Abstract: There is provided an image-shake correcting device that is comprised of a detecting unit that detects shakes of the image-shake correcting device, a filter circuit that cuts off low frequency components of a detecting signal output from the detecting unit, a control circuit that controls the filter characteristic of the filter circuit such that the cutoff frequency of the filter circuit increases as the focal distance of the optical image forming unit becomes longer, and a signal processing circuit that executes signal processing for performing an image-shake correcting operation on an image signal output from the optical image forming unit, according to the detection signal having the low frequency components cut off by the filter circuit, to thereby improve the image stabilization characteristic, which is apt to be degraded on the telephoto side of the optical image forming system of the optical image forming unit.

Abstract: A hazard detector has an electronic circuit with a start-up program for causing emission of a local indicator signal, such as a flashing signal from a LED, if power and ground terminals of the detector are connected with proper orientation, i.e. polarity, to power and ground lines of a power supply. Through this means, a person installing the hazard detector can tell immediately after connection if the detector has been connected with proper orientation, and avoids the need for introducing a hazard such as heat or smoke to test the operation of the detector. A variation uses a more sophisticated program that disables, during a test mode, complex filtering algorithms that are used by detectors to block false alarm signals; if such filtering is not disabled, impedes normal testing of the detectors.

Abstract: An antenna coil includes: a core (3) formed by shaping a magnetic material into a bar-like configuration; a bobbin (1) having a through-hole (12) into which the core (3) is to be inserted; a connection section (15) fixed to the bobbin (1) so as to extend in a length direction of the core (3) from the bobbin (1), with the core (3) inserted into the through-hole (12); a winding (14) which is wound around the bobbin (1) and whose ends are connected to the connection section (15); and a connector terminal (25) which is provided at a certain position in the length direction of the core (3), which fixes the connection section (15) in position, and which determines the position of the winding (14) in the length direction of the core (3).

Abstract: An image processing apparatus controls to print a plurality of sequential still images, which can be observed as a flip moving image, on the basis of moving image data. The image processing apparatus provides a window which has a start point button, end point button, seek bar, and the like. The user designates a desired still image extraction range from the moving image data by operating the start and end point buttons. This window also provides a preview button. When the user clicks the preview button, a predetermined number of sequential still images are generated from the designated still image extraction range in the moving image. These sequential still images are displayed while being sequentially switched in the order they appear in the moving image data.

Abstract: A dodging process which brightens a dark portion sometimes makes noise components contained in an image obtained by an image sensor conspicuous. A gray image generator extracts a luminance component Y of an image, an unsharp image generator generates an unsharp image L on the basis of the luminance component Y, a correction coefficient calculator calculates a correction coefficient g for correcting a brightness difference of the image in accordance with the unsharp image L, a corrector performs a dodging process in accordance with the correction coefficient g, and a noise eliminator eliminates noise of the image in accordance with the correction coefficient g.

Abstract: The invention realizes a simple and easy file transfer system by setting a communication parameter without requiring a manual input by a user and transferring a parameter indicating a file transfer job. A third communication equipment transmits a communication parameter for executing a data communication between a first communication equipment and a second communication equipment, to the first communication equipment, and in response to the transmission of the communication parameter, receives a parameter indicating a file transfer job for transmitting files to the second communication from the first communication equipment, from the first communication equipment, and transmits the parameter indicating the file transfer job and the communication parameter to the second communication equipment.

Abstract: A vibration wave motor control apparatus which has a simplified construction and is reduced in cost. In a photographic apparatus including a lens, a lens position controller controls the position of the lens using a vibration wave motor driven by a drive voltage of a set frequency, and a drive-frequency controller controls the set frequency. The drive-frequency controller determines an estimated frequency based on a change in the position of a movable unit of the vibration wave motor determined from data inputted from an encoder, and based on the estimated frequency, calculates an updated value of the set frequency and inputs the same to the lens position controller.

Abstract: A light-emitting device is disclosed which enables efficient use of luminous flux and achieves a desired light emission characteristic. The light-emitting device has an optical member which has an emergence surface and a plurality of optical portions, each of the optical portions including a first surface which directs light incident thereon to the emergence surface. The plurality of first surfaces are inclined on the same side with respect to the emergence surface. The light-emitting device also has a light guiding member which directs light from a light source to the plurality of optical portions from one side of a direction in which the plurality of optical portions are arranged.

