Abstract: A system and method are provided for automatically adjusting exposure to maintain color fidelity where a point source puts a small cluster of pixels in saturation. An exposure level is iteratively reduced until pixels corresponding only one color in a Bayer filter remain above a threshold while all other colors are at or below the threshold. The cluster of pixels is isolated for analysis such that only neighboring pixels are considered while reducing the exposure.

Abstract: A multi-camera module includes a plurality of camera units, and a single case coupled to the plurality of camera units, wherein the case includes an upper surface portion surrounding an upper portion of the plurality of camera units, and wherein the upper surface portion includes a groove, the groove having different depths in accordance with a position corresponding to the plurality of camera units.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for controlling a camera module in an electronic device. The camera module is removable between a first position received in a body of the electronic device and a second position exposed from the body. The method includes: driving the camera module to slide to the second position in response to receiving a first face recognition request; maintaining the camera module in the second position for a first duration in response to acquiring a release request on the camera module; and driving the camera module to slide to the first position in response to not receiving a second face recognition request within the first duration.

Abstract: Aspect for a device for generating video content are described. The device includes a first camera and one or more processors coupled to the first camera and configured to receive a first set of frames captured by the first camera at a first rate, process the first set of frames to generate video content for display, receive a selection to zoom in or zoom out, during the zoom in or zoom out to a zoom threshold for the first camera, receive a second set of frames captured by the first camera at a second rate that is less than the first rate, process the second set of frames to generate video content for display, and generate video content for playback, at a third rate that is less than the first rate, that includes the first set of frames and the second set of frames.

Abstract: A camera module includes: a lens module including a plurality of lenses; a housing accommodating the lens module; a reflection module disposed in front of the lens module; an image sensor module configured to receive light passing through the lens module; and a light blocking portion disposed in the housing and positioned in a space between the lens module and the image sensor module. The light blocking portion includes: a first light blocking plate including a first window having a first opening through which the light is allowed to pass; and a second light blocking plate including a second window having a second opening through which the light is allowed to pass. The first window includes a first inner wall including a first inclined surface, and the second window includes a second inner wall including a second inclined surface.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel, the pixel has: a first photoelectric conversion unit and a second photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically convert light to generate a charge; an accumulation unit that accumulates at least one of the charge generated by the first photoelectric conversion unit and the charge generated by the second photoelectric conversion unit; a first output unit and a second output unit that output a signal based on the charge accumulated in the accumulation unit; and an adjustment unit that adjusts a capacitance of the accumulation unit if a signal based on the charges generated by the first photoelectric conversion unit and the second photoelectric conversion unit is output from the first output unit.

Abstract: An extending-type functional assembly is mounted on a frame of a smart terminal, and electrically connected to a control unit of the smart terminal. The extending-type functional assembly comprises a body, a camera module, and a driving. The body comprises a rotating end and a free end, the rotating end is rotatably connected to the frame of the smart terminal, and the free end can be rotated into or out of the frame of the smart terminal. The camera module is disposed on the body, and the body can drive the camera module to move. When the free end is rotated out of the frame of the smart terminal, the camera module is exposed from the frame of the smart terminal; when the rotating end is rotated into the frame of the smart terminal, the camera module is hidden in the frame of the smart terminal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an embedding reinforced circuit board, a camera module, and an electronic device. The embedding reinforced circuit board, comprising a circuit board and a reinforcing plate. The circuit board comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface is provided with a component installation area. The second surface is provided with an accommodating groove. The width of at least one side of the cross-sectional area of the accommodating groove is wider than the width of the corresponding side of the component installation area. The cross-sectional area of the accommodating groove is parallel to the first surface or the second surface. The reinforcing plate is disposed in the accommodating groove.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image acquisition and processing method. The method includes acquiring an invoking event being configured to invoke an image acquisition device located under a display screen, an acquisition window of the image acquisition device corresponding to a first area of the display screen; activating the image acquisition device based on the invoking event; determining a display state of the first area; acquiring an image by using the image acquisition device based on the display state of the first area; and displaying the acquired image.

Abstract: An image shake correction device includes: a movable member; an imager that is fixed to the movable member; a support member that supports the movable member to be movable; and two movement restrictors that restrict a movement range of the movable member, each of the two movement restrictors includes a recess portion or a through-hole and an insertion member as defined herein, a shape of the recess portion or the through-hole is as defined herein, and a second diagonal line overlaps an extension line of a first diagonal line and the center of the light receiving surface overlaps a line connecting the first diagonal line and the second diagonal line as defined herein.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect two or more specific objects from a captured image, a first color estimation unit configured to estimate a first light source color from color information about a first specific object among the detected specific objects, a second color estimation unit configured to estimate a second light source color from color information about a second specific object among the detected specific objects, a third color estimation unit configured to estimate a third light source color from color information about an area including other than the detected specific objects, and a calculation unit configured to calculate a white balance correction value to be applied to the captured image by assigning a weight to at least one of the first, second, and third light source colors based on degrees of similarity between the first, second, and third light source colors.

