Abstract: An imaging lens assembly module has an optical axis, and includes a lens barrel and an optical element set. The lens barrel includes an object-side portion, a tubular portion and a tip-end minimal aperture. The object-side portion includes a first assembling surface. The tubular portion includes a plurality of second assembling surfaces. The optical element set includes at least one light blocking sheet and at least one optical lens element. The light blocking sheet includes an object-side surface, an image-side surface and an inner opening surface. The optical lens element includes an optical effective portion and a peripheral portion. The object-side portion of the lens barrel includes a first reversing inclined surface gradually enlarged from the tip-end minimal aperture to the image side of the lens barrel, and the first reversing inclined surface is not contacted with the optical element set.

Abstract: A camera assembly comprises a lens assembly supported on a support structure, wherein the lens assembly includes an autofocus actuator arrangement and the camera assembly includes an optical image stabilization assembly arranged to move the lens assembly in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis. A flexible printed circuit tape connected between the support structure and the lens assembly and providing an electrical connection to the auto-focus actuator arrangement is bent around a corner, thereby allowing the flexible printed circuit tape to accommodate the motion of the lens assembly perpendicular to the optical axis. A crimp plate connected to the lens assembly which crimps shape memory alloy wires has features extending out of the plane of the crimp plate for reducing flexibility. At least part of the optical image stabilization assembly overlaps the lens assembly in the direction along the optical axis, thereby reducing the height of the camera assembly.

Abstract: A vibration type actuator including vibrating elements and a contact element that is brought into contact with each other in a first direction. The vibration of the vibrating elements includes vibration in a first vibration mode in the first direction and vibration in a second vibration mode in a second direction intersecting the first direction. In the vibrating elements, a minimum value of a resonance frequency in the second vibration mode is greater than or equal to a maximum value of a resonance frequency in the first vibration mode, and a ratio of a difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the resonance frequency in the second vibration mode to the minimum value of the resonance frequency in the second mode is less than or equal to a predetermined value.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus according to the present disclosure includes an imaging sensor that captures an object image formed through an interchangeable lens, to generate image data, a driver that performs image blur correction by moving the imaging sensor in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis, an operation unit that accepts a user operation for changing a movable amount of the imaging sensor during image blur correction, and a controller that causes the driver to move the imaging sensor within a range of a changed movable amount.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for improving the quality of photographs taken in low-light conditions by adjustment of shutter speed and digital gain based on a shutter prioritization value. Using a network of sensor, a digital camera processes various parameters, such as luminance of the scene and movement of the camera or of subjects within the scene, to compute a shutter prioritization value. The value is then used to select the most appropriate shutter speed and digital gain combination from a constant exposure curve. Higher prioritization values correspond to faster shutter speeds and higher digital gain. Lower prioritization values correspond to lower shutter speeds and lower digital gain. In further embodiments, the shutter prioritization value may be manually customized by a user in order to produce artistic effects.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image pickup element, an image pickup method, and an electronic device that achieve a better image stabilization effect. A pixel array unit in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in an array outputs a plurality of frames by EIS imaging that continuously performs short-time exposure imaging at high speed. Then, the exposure control unit determines whether or not a blur of the pixel array unit exceeds a prescribed value on the basis of blur information indicating a physical blur in a case where the pixel array unit is shaken, and causes the pixel array unit to perform EIS imaging until it is determined that the blur of the pixel array unit exceeds the prescribed value. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a CMOS image sensor having an electronic image stabilization function.

Abstract: In one example, a digital image capture unit comprises a gated image sensor configured to operate multiple sensor exposure events per a single image frame readout. The digital image capture unit further comprises a motion monitor configured to monitor motion related to the digital image capture unit. The digital image capture unit further comprises a controller configured to instruct the gated image sensor to discard a sensor exposure event of the multiple sensor exposure events in response to a temporally corresponding monitored motion related to the digital image capture unit failing to meet a motion requirement.

