Abstract: An apparatus includes a sensor configured to capture a plurality of images different in in-focus position in an optical axis direction, and at least one processor configured to function as a control unit configured to control the sensor, a composition unit configured to generate, from the plurality of images, a composite image including an area more focused than each of the plurality of images, and a determination unit configured to determine whether a selfie is being taken. In a case where the selfie is being taken and a predetermined condition is satisfied, the control unit controls the sensor to capture the plurality of images, and the composition unit generates the composite image.

Abstract: A learning apparatus includes a model generating unit configured to generate, by using teacher data including a subject and a composite image generated from a plurality of images captured based on settings predetermined for the subject, a model for generating imaging settings suitable for generating a composite image of the subject through machine learning. The plurality of images are images captured at in-focus positions different in an optical axis direction. The settings include at least the in-focus positions. The composite image is an image generated by extracting in-focus regions from the plurality of images.

Abstract: An electrode unit of the invention includes: an electrode including one end and another end, the other end including a free end; and an electrode supporting portion that supports the one end of the electrode. The electrode is disposed in a second plane that is different from a first plane in which the electrode supporting portion is moved to advance or withdraw when the electrode supporting portion is moved to advance or withdraw in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the electrode supporting portion, and the electrode is supported by the electrode supporting portion via a flexed portion projecting from the first plane to the second plane.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that has an image bearing member to be removably mounted to the image forming apparatus includes an intermediate transfer member, a toner detection unit, an exposure device, a forming unit, and a judgment unit. The judgment unit judges a mounting state of the image bearing member based on whether the toner detection unit detects a toner image transferred on a surface of the intermediate transfer member. When the image bearing member is mounted, first and second patterns of toner images are formed apart by a predetermined interval in a rotation direction of the intermediate transfer member. Where the toner detection unit detects the first and second patterns of toner images, the judgment unit judges that the image bearing member is mounted. Where one of the first and second patterns is not detected, the judgment unit judges that the image bearing member is not mounted.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes: a piston guided by a cylinder to reciprocate along a cylinder axis and forming a combustion chamber with a crown surface facing a cylinder head; and a fuel injection valve having an injection port facing the combustion chamber and injecting fuel to a forward tumble flow in the combustion chamber. A ridge formed on the crown surface rises toward a ceiling surface side relative to a reference plane, orthogonal to the cylinder axis and including an outer peripheral edge of the crown surface, and has a ridge line formed by a curved surface to surround a recessed part. The recessed part is recessed toward a center of the crown surface in a direction orthogonal to a virtual plane including the cylinder axis and parallel to a rotation axis of a crankshaft, and is recessed toward the center in an axial direction of the crankshaft.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus that has an image bearing member to be removably mounted to the image forming apparatus includes an intermediate transfer member, a toner detection unit, an exposure device, a forming unit, and a judgment unit. The judgment unit judges a mounting state of the image bearing member based on whether the toner detection unit detects a toner image transferred on a surface of the intermediate transfer member. When the image bearing member is mounted, first and second patterns of toner images are formed apart by a predetermined interval in a rotation direction of the intermediate transfer member. Where the toner detection unit detects the first and second patterns of toner images, the judgment unit judges that the image bearing member is mounted. Where one of the first and second patterns is not detected, the judgment unit judges that the image bearing member is not mounted.

Abstract: An image capturing control apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a zoom magnification, a combining unit configured to combine a plurality of images acquired by a series of image capturing operations to generate a combined image wider in angle of view than each acquired image, and a control unit configured to perform control to display, before starting of the series of image capturing operations, an item indicating an angle of view of a combined image which is able to be generated by the combining unit, based on the acquired information.

