Abstract: There is provided a medical observation device including: an imaging control unit configured to control an imaging function of an imaging device. The imaging control unit controls an exposure function of the imaging device on a basis of a detection result of a line of sight of a recognition target so that luminance of a predetermined region in a medical captured image obtained by the imaging device capturing an observation target is changed.

Abstract: A laser device operating system includes a laser device generating a laser beam when receiving a remote control unit command signal. The remote control unit operates in a public or private mode. In public mode the remote control unit generates a command signal transmitted to the laser device. In private mode the remote control unit generates a unique identifier prepended to the command signal. The laser device operates in a laser device public or private mode. In public mode the laser device responds to the remote control unit command signal or the command signal if transmitted by a second remote control unit. In private mode the laser device operates only upon receipt of the command signal and unique identifier, preventing laser device operation by the second remote control unit if the second unit does not include the unique identifier with the command signal.

Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to stabilize the output of a charging device by removing noise components back to the output side of the charging device. The charging device (100) charges a secondary battery (30) by using power supplied from an external power supply (20). A charging unit (102) has a primary coil (150) and a secondary coil (151), converts the power supplied from the external power supply (20) into a charging power, and supplies the charging power to the secondary battery (30). A noise removing unit (103) removes noise components included in the charging power that is supplied to the secondary battery (30) by the charging unit (102).

Abstract: An accessory device for e-reader devices that allows a user to turn pages on the electronic book without having to touch the e-reader device with hands or fingers. The accessory includes a clip that attaches to the front periphery of the e-reader device, with an electrically conductive tip end or soft-tip end that engages the page-turning surface of the e-reader device. The electrically conductive tip end or soft-tip end is operated by a finger push button on the other end of a cable release.

Abstract: In relation to a multilevel inverter of three levels or more, a decrease in safety due to breakdown is suppressed while avoiding destruction of switching elements. An inverter includes switching elements connected in series between a positive terminal and a negative terminal, reverse blocking switching elements connected one each between connection points of pairs of the switching elements and an intermediate terminal, alternating current output terminals, a control unit that generates control signals for switching between a turning on and turning off of the plurality of switching elements, a control signal interrupt circuit that, on an interrupt signal interrupting the output voltage of the alternating current output terminals being input, interrupts each of the control signals to the first switching elements and second switching elements, regardless of the state of the control signals, and a monitoring unit that diagnoses a breakdown of the control signal interrupt circuit.

Abstract: A microscope control device includes a driving control unit that controls driving of a microscope which captures a digital enlarged image of a predetermined sample and outputs the corresponding digital enlarged image to an external server, a digital work processing unit that performs a digital work process for the captured digital enlarged image, a load calculation unit that calculates a load which is necessary for the capturing process of the digital enlarged image, and a digital work determination unit that determines whether or not the predetermined digital work process is to be performed by the digital work processing unit based on a load value calculated by the load calculation unit and a load value for the corresponding server obtained from the server.

Abstract: A photographing apparatus, including: a photographing section for generating photographed image data by performing a continuous shooting, and a controller for causing the photographing section to perform the continuous shooting with a continuous shooting speed thereof being slowed down in stages to correspond to a plurality of different continuous shooting speeds.

Abstract: An interval photographing method with a plurality of photographing conditions includes setting at least one interval photographing condition in an interval photographing mode, obtaining an image at regular time intervals according to the at least one set interval photographing condition, classifying the image obtained at the regular time intervals by an index according to the at least one set interval photographing condition and storing the image, and combining the image stored by the index and converting the image into a motion picture.

Abstract: A photographing apparatus, including: a photographing section for generating photographed image data by performing a continuous shooting, and a controller for causing the photographing section to perform the continuous shooting with a continuous shooting speed thereof being slowed down in stages to correspond to a plurality of different continuous shooting speeds.

Abstract: An interval photographing method with a plurality of photographing conditions includes setting at least one interval photographing condition in an interval photographing mode, obtaining an image at regular time intervals according to the at least one set interval photographing condition, classifying the image obtained at the regular time intervals by an index according to the at least one set interval photographing condition and storing the image, and combining the image stored by the index and converting the image into a motion picture.

Abstract: An image-taking apparatus includes: an A/D conversion circuit having an amplifier that is capable of amplifying image signals per shooting frame; and a gain changer that changes the gain of the amplifier. The apparatus causes the gain changer to increase the gain of the amplifier up to a level that compensates for a gradual decrease in the amount of light emitted from LEDs that occurs during continuous shooting. As a result, the amplitude level of every image signal is made constant and thus, replayed images of the same brightness shot during the continuous shooting are obtained.

Abstract: Providing an intermittent photo-taking device capable of correcting a focus drift in the optical axis direction by moving a stage to focus on a plurality focus position of a sample. The intermittent recording device 9 receives setting of a photo-taking timing for the intermittent recording, sets to a driving system 2 a plurality of focus points to take photographs of the sample in each photo-taking timing as relative positions with respect to a predetermined reference position, at each photo-taking timing, obtains a focus position as a reference position by the autofocus movement, varies the relative position between the microscope 1 and the stage 51 to focus on the set photo-taking position of the sample S on the basis of the obtained reference position and the relative positions, makes the photo-taking device 8 take photograph of the sample in each focus position, and captures the taken images.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus for a microscope having a still camera function and/or a video photography function is disclosed. Automatic exposure (AE) adjustment is performed at appropriate time intervals in the photographic period so as to obtain sample images of roughly uniform brightness. Also, image data and data of plural photographic conditions are recorded in a single photographic session by setting up an AE adjustment time (Tae) and an exposure time (Texp) so as not to exceed a photographic interval (Tint) that is constant.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a photographing mode selector allowing a user to select an interval photographing mode from among a plurality of predetermined photographing modes, a determining unit determining a range of selectable time intervals for interval photographing in accordance with the interval photographing mode selected by the photographing mode selector, a notifying unit notifying the user of the range of selectable time intervals determined by the determining unit, a time interval selector allowing the user to select a time interval for interval photographing in response to the notification of the notifying unit, and an interval photographing controller performing interval photographing on the basis of the interval photographing mode selected by the photographing mode selector and the time interval selected by the time interval selector.

