Abstract: An image capture device sets a central vicinity of a frame of a predetermined area as a focus region upon detecting a half-press operation of a shutter button in a through-the-lens image displaying, designates a central vicinity pixel region of the region as a pixel region to be tracked, and determines whether or not the designated pixel region is adequate as an object of tracking. If the pixel region is adequate, the pixel region is tracked until the shutter button is detected as pressed down fully. When a fully-press operation of the shutter button is detected, the frame of a predetermined area is displayed in a fixed manner on a display unit. Upon a detection that a change of the pixel region has occurred, or the pixel region has contacted or exceeded the frame of a predetermined area, a recording processing is started immediately by a high speed consecutive capture.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates, electrodes formed on the opposing surfaces of the pair of substrates, and a liquid crystal layer twisted in the gap between the pair of substrates at a predetermined twisted angle. A normal polarizing plate to exhibit a polarizing function for the whole visible light is arranged on the outer surface of an observation side substrate in the pair of substrates. A color polarizing plate to exhibit a polarizing function for visible light of a wavelength band other than a specific wavelength band is arranged on the outer surface of the opposite side substrate in the pair of substrates. A reflecting plate to reflect light entering from the observation side toward the observation side is arranged on a surface of the color polarizing plate that is opposite to the surface that opposes the opposite side substrate.

Abstract: A digital camera 1 captures at least photographic subjects intended to be positioned on the left and right ends of a group photograph (temporary imaging), and prompts a user to designate the photographic subjects intended to be positioned on the left and right ends. Next, the digital camera 1, which has been placed on a suitable surface (such as on a desk), moves the optical zoom further to the wide-angle side than during the temporary imaging, and performs actual imaging when the self-timer reaches time up. Then, the digital camera 1 identifies the photographic subjects designated by the temporary imaging within the actually captured image, and after determining the left, right, upper, and lower ends of a clipping area such that the identified photographic subjects are included, clips an image of the determined clipping area as a final image.

Abstract: A coefficient compensating unit 33 calculates based on a loop point and a cross-fade point of impulse response coefficient data renewed compensation impulse response coefficients specified for a cross-fade period defined between the cross-fade point and an end point of the impulse response coefficient data, and stores the calculated impulse response coefficients in a compensation coefficient memory 34, wherein the cross-fade point corresponds to a beginning point of the cross-fade period in which a cross-fading is performed to smoothly connect the end point with the loop point.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus has a liquid crystal display device, a surface light source, and a view angle limiting device arranged between the surface light source and the liquid crystal display device. The view angle limiting device includes first and second transparent plates facing each other with a gap therebetween, a plurality of first ½ retardation layers having a predetermined shape formed to be spaced apart from each other on one of the facing inner surfaces of the first and second transparent plates, a plurality of second ½ retardation layers formed on the other inner surface at regions corresponding to the regions between the first ½ retardation layers, and a polarizing film provided at the outer surface of one of the first and second transparent plates that faces the surface light source.

Abstract: An optical system unit having a light smoothing unit for emitting a light beam which is substantially parallel to an optical axis and a projector including the optical system unit are provided. The optical system unit includes a light source-side optical system, a display device for forming an image by reflected light and a projection-side optical system, whereby a light beam emitted from the light source unit is shone on to the display device via the light source-side optical system, an image is formed by the display device, and the image so formed is projected on to a screen via the projection-side optical system. The light smoothing unit of the light source-side optical system is such that at least one side of sides other than an incident side and an emitting side is disposed obliquely relative to a side which the at least one side confronts so that an area of the emitting side becomes larger than an area of the incident side.

Abstract: There is provided a power generation system. A chemical reacting section receives a power generation fuel and reforms the power generation fuel to generate a power generation gas containing hydrogen. A power generating section receives the power generation gas, reacts a part of the power generation gas to generate electrical energy, supplies the electrical energy to a load, and discharges an unreacted component in the power generation gas as an off-gas. A heating section receives the off-gas and generates a thermal energy by using the off-gas to heat the chemical reacting section. An output control section controls the amount of electrical energy output from the power generating section. A control section controls the amount of electrical energy output from the power generating section to change a temperature of the chemical reacting section set based on the thermal energy to a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: An exposure apparatus has a plurality of light emitting elements and a light quantity measuring circuit, sets a reference light quantity based on a plurality of emission quantities when the plurality of light emitting elements emit light in accordance with a specific gradation signal for a predetermined emission time, generates a plurality of corrected gradation signals by correcting the gradation signal based on the differences between the reference light quantity and the plurality of emission quantities so that the plurality of emission quantities of the plurality of light emitting elements become close to the reference light quantity, and corrects the emission time of the plurality of light emitting elements so that the plurality of emission quantities of the plurality of light emitting elements become close to the target reference light quantity set in accordance with image data.

Abstract: Disclosed in a vaporizer including a gas-liquid separation film which separates a gas included in a supplied liquid and which allows the separated gas to pass through the gas-liquid separation film and a heating unit which is provided at a downstream side of the gas-liquid separation film and which heats the liquid.

Abstract: A graph 261, in which “aperture” is configured on the vertical axis, and “shutter speed” is configured on the horizontal axis, is displayed as superimposed on a through image. On this displayed graph 261, at a position of a parameter value corresponding to a determined photographic scene, an icon 262 of the photographic scene is displayed. When the icon 262 is operated and moved by a user, the display of the icon 262 is changed to a position on the graph 261 where the icon 262 is operated and moved, and values of the vertical axis and the horizontal axis are read off and the corresponding parameter stored in a RAM is updated. When the shutter key is operated, photographic processing is carried out with parameters stored in the RAM, and image data obtained by this photographic processing is recorded in the storage memory.