Abstract: An optical apparatus includes an image-forming optical system with a changeable focal length, an image pickup device configured to capture an image formed by the image-forming optical system and to output an image signal, and at least one processor or circuit programmed to function as a display control unit configured to control a display unit configured to display an image based on the image signal and a notification control unit configured to control a notification unit provided separately from the display unit and configured to notify a user of information regarding the focal length of the image-forming optical system. The notification control unit causes a notification method of information regarding the focal length by the notification unit to be changed based on the focal length.

Abstract: A method for controlling image capture includes receiving, from a movable device, an image of a target imaging area; adjusting, by a first control apparatus and a second control apparatus, one or more imaging parameters for imaging the target imaging area based at least in part on the image to obtain one or more adjusted imaging parameters; and sending, by the first control apparatus and/or the second control apparatus, an instruction carrying the one or more adjusted imaging parameters to the movable device.

Abstract: Described herein are motion smoothing techniques for a display system to account for motion of moving or animating objects in a way that mitigates judder. For example, first pixel data and second pixel data associated with two previously-rendered frames may be provided to a graphics processing unit (GPU) as input. The video encoder of the GPU can process the input pixel data to generate an array of motion vectors which is used to modify third pixel data of a re-projected frame. The modified third pixel data for the re-projected frame is “motion-smoothed” for rendering on a display, such as a head-mounted display (HMD), in a manner that mitigates judder of moving or animating objects.

Abstract: A downhole tool for measuring angular positions at a location within a subterranean borehole. The tool is rotatable around the longitudinal direction of the borehole. The tool includes two or more magnetometers which measure the Earth's magnetic field along respective magnetometer axes. Each magnetometer is arranged such that its measurement includes a component of the Earth's magnetic field normal to the longitudinal direction of the borehole. The magnetometers are further arranged such that these normal components are at an angle to each other around the longitudinal direction. The tool further includes a device which measures the rotational speed of the tool or the time derivative thereof. The tool includes a processor unit that calculates angular positions of the downhole tool around the longitudinal direction relative to the direction of the Earth's magnetic field from the measurements of the Earth's magnetic field and the tool rotational speed or time derivative thereof.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprising: an image sensor that shoots a subject image that is incident thereon via an imaging optical system; a setting unit that sets a background flow amount in panning shooting; a calculation unit that calculates, in panning shooting, an exposure period of exposing the image sensor from the background flow amount, an angular velocity detected by a detection unit that detects an angular velocity of vibration, and a focal length of the imaging optical system, so as to obtain the background flow amount set by the setting unit; and a limitation unit that, if the exposure period calculated by the calculation unit is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, limits the exposure period to the threshold value.

Abstract: A system for classifying a user touch event by a user interacting with a device as an intended key is provided. For different hand postures (e.g., holding device with right hand and entering text with right thumb), the system provides a touch pattern model indicating how the user interacts using that hand posture. The system receives an indication of a user touch event and identifies the hand posture of the user. The system then determines the intended key based on the user touch event and a touch pattern model for the identified hand posture. A system is also provided for determining the amount a presser a user is applying to the device based on dampening of vibrations as measured by an inertial sensor. A system is provided that uses motion of the device as measured by an inertial sensor to improve the accuracy of text entry.

Abstract: A lens driving device includes a first column portion rising from a base member toward a movable element side and configured to limit a moving range of the movable element moved by a piezoelectric actuator, and a case covering the base member so as to accommodate the movable element, the piezoelectric actuator, a lens carrier, and a column portion. The first column portion abuts on an inner surface of the case.

Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein provide a user experience with virtual reality content and user-selected, real world objects. An exemplary technique involves receiving input selecting a subset of the real world objects in a selection view. The subset of the real world objects is selected for inclusion in the user experience. The technique further involves identifying virtual reality content for inclusion in the user experience. The technique provides the user experience by combining a live view of the user's real world environment with the virtual reality content. The real world objects in the live view that are in the subset selected by the user are visible in the user experience. The real world objects in the live view that are not in the subset selected by the user are replaced with virtual reality content.