Abstract: An intermittent photo-taking device for a microscope includes a condition setting means that sets an intermittent photo-taking condition composed of a given time lapse and the number of frames to be photo-taken, an image obtaining means that obtains an image taken under the intermittent photo-taking condition, a setting change means that changes the intermittent photo-taking condition in the middle of an operation based on the intermittent photo-taking condition set by the condition setting means, and a memory that, when the intermittent photo-taking condition has been changed by the setting change means, stores an image taken under the changed intermittent photo-taking condition following an image taken under the intermittent photo-taking condition before changing.

Abstract: The invention makes it is possible to easily and precisely adjust the frame rate of continuous shooting photography, and to keep it constant for a long period of time. The invention provides a digital camera including an image-acquisition device for acquiring an image of a subject; a shutter control member operated in a direction along a front surface of a casing during continuous shooting photography; a sensor for detecting a control level or operating force of the shutter control member; and an overall controller for adjusting a frame rate of the continuous shooting photography performed by the image-acquisition device on the basis of the control level or operating force detected by the sensor.

Abstract: A timer module for a compact printer system is provided. The timer module comprises a body; a control system within the body that automates the capture of multiple images by a camera module, the capture of each image being separated by a specific time interval; and at least one connector incorporated in the body for connecting the timer module to a bus. The bus provides power and data between the timer module and the camera module. The bus is also connectable to a printer module.

Abstract: A surveillance camera for wild game animals includes a camera having automatic flash, focus, aperture and shutter speed and film advance functions. The camera is mounted within a housing adapted for outdoor installation and protection from adverse weather conditions. An electronic control circuit mounted within the housing is operably connected to the camera and includes a programmable microprocessor providing an interval set function for timing between taking photographs. The camera is activated by a passive infrared sensor detecting body heat of the animal or group of animals to be photographed. Day/night enable and aiming light functions are provided. The electronic control circuit is designed for extremely low voltage requirements.

Abstract: A sequential trigger system (10) for triggering a plurality of cameras (42, 42a) equipped with a burst picture taking mode is provided. The system includes a clock (12) and means (14, 16) of fixing the frequency of the clock frequency, and further includes means (20) of successively starting operation of the cameras in burst mode in response to a trigger signal, the means being controlled by the clock so as to put the cameras into operation at an operating rate faster than the rate at which the cameras take pictures in burst mode.

Abstract: A camera which has a visual line detection device to detect the visual line of a photographer, and which inhibits visual line detection and automatic focus adjustment operations when these operations are unnecessary. Visual line detection may be inhibited, for example, when a manual focus lens is used in the camera, or when a self-timer mode is being used and the photographer is not observing the camera viewfinder. In these types of situations, the visual line detection, focus detection region selection based upon the visual line detection result and focus adjustment action based upon the visual line detection result are inhibited, thereby preventing useless consumption of electric power, and preventing focusing on undesired objects.

Abstract: An automatic-focus camera has a focus lock system that stores focus adjusting information so that a photo-taking lens may be kept focused on an object during one or more exposures. The camera has a self timer, an automatic exposure system with different program modes, and has continuous as well as single-frame operating modes. The focus lock system, which has different focus lock modes, influences the manner in which various operations of the camera are performed.

Abstract: A camera which prevents an invading body from being photographed and yet prevents a self-timer photographing time from being prolonged wastefully. The camera includes a distance measuring device for detecting object distances, a photo-taking device for effecting photo-taking and an angle of field switching device for switching the angle of field of a photo-taking lens in conformity with ON or OFF switches that are connected to a controller for carrying out a self-timer photographing process. During self-timer operation, the time counting of a main timer is started and object distance is repetitively measured. When object distances vary, time counting by the main timer is interrupted and an auxiliary timer is actuated so that self-timer photographing time is prolonged by the time set by the auxiliary timer. After the termination of time counting by the auxiliary timer, time counting by the main timer is restarted.

Abstract: An automatic exposure control device for use with a camera having a continuous shooting mode includes, but is not limited to, a photometric unit measuring subject brightness, an exposure control unit controlling the automatic exposure control device according to the operation of the photometric unit, a range finding unit detecting subject distance, a focus control unit focusing a lens of the camera according to the operation of the range finding unit, a mirror raising unit raising a mirror of the camera and a timer timing the time from a start of a shutter release operation of the camera until the completion of a mirror raising operation by the mirror raising unit.

Abstract: An automatic focus camera conducts automatic focus when the photographic preparation sequence in continuous photography automatic focussing are not completed in a fixed time. The photographic preparation sequence includes the shutter action preparation and film supply preparation. The automatic focus camera includes a shooting lens, a photographic mode switch that selects whether or not to conduct continuous photography, a photoelectric conversion device that performs focus state detection, a driving motor that drives the shooting lens, and a microcomputer. The microcomputer predictively determines the photographic preparation sequence completion time. When the photographic mode switch is set to continuous photography, the microcomputer determines the subject image plane position at the time of the next exposure based on the focus state detection results and the predicted computation results.