Abstract: A generating unit generates a 3D model of an object based on pair images obtained for the same object. An extracting unit extracts plural first feature points from a to-be-synthesis 3D model and plural second feature points from a synthesis 3D model. An obtaining unit obtains a coordinate conversion parameter based on the plural first feature points and second feature points. A converting unit converts a coordinate of the synthesis 3D model in a coordinate in the coordinate system of the to-be-synthesis 3D model using the coordinate conversion parameter. A synthesizing unit synthesizes all converted synthesis 3D models with the to-be-synthesis 3D model, and unifies feature points. A storing unit stores the synthesized 3D model of the object and information on the unified feature points in a memory card, etc. The stored data is used in an AR process.

Abstract: The light emitting device comprises at least one data line, at least one pixel, a common electrode, a data driver and an ammeter, The pixel comprises a pixel drive circuit and a light emitting element, in which the pixel drive circuit includes a first transistor electrically connected to the data line and one end of the light emitting element, and the other end of the light emitting element is connected to the common electrode. The ammeter measures the current value of a detection current flowing from the data driver to the ammeter via the data line, the first transistor, the light emitting element of the pixel, and the common electrode when the data driver applies to the data line a first set voltage having such a potential that applies a forward bias voltage between both ends of the light emitting element via the first transistor.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel that displays an image, and a viewing angle restricting element that selectively irradiates light with directivity in a restricting direction at a predetermined angle with respect to a direction of normal to the display panel, toward an observation side of the display panel.

Abstract: When a drawing command for the screen drawing data created by an application program corresponding to a user input event is transmitted to a client unit, if the transmission delay time t obtained by RTT measurement is within a preset threshold value TH, the drawing command is transmitted in real time in an Instantaneous (Eager) Update mode in the order in which the drawing data was created. If the transmission delay time t has exceeded the threshold value TH, an interval corresponding to a drawing update time interval Tn is allowed and the drawing commands during the interval are put together and transmitted in a Non-instantaneous (Lazy) Update mode. In the Non-instantaneous (Lazy) Update mode, transmission priority according to the type of a drawing command (the user's attention) is set.

Abstract: A digital camera that picks up an image of a print/picture and displays it in a monitor frame image. The camera comprises a CPU that identifies an area of the image of the print/picture and drives an image pickup unit such that the identified area of the image of the print/picture is placed in an optimal state in the frame image.

Abstract: An optical system unit of a projector of the invention includes an illumination side block, an image producing block and a projection side block, the image producing block, in which a DMD display device is fixed which reflects rays of “off” state light to the outside of an entrance opening of a projection side optical system, has a resin accommodation case and a metallic light absorbing portion which is disposed on an inner surface of the accommodation case, an inner surface of the light absorbing portion has heat resisting properties and light absorbing properties, and the accommodation case has in an upper surface thereof a cooling opening for preventing the overheating of the resin which forms the accommodation case.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is disclosed comprising a display part, a scanning line driving circuit, a signal line driving circuit, a counter electrode driving circuit for providing counter electrodes with a counter electrode driving signal reversed in phase from a signal line driving circuit, an auxiliary capacitance having one end connected to an output end of each of switching elements, and an auxiliary capacitance line driving circuit for driving a plurality of auxiliary capacitance lines arranged in rows and has ends of such auxiliary capacitances in each row commonly connected thereto, wherein the auxiliary capacitance line driving circuit is adapted to apply a first voltage to the auxiliary capacitance lines for a first half cycle of the counter electrode driving signal and apply a second voltage thereto for a (p+½)th cycle after the first period of the counter electrode driving signal where p is 0 or a natural number, said auxiliary capacitance line driving circuit making the auxiliary capacitance

Abstract: A light-emitting device comprises a power supply line, at least one data line, at least one pixel having a light-emitting element with one end electrically connected to the power supply line and another end set to a prescribed potential, and a first transistor connecting the data line(s) and one end of the light-emitting element, a current supplying circuit that outputs a verification current of a preset value, and a data driver unit having voltage measuring circuits that acquire a voltage of the one end of the light-emitting element as the verification voltage when the verification current flows via a current path of the data line and the first transistor of the pixel, from the one end of the light-emitting element to the other end from the current supplying circuit via the power supply line.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display panel and an illuminator disposed at the back of the panel for emitting at least two illumination lights having directivities in different directions toward the panel. The illuminator includes a light guide plate made of transparent material whose one end surface serves as a light entrance end surface, whose one plate surface serves as a light exit surface, and whose other plate surface serves as a light direction changing surface for changing the advancing direction of light entering from the light entrance end surface. The light direction changing surface has a plurality of circular-arcing slanted surfaces shaped into semicircles formed on concentric circles centered at the center of the longer dimension of the light entrance end surface. Light emitting elements are disposed on the light entrance end surface at two positions on left and right sides of the center equidistantly apart therefrom.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image pickup apparatus 100 including an image display section 32 to identify and display a face which is detected in an image frame, an operation section 4 having cursor buttons of up, down, left and right and a set button which are respectively corresponded with a plurality of areas which divide the image frame and a CPU 71 to switch the area in the image frame which is to be a target for face detection based on pressing of any of the buttons by a user. According to the image pickup apparatus 100, the targeted area for face detection can be changed promptly while confirming the condition in which the face is detected in the image frame.