Abstract: A display control apparatus is provided which performs operations as a delay time information acquisition unit configured to acquire information on a delay time from when a display image to be displayed on a display unit is acquired from an image capturing signal output from an image capturing device to when the display image is displayed on the display unit. The display control apparatus also performs operations as a display control unit configured to control display of the display image on the display unit at a timing based on the acquired information on the delay time, wherein the delay time is longer when a distance to a sound source is a second value than when the distance to the sound source is a first value, the second value being greater than the first value.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes an image sensor, a detection sensor, a memory, and a processor. The image sensor is configured to repeatedly perform an image pickup operation to generate a set of a plurality of images with different exposures in one image pickup operation. The detection sensor is configured to perform a first detection to detect a motion of the image sensor. The processor is configured to execute instructions in the memory to perform a second detection to detect a motion vector, to select an image used to detect the motion vector in the second detection based on the motion of the image sensor from the set of the plurality of images with different exposures among the images, and to generate a combined image by performing alignment and combining processing on at least some of the images generated by the image sensor based on the motion vector.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes: a piston guided by a cylinder to reciprocate along a cylinder axis and forming a combustion chamber with a crown surface facing a cylinder head; and a fuel injection valve having an injection port facing the combustion chamber and injecting fuel to a forward tumble flow in the combustion chamber. A ridge formed on the crown surface rises toward a ceiling surface side relative to a reference plane, orthogonal to the cylinder axis and including an outer peripheral edge of the crown surface, and has a ridge line formed by a curved surface to surround a recessed part. The recessed part is recessed toward a center of the crown surface in a direction orthogonal to a virtual plane including the cylinder axis and parallel to a rotation axis of a crankshaft, and is recessed toward the center in an axial direction of the crankshaft.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a combining unit configured to combine a plurality of images to generate a panoramic image, a determination unit configured to determine whether the combination of the plurality of images is successful, and a recording unit configured to record the panoramic image. The recording unit records the panoramic image when the determination unit determines that the combination for generating the panoramic image is successful and records one of the plurality of images or an image obtained by cutting out a part of the image when the determination unit determines that the combination for generating the panoramic image is unsuccessful.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes an image sensor, a detection sensor, a memory, and a processor. The image sensor is configured to repeatedly perform an image pickup operation to generate a set of a plurality of images with different exposures in one image pickup operation. The detection sensor is configured to perform a first detection to detect a motion of the image sensor. The processor is configured to execute instructions in the memory to perform a second detection to detect a motion vector, to select an image used to detect the motion vector in the second detection based on the motion of the image sensor from the set of the plurality of images with different exposures among the images, and to generate a combined image by performing alignment and combining processing on at least some of the images generated by the image sensor based on the motion vector.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plate, a feeding unit that feeds a recording material placed on the plate, an image forming unit that form an image on the fed recording material, a conveying unit to convey a recording material pinched by a nip pressure from a rotating member nip portion, a switching unit to switch the nip pressure, a detecting unit, and a control unit. The detecting unit detects property information regarding the fed recording material. In response to an instruction to form the image on the recording material and before detection of property information completes, the control unit controls to switch the nip pressure based on information regarding image forming on the recording material, and after detection of the property information completes, the control unit controls to switch the nip pressure based on the information regarding the image forming on the recording material and the detected property information.

Abstract: An image capturing control apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about a zoom magnification, a combining unit configured to combine a plurality of images acquired by a series of image capturing operations to generate a combined image wider in angle of view than each acquired image, and a control unit configured to perform control to display, before starting of the series of image capturing operations, an item indicating an angle of view of a combined image which is able to be generated by the combining unit, based on the acquired information.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a combining unit configured to combine a plurality of images to generate a panoramic image, a determination unit configured to determine whether the combination of the plurality of images is successful, and a recording unit configured to record the panoramic image. The recording unit records the panoramic image when the determination unit determines that the combination for generating the panoramic image is successful and records one of the plurality of images or an image obtained by cutting out a part of the image when the determination unit determines that the combination for generating the panoramic image is unsuccessful.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plate, a feeding unit that feeds a recording material placed on the plate, an image forming unit that form an image on the fed recording material, a conveying unit to convey a recording material pinched by a nip pressure from a rotating member nip portion, a switching unit to switch the nip pressure, a detecting unit, and a control unit. The detecting unit detects property information regarding the fed recording material. In response to an instruction to form the image on the recording material and before detection of property information completes, the control unit controls to switch the nip pressure based on information regarding image forming on the recording material, and after detection of the property information completes, the control unit controls to switch the nip pressure based on the information regarding the image forming on the recording material and the detected property information.

Abstract: A value correlated with a basic required driving force to be required at re-acceleration is estimated from the deceleration of a decelerating vehicle. A target gear ratio of a CVT is determined from a value obtained by correcting the value correlated with the basic required driving force based on a maximum amount of vehicle speed change at the current time point and an amount of vehicle speed change from the start of a gear ratio control up to the current time point.

Abstract: A value correlated with a basic required driving force to be required at re-acceleration is estimated from the deceleration of a decelerating vehicle. A target gear ratio of a CVT is determined from a value obtained by correcting the value correlated with the basic required driving force based on a maximum amount of vehicle speed change at the current time point and an amount of vehicle speed change from the start of a gear ratio control up to the current time point.