Abstract: An image sensor includes: a plurality of light receiving units arranged along a first direction and along a second direction different from the first direction in a two-dimensional array; and a light receiving unit arranged at a central position among four light receiving units set next to each other along the first direction and the second direction among the plurality of light receiving units, which includes a light shielding member arranged over part thereof.

Abstract: Provided is an actuator that increases thrust while reducing mass of a magnetic field generating member including a magnet and a yoke, compared to conventional actuators. An actuator in the present disclosure includes a magnetic field generating member having a multipole-magnetized magnet and a yoke disposed on a first surface of the multipole-magnetized magnet, and a coil member provided in a position confronting a second surface of the multipole-magnetized magnet. The yoke is formed of a member narrower in width than the first surface of the multipole-magnetized magnet.

Abstract: In one example, a digital image capture unit comprises a gated image sensor configured to operate multiple sensor exposure events per a single image frame readout. The digital image capture unit further comprises a motion monitor configured to monitor motion related to the digital image capture unit. The digital image capture unit further comprises a controller configured to instruct the gated image sensor to discard a sensor exposure event of the multiple sensor exposure events in response to a temporally corresponding monitored motion related to the digital image capture unit failing to meet a motion requirement.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose various image capture control methods and apparatus. One of the image capture control methods comprises: acquiring motion information of an object; determining, according to the motion information, a relative displacement of an image that corresponds to the object on an image sensor within a first exposure duration; determining an imaging region that corresponds to the relative displacement in the image sensor; adjusting an image capture control parameter of the imaging region, to shorten the first exposure duration of the imaging region; and performing, by using the image sensor after being adjusted, an image capture on the object. In the embodiments of the present application, the degree of image blur for the imaging region due to motion of the object is reduced as far as possible, without affecting the quality of an image captured by another region of the image sensor, thereby improving overall quality of an image captured by the image sensor.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprising: an image sensor that shoots a subject image that is incident thereon via an imaging optical system; a setting unit that sets a background flow amount in panning shooting; a calculation unit that calculates, in panning shooting, an exposure period of exposing the image sensor from the background flow amount, an angular velocity detected by a detection unit that detects an angular velocity of vibration, and a focal length of the imaging optical system, so as to obtain the background flow amount set by the setting unit; and a limitation unit that, if the exposure period calculated by the calculation unit is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, limits the exposure period to the threshold value.

Abstract: An image stabilization apparatus includes: a first calculation unit that calculate an angular velocity; a second calculation unit that calculates a motion vector of an object; a third calculation unit that calculates a current position of an image stabilization unit; a fourth calculation unit that calculates an angular velocity of a motion of the object; and a control unit. The control unit controls, before the image capturing apparatus is released, the image stabilization unit so as to correct an image blur, moves, an output position of an image from the image capturing unit, and controls, after the image capturing unit has started exposure, so as to correct an image blur based on an angular velocity of the image capturing apparatus and an angular velocity of the object.

Abstract: In a portable camera device, a variable voltage regulator produces a power supply voltage of a VCM driver circuit that conducts the coil current of a VCM actuator as part of an optical image stabilization (OIS) mechanism. A processor signals the variable voltage regulator to increase the power supply voltage when the camera device transitions from still capture mode or preview mode to video capture mode, where the increase causes an increase in stroke of the VCM OIS actuator. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Abstract: A camera module including a fixing unit including a hole formed therein; a moving unit including at least one lens, and configured to linearly move in the hole of the fixing unit; and a driving unit configured to drive the moving unit. Further, the driving unit includes a corresponding magnet arranged in the inner surface of the hole of the fixing unit; a moving coil surrounding the outer surface of the moving unit; and a fixed coil arranged in the fixing unit and configured to receive from the moving coil a current or voltage variable based on a distance with the moving coil.

Abstract: Provided is a vibration type driving device enabling multidirectional driving of a moving body while considering a difference in transfer characteristics of the synthesized driving force of a plurality of motors between at least two mutually crossing directions.