Abstract: A positioning apparatus includes a body, the body has a positioning slot used to accommodate a camera, and elastic elements are separately fastened to two side walls adjacent to the positioning slot. The positioning apparatus further includes a cover plate, and the cover plate is detachably fastened to the body. When the camera is installed in the positioning slot, two elastic elements separately press against a housing of the camera. The cover plate presses against an end face of the camera.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses and non-transitory, computer-readable storage mediums are disclosed for generating AR self-portraits or “AR selfies.” In an embodiment, a method comprises: capturing, by a first camera of a mobile device, live image data, the live image data including an image of a subject in a physical, real-world environment; receiving, by a depth sensor of the mobile device, depth data indicating a distance of the subject from the camera in the physical, real-world environment; receiving, by one or more motion sensors of the mobile device, motion data indicating at least an orientation of the first camera in the physical, real-world environment; generating a virtual camera transform based on the motion data, the camera transform for determining an orientation of a virtual camera in a virtual environment; and generating a composite image data, using the image data, a matte and virtual background content selected based on the virtual camera orientation.

Abstract: A photo booth system for image generation of a subject, comprising: a base unit having a stabilizing base and a rotational connector rotated about a rotational axis oriented normal to the base unit and parallel to the stabilizing base; a boom having a fixed end removably connected to the rotational connector and a free end offset from the base unit by 90 degrees; a mobile device configured to control all functions of the system, the mobile device removably connected to the free end; an illumination source configured on the boom, and directed towards the subject during rotation of the boom from a first side of the subject, over and above, and to a second side of the subject; wherein the mobile device is configured to generate images of the subject, characterized by at least 180 degrees of rotation of the boom, from the first side, above, and the second side of the subject.

Abstract: A photo taking control method and system based on a mobile terminal, and a storage medium. The method comprises: a photo sharing platform pre-stores photos and photos taking positions, and arranges the photos at the same position in descending order according to degrees of attention; a mobile terminal obtains position information of the current position of a user in real time and sends the position information to the photo sharing platform; when retrieving the stored photos at the same position according to the position information, the photo sharing platform sends ahead photos to the mobile terminal.

Abstract: An untethered apparatus for performing inside-out device tracking based on visual-inertial simultaneous location and mapping (SLAM) includes a dynamic vision sensor (DVS) configured to output an asynchronous stream of sensor event data, an inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor configured to collect IMU data associated with motion of the apparatus at a predetermined interval, a processor and a memory. The memory contains instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to accumulate DVS sensor output over a sliding time window, the sliding time window including the predetermined interval, apply a motion correction to the accumulated DVS sensor output, the motion correction based on the IMU data collected over the predetermined interval, generate an event-frame histogram of DVS sensor events based on the motion correction, and provide the event-frame histogram of the DVS sensor events and the IMU data to a visual inertial SLAM pipeline.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are presented for taking a combination of images taken synchronous in time with one another. According to one example, the present disclosure proposes one or more sensor arrays, each of which comprises multiple pixel sensors arranged to capture image data responsive to light exposure. Light is incident on the respective sensor arrays during substantially synchronous exposures. The one or more sensor arrays are configured such that the image data captured by the respective sensor arrays during the synchronous exposure differ in at least one of a luminance output or a color profile from one another.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and a system for imaging. The method for imaging objects using the system for imaging. The system for imaging comprises a lens. The objects comprise a first object, a second object and a third object located at different positions on a first preset track. The method for imaging comprises: allowing the lens and the first preset track to move relatively in a first predetermined relationship to acquire a clear image of the third object using the system for imaging without focusing, the first predetermined relationship is determined by a focal plane position of the first object and a focal plane position of the second object. The aforementioned method for imaging is high in imaging efficiency and is capable of fast focusing according to the first predetermined relationship even if focus tracking fails so that the blurring of a photographed image due to defocusing is avoided.

Abstract: This application is directed to a passively-cooled electronic device including a housing, a plurality of electronic assemblies and a plurality of thermally conductive parts. The electronic assemblies are enclosed in the housing, and include a first electronic assembly and a second electronic assembly. The first and second electronic assemblies are disposed proximately to each other within the housing, and the second electronic assembly is substantially sensitive to heat, including heat generated by operation of the first electronic assembly. The thermally conductive parts are coupled between the first electronic assembly and the housing, and configured to create a first plurality of heat conduction paths to conduct the heat generated by the first electronic assembly away from the second electronic assembly without using a fan. At least a subset of the thermally conductive parts mechanically supports one or both of the first and second electronic assemblies.

Abstract: An electronic device with a rotatable camera, a control method, and a control apparatus are provided. The electronic device with the rotatable camera includes a camera assembly, a drive assembly, a rotating assembly, a controller, and a housing, where the housing is a polyhedron, one face of the polyhedron is provided with a groove, the groove extends to an edge of the face, the controller is electrically connected to the drive assembly, and is configured to control the drive assembly to drive the rotating assembly to rotate, and the camera assembly is provided in the groove, is attached to the rotating assembly, and is rotatable around the edge.