actuator by the second energization method in a second state that reads the signal out of the image sensor after the charge accumulation.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a shake detector and a shake correction unit. The shake correction unit performs image shake correction by moving an imaging element in a plane orthogonal to an optical axis of an imaging optical system. A shutter operation is performed using an electronic front curtain by the imaging element and a rear curtain of a shutter mechanism unit. A camera system controller performs driving control of the shake correction unit using a detection signal of the shake detector. If the camera system controller performs exposure control using the electronic front curtain and the rear curtain, the camera system controller performs regulation control for reducing the amount of rotation of the imaging element in a period before exposure during which the shake correction unit is active according to exposure conditions. Alternatively, the camera system controller performs control for luminance correction of a captured image according to exposure conditions.

Abstract: A stabilization control apparatus that supports a plurality of shooting modes including a first shooting mode and a second shooting mode. The first and second shooting mode have different diagonal-line lengths of an available area of an image sensor. The stabilization control apparatus sets different reference positions of the image sensor depending on which of the first and second shooting modes is set. The reference position is the center of an area within which the image sensor is moved for image stabilization.

Abstract: A card-type storage device and a slot device, which are capable of preventing lowering of the reliability due to repeated insertion and removal of the storage device. A card medium includes card thermal contacts each having a contact surface which intersects with a thickness direction of the card medium. A first card upper guide surface restricts the position of the card medium in the thickness direction to a first position. An escape portion restricts the position of the card medium in the thickness direction to a different position from the first position. A second card upper guide surface links the first card upper guide surface and the escape portion.

Abstract: An image stabilization apparatus comprises: a first obtaining unit that obtains orientation information of an image capturing apparatus; a determining unit that, on the basis of the orientation information, determines a reference position of an image sensor included in the image capturing apparatus; and a calculating unit that calculates a correction amount for performing image stabilization by moving a position of the image sensor from the reference position in a plane intersecting with an optical axis. The reference position is different between when the orientation information indicates that the image capturing apparatus is in a first orientation and when the orientation information indicates that the image capturing apparatus is in a second orientation.

Abstract: There is provided an image blur correction apparatus. A detection unit detects shake occurring in an image capturing apparatus. Based on the shake, a determination unit determines a first correction amount and a second correction amount that are for correcting image blur. A transmission unit transmits a second correction amount to a second image blur correction apparatus via a communication device, the second image blur correction apparatus controlling a second correction member based on the second correction amount. An acquisition unit acquires a correction error of the second correction member caused by a communication delay of the second correction amount in the communication device. Based on the first correction amount and the correction error, a control unit controls a first correction member configured to correct image blur of the image capturing apparatus so as to reduce the correction error.

Abstract: According to the present invention, an imaging device and a reproducing device that allow for high quality reproduction of images generated by using two image signals having different lengths of accumulation periods output form a single imaging element are provided. A solid state imaging device of the invention includes a pixel array including a pixel having first and second photoelectric conversion units; a scanning unit that drives the pixel such that an accumulation period of an intermediate time of the first photoelectric conversion unit matches an intermediate time of an accumulation period of the second photoelectric conversion unit; a readout unit that reads out a first image signal from the first photoelectric conversion unit and reads out a second image signal from the second photoelectric conversion unit; and a generating unit that generates images by using the first and second image signals whose accumulation periods have the matched intermediate time.

Abstract: A position detection device including a magnetic detection unit, a magnet, and a calculation unit that calculates a position detection signal based on a signal of the magnetic detection unit is provided. The magnet and the magnetic detection unit are relatively movable while maintaining a predetermined interval. The magnetic detection unit has a longitudinal magnetic field detection unit that detects a magnetic field in a separating direction between the magnetic detection unit and the magnet, and has a transverse magnetic field detection unit that detects a magnetic field in a moving direction of the magnet 1. A calculation unit 5 calculates a position detection signal based on a signal of the transverse magnetic field detection unit and a signal of the longitudinal magnetic field detection unit.

Abstract: An image blur correction device that forms a strong rolling surface on a movable member having a resin part and is improved in strength of the movable member. The image blur correction device includes a fixed member, rolling balls, and the movable member that includes a sheet metal member and the resin part molded integrally with the sheet metal member, holds an image capture device, and is movable in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the image capture device, relative to the fixed member. Part of the movable member, where the sheet metal member is exposed from the resin part, forms the rolling surfaces on which the rolling members roll, and the sheet metal member is formed into a shape surrounding the image capture device, as viewed from the optical axis direction.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus performs control to display first region information indicating a first region that is a region gazed at by a user and second region information indicating a second region that is a region of a main object within a region of a shot image region so as to be distinguishably superimposed on the shot image. In the above control, the imaging apparatus displays the first region information and the second region information based on the information on the identical position before the first instruction means is operated, and after the first instruction means is operated, the first region information and the second region information are displayed based on information of different positions corresponding to each region.