Abstract: A camera module is provided including: a housing; a lens assembly provided in the housing to move up and down in a direction of an optical axis of an image sensor, and including at least one lens; and a driving unit that produces driving force for moving the lens assembly, arranged at a position adjacent to the lens assembly, and fixed to the housing by at least one detachable insertion member.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus of the present disclosure includes a body, an imaging unit provided in the body, the imaging unit for capturing an image of an object and generating an image, a focus lens movable in an optical axis direction, the focus lens for adjusting a focus state of the image, an evaluation value detector for detecting a focus evaluation value of the image, a movement detector for detecting a moving direction and an amount of movement of the body in the optical axis direction, and a controller for controlling movement of the focus lens. The controller determines a direction to which the focus lens is to be moved, based on the moving direction of the body in the optical axis direction detected by the movement detector and the focus evaluation value detected by the evaluation value detector.

Abstract: A control device includes: a controller that outputs control, signals pertaining to at least two directions, respectively, based on predetermined gains in a normal operation mode, and outputs control signals based on gains set with respect to the two directions, respectively, in a learning operation mode; a controlled amount calculating unit that receives the control signals and outputs signals pertaining to drive parameters with respect to at least two motors, respectively, wherein the controlled amount calculating unit includes: a characteristic difference calculating unit that calculates characteristic differences between at least the two motors based on the control signals; and a gain compensator that corrects controlled amount pertaining to drive parameters of at least the two motors according to the calculated characteristic differences of at least the two motors, and outputs the signals.

Abstract: A flex circuit for connection to a moving device. The flex circuit includes a connections tab configured to present first and second pluralities of electrical conductors for electrically coupling to the moving device. First and second flex circuit paths extend from the connections tab and having separate distal ends, and include the first and second pluralities of electrical conductors, respectively. The first and second flex circuit paths are configured at their distal ends to present the first and second pluralities of electrical conductors, respectively, for electrical coupling to a circuit board.

Abstract: A device can comprise an outer frame, a platform, and a motion control mechanism. The motion control mechanism can be adapted to permit movement of the platform in a desired direction with respect to the outer frame and inhibit rotation of the platform with respect to the outer frame. An actuator can be contained at least partially within the motion control mechanism.

Abstract: An automatic tuning method for an OIS camera module, comprising the steps of: S0, providing an automatic tuning platform (1), and enabling an OIS camera module (2) to directly face an objective plane (103); S1, a control module (101) indicating to an OIS motor controller (201) to control an OIS motor (203), thereby changing the stroke of a lens; S2, changing control parameters of each driver or each pair of drivers in sequence, and recording the control parameters, compensation angles and a relative angle each time the control parameters of one or one pair of drivers are changed; S3, according to the control parameters, the compensation angles and the relative angle, the control module (101) calculating an OIS gain in each stroke; and S4, transmitting the OIS gain in each stroke to the OIS motor controller (201).

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a head mounted display including: an enclosure accommodating a presentation section adapted to present a three-dimensional image and located in front of the eyes of a viewer when worn on the head of the viewer; and an imaging element provided in the enclosure and adapted to turn light external to the enclosure into an image, in which the imaging element images light that is vertically downward relative to the enclosure and forward in the direction of line of sight of the viewer when the enclosure is worn on the head of the viewer.

Abstract: A method and system for image stabilization is disclosed. The image stabilization system includes a first pair of light sensors placed along an axis relative to a first axis, each light sensor is configured to provide a signal indicative of intensity of light received by the light sensor. The image stabilization system further includes a first directional light filter configured to selectively permit passage of incident light to the first pair of light sensors based on an angle of the incident light with reference to the first axis. An image stabilization circuit is configured to receive a pair of signals from the first pair of light sensors and generates a first signal indicative of a change in the angle of incidence of the incident light with reference to the first axis.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting a jump of a moving sportsman and separating the jump from other sportsman motion is described. Accelerometer data generated by a sportsman's motion is received in a computing device. The computing device is used to apply fuzzy logic membership functions to a plurality of parameters associated with the accelerometer data to detect a pattern associated with jumps. A subset of the data is identified as representing a jump based upon the detection of the pattern. The determination is used in the computing device to transform data, whereby jumps are separated from other sportsman motion.