Abstract: In order to facilitate a setting of multiple parameters of a tracking function of a camera, in a setting window, an image display window is displayed in which a picked-up image sent from a camera server and an indicator indicating a change detection maximum area as a detection result of an image change detection process by the camera server are superimposingly on the picked-up image. In addition, in the setting window, a window is displayed in which a setting window is displayed which is used to make a setting of a tracking method by referring to an image displayed in the image display window.

Abstract: A lens barrel component includes a lens holding member for holding a lens and a supporting member supporting the lens holding member. The lens barrel component is molded using a composite material containing at least clay and a thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: A flexible, silicone mold having a bowl and a peripheral rim that defines an opening to the bowl. Two substantially flat grasping zones are disposed along substantially opposite ends of the rim and the grasping zones have sufficient dimensions to permit control of the geometry of the rim and also to permit control of the horizontal positions of the two grasping zones.

Abstract: A zoom lens comprises, in the following order from the object side to the image side, a positive first lens unit, a negative second lens unit, which moves during zooming, a positive third lens unit, and a positive fourth lens unit, which moves during zooming. The first lens unit includes a negative lens subunit and a positive lens subunit. The negative lens subunit includes at least two negative lenses each having a concave surface facing the image side and at least one positive lens arranged from the object side. The positive lens subunit includes at least one biconvex positive lens, a negative lens and at least two positive lenses arranged from the object side, or at least one biconvex positive lens, a cemented lens composed of a negative lens and a positive lens and at least one positive lens arranged from the object side.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus in which when a decision button is depressed, a transfer confirmation screen is displayed without recording a selection record, and, when a shortcut button is depressed, a selection record is recorded and the transfer confirmation screen is not displayed. When one of image data recorded in a storage medium is selected by an operation of a user, a reproduction module executes reproduction for display of the image data, and upon a user transfer instruction and acceptance of the instruction by a queue, a communication module transfers image data to an external apparatus. When one of other image data recorded in the storage medium is selected by a user operation in the course of a transfer process of the image data by the communication module, the reproduction module executed a reproduction process on the selected other image data.

Abstract: An image-taking apparatus is disclosed which has a mirror drive mechanism with a small number of constituent parts, easy assembly. The image-taking apparatus has a mirror movable to a first position in an optical path and to a second position outside the optical path, a first biasing member biasing the mirror from the second position to the first position, a second biasing member biasing the mirror from the first position to the second position, a holding member holding the first biasing member in a charged state, a first cam having a charge portion for charging the second biasing member and a release portion for releasing the charge of the second biasing member, a second cam releasing the holding by the holding member, and a motor driving both of the first and second cams only in one direction.

Abstract: Since cable external equipment has the advantage over radio external equipment, data is transferred through a cable when active cable external equipment exists, and data is automatically transferred to radio external equipment when active cable external equipment does not exist.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image data input unit; an image forming unit adapted to print an image on a printing sheet in accordance with image data from the image data input unit; a control unit connected to the image forming unit; and a billing setting unit adapted to enable to selectively set either a first mode for billing per side of the printing sheet or a second mode for billing per sheet of the printing sheet for double-sided printing, wherein the control unit executes a printing service in accordance with the set mode by the billing setting unit.

Abstract: Each of image display apparatus, an image display method and a computer program is arranged to select one of a first display mode of displaying an image of an image signal having a first aspect ratio in the image display area and a second display mode of displaying an image of an image signal having a second aspect ratio in the image display area, superpose a character signal upon the image signal having the first aspect ratio in response to a character display command, change the second display mode to the first display mode, when the character display command is input while the second display mode is selected, and display an image of the image signal having the first aspect ratio, on which the character signal is superposed, in the image display area.

Abstract: Fly fishing lines and methods for manufacturing fly fishing lines entail the use of polymer microspheres within the fly line coating to produce lines with very low specific gravities. The fly lines have single or multiple coatings. In fly lines having multiple coatings, the inner coating includes polymer microspheres and the outer coating include either polymer microspheres or glass microspheres.