Abstract: An imaging instruction terminal includes: a communication module configured to communicate with an imaging device; a motion detection section configured to detect motion information about motion of the imaging instruction terminal; a command generation section configured to generate an instruction command related to imaging for the imaging device at a timing at which the motion information detected by the motion detection section has exceeded a predetermined threshold value; and a communication control section configured to cause the instruction command related to the imaging to be transmitted from the communication module to the imaging device when the command generation section has generated the instruction command related to the imaging.

Abstract: Provided is an image blur correction apparatus including a lens unit having an imaging optical system and an imaging unit configured to generate an image signal of a captured image, a blur detection unit configured to detect blurring occurring in the lens unit, a first correction unit configured to perform image blur correction by turning the lens unit in a first direction and in a second direction, a second correction unit configured to perform image blur correction on a captured image obtained by the imaging optical system, and an image blur correction control unit configured to drive the first correction unit and the second correction unit based on blurring detected by the blur detection unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a check's image is automatically captured. A stabilization parameter of the mobile device is determined using a movement sensor. It is determined whether the stabilization parameter is greater than or equal to a stabilization threshold. An image of the check is captured using the mobile device if the stabilization parameter is greater than or equal to the stabilization threshold.

Abstract: In a display apparatus connected to an image processing apparatus which detects the change amount in an input image and stores, as a detected image, an image during a period with a change amount equal to or more than a predetermined amount, the change log of the change amount and the detected image are received, the change log is displayed by using a graph, and information related to the detected image is displayed on the graph in a superposed manner.

Abstract: In one aspect, one or more computing devices receive a set of image frames. Each image frame includes pixels. The computing devices align image frames in order to identify flows of the pixels in the set of image frames. Regions of bokeh effect are identified in each image frame by measuring the sizes of areas of expansion across image frames using a set of assumptions and the identified flows. The computing devices adjust the alignment of the set of image frames based at least in part on the identified regions of bokeh effect. For each image frame, the computing devices generates an index map of focus values for each of the pixels that image frame using the improved alignment. A depth map is generated by the computing devices based at least in part on the index maps.

Abstract: The present image blurring correction device includes light field information generating portion, angle blurring amount detecting portion and correcting portion. The light field information generating portion generates a series of light field information corresponding to consecutive shooting images shot by a digital camera. The angle blurring amount detecting portion detects a blurring amount of the digital camera based on variation in the series of light field information. The correcting portion corrects the series of light field information in accordance with the blurring amount so as to suppress variation in the series of light field information.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor that exposes a subject image by reading lines sequentially to generate an image; a detector that detects an angular velocity of a shake of the imaging apparatus; a controller that: (i) determines the detected angular velocity as an angular velocity for correction when the detected angular velocity is equal to or less than a predetermined angular velocity and, determines the predetermined angular velocity as the angular velocity for correction when the detected angular velocity is larger than the predetermined angular velocity; and (ii) corrects to reduce an influence of a shake to the image generated by the image sensor by image processing based on the determined angular velocity for correction.

Abstract: A rifle scope includes an image sensor configured to capture visual data corresponding to a view area, a display, and a controller coupled to the display and the image sensor. The controller is configured to apply a first stabilization parameter to at least a portion of the visual data to produce a stabilized view, to provide the stabilized view and a reticle to the display, and to apply a second stabilization parameter to stabilize the reticle relative to the stabilized view in response to motion.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method of controlling the apparatus are provided that can realize high-accuracy correction of image shake due to shift shake. Rotation radiuses at a plurality of frequencies among the frequency components of the shift shake are obtained. Correction amount is determined based on a result of assigning a respective weight to the rotation radius at each of the plurality of the frequencies based on information regarding at least one of an angular velocity and acceleration.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus comprises a first shake detection unit configured to detect a shake of the image capture apparatus, a rotational shake calculation unit configured to calculate a rotational shake amount, a second shake detection unit configured to detect the shake of the image capture apparatus, a translational shake calculation unit configured to calculate a translational shake amount, a correction amount calculation unit configured to calculate, based on the rotational shake amount and the translational shake amount, a correction amount for correcting image blurring, and a correction unit configured to correct the image blurring, wherein the rotational shake calculation unit calculates a first translational motion component and perspective component, and wherein the correction amount calculation unit calculates a second translational motion component.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus which changes focal point adjustment by a focal point adjusting unit in accordance with the panning state detected by a panning detecting unit and a focal point state detected by a focal point detecting unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a histogram computation block configured to compute a histogram of a plurality of motion vectors of each image detected for each of continuously taken images; an acceleration vector computation block configured to compute an acceleration vector corresponding to a change in the histogram; and a camera-shake correction amount computation block configured, on the basis of the acceleration vector and first motion vector for correction used in processing on an image preceding an image subject to processing, by assuming a second motion vector for correction for use in processing on the image subject to processing, to compute a camera-shake correction amount corresponding to the second motion vector for correction.

Abstract: A shake correction apparatus comprises a shake detection unit which detects a shake of an image capture apparatus, a calculation unit which calculates a shake correction amount for correcting an image blur based on an output from the shake detection unit, a shake correction unit which corrects the image blur based on the shake correction amount, a shake level determination unit which determines a shake level of the image capture apparatus based on an output from the shake detection unit, an offset determination unit which determines an offset value based on the shake correction amount and the shake level, and a subtraction unit which subtracts the offset value from the output from the shake detection unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention includes a shake detector 109 which detects a shake of an image pickup apparatus, a shake analyzer 112 which obtains features of a plurality of shake components whose kinds are different from each other, a parameter calculator 113 which calculates a filtering process parameter depending on the features for each of the shake components, and a processor 114 which performs a filtering process using the filtering process parameter calculated for each of the shake components to calculate a shake reduction amount and performs a shake reduction process based on the shake reduction amount with respect to the image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a geometric converter configured to perform a geometric conversion process to a first frame image among frame images that are sequentially generated through imaging, based on motion information obtained by using a motion detector sensor, a motion vector detector configured to detect a motion vector between a geometric conversion image obtained through the geometric conversion process and a second frame image that has not undergone the geometric conversion process, an image stabilization parameter calculator configured to calculate an image stabilization parameter for different motions by using the motion information and the motion vector, and a stabilized image generator configured to generate a stabilized image through a deformation process to the second frame image or a frame image generated subsequent to the second frame image by utilizing the image stabilization parameter.

Abstract: A motion sensor is used to sense the movement of the camera during an exposure period. The camera has an image sensor to form one or more exposures. When the movement is within a certain range, the exposures are used to provide one or more frames so that an image can be constructed based on the frames. In one embodiment, the exposure period is divided into several short intervals in order to capture several image frames and only the image frames captured when the position of the camera is within a predetermined range are used to form the final image. The exposure time for each frame is small in order to reduce the motion blur degradation of the individual frames. If the camera is stable and substantially stationary relative to the scene, then all or many of the shorter frames are used to form the final image.

Abstract: A motion sensor is used to sense the movement of the camera during an exposure period. The camera has an image sensor to form one or more exposures. When the movement is within a certain range, the exposures are used to provide one or more frames so that an image can be constructed based on the frames. In one embodiment, the exposure period is divided into several short intervals in order to capture several image frames and only the image frames captured when the position of the camera is within a predetermined range are used to form the final image. The exposure time for each frame is small in order to reduce the motion blur degradation of the individual frames. If the camera is stable and substantially stationary relative to the scene, then all or many of the shorter frames are used to form the final image.