Abstract: A telescope system may facilitate the capture of images of light, and may have a housing, a primary mirror, a Schmidt corrector plate, and a lens group. The housing may have a mirror end and an aperture end with an entrance aperture that receives the light. The primary mirror may be positioned proximate the mirror end, and may have a spherical shape. The Schmidt corrector plate may be positioned proximate the entrance aperture to direct the light toward the primary mirror in a manner that substantially compensates for the spherical shape. The lens group may include multiple lenses, one or more of which may be positioned within the housing proximate the aperture end such that the light is directed through the lens group by the primary mirror. The lens group may focus the light at a focal location further than the Schmidt corrector plate from the primary mirror.

Abstract: A camera body according to the present disclosure is one on which a lens unit is detachably mounted. The lens unit includes an optical system to form an optical image of a subject onto an imaging surface. The camera body includes: an imaging part having the imaging surface to form an image by converting light incident from the optical system into an electric signal; a first blur-detecting part capable of detecting motion of the camera body at least in a pitching, yawing, and rolling directions; a first blur-correction part capable of correcting a blur caused by the motion in the pitching, yawing, and rolling directions, based on a result of the detection by the first blur-detecting part; and a first controller, capable of communicating with the lens unit, controlling both the first blur-detecting part and the first blur-correction part.

Abstract: In an image capturing apparatus having an image sensor including a plurality of unit pixels each having a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions and a microlens, the image sensor can be scanned with a first scan method of adding and reading out signals from a portion of the photoelectric conversion portions by a predetermined number of unit pixels and with a second scan method of adding and reading out signals from the photoelectric conversion portions by the predetermined number of unit pixels. A pixel signal read out with the second scan method is selected if a defocus amount is larger than a threshold value and the larger of the pixel signal read out with the second scan method and a signal obtained by using the pixel signal read out with the first scan method is selected if the defocus amount is equal to the threshold value or less.

Abstract: In a method for reminding using an electronic device, the method includes controlling a front camera of the electronic device to capture a facial image, determining whether a user needs to shave according to the characteristic information of a beard region of the facial image, and controlling a reminding device to remind the user to shave.

Abstract: Digital media can be automatically transferred between a digital capture device or storage device and one or more other devices with little or no user intervention. Media can be selected for automatic transfer based on one or more media-content or media-context characteristics.

Abstract: An image-based motion sensor includes a camera system and a processing system. The camera system is arranged for generating an image output including a plurality of captured images. The processing system is arranged for obtaining a motion sensor output by processing the image output, wherein the motion sensor output includes information indicative of at least one of a motion status and an orientation status of the image-based motion sensor. For example, information indicative of the orientation status of the image-based motion sensor may includes roll, pitch, and yaw related motion information, and information indicative of the motion status of the image-based motion sensor may includes speed, acceleration and displacement information.

Abstract: In an image capturing apparatus, a subject image is converted into an image signal, which undergoes automatic correction processing including white balance correction processing, and further undergoes image quality change processing. A first evaluation value indicating a largest value of an R signal, a G signal, and a B signal of the image signal undergone the image quality change processing and a second evaluation value indicating a luminance of the image signal undergone the image quality change processing are detected. A control evaluation value is calculated using weighted average of the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value according to at least one of an amount of image quality changing effect due to the image quality change processing and a reliability of the automatic correction processing, and exposure control is performed based on the control evaluation value.

Abstract: An image capturing device is provided. The image capturing device includes a lens device including a first housing; and a sapphire lens directly connected to the first housing for protecting the lens device, wherein the sapphire lens includes a crystal structure and has a crystal axis, the crystal structure is a single-crystal structure, and the crystal axis includes one selected from a group consisting of c-axis (0001), a-axis (1210), a-axis (1120), a-axis (2110), a-axis (1120), a-axis (2110), a-axis (1210), m-axis (1010), m-axis (1100), m-axis (0110), m-axis (1010), m-axis (1100), m-axis (0110), r-axis (1011), r-axis (1011), r-axis (0111), r-axis (0111), r-axis (1101) and r-axis (1101).

Abstract: A video camera with multiple data inputs includes a camera housing with a plurality of lenses and a single display screen. Each lens is adjustably connected to the camera housing by a flexible lens barrel to allow for multi-axis movement of the lens. A hydraulic system is operatively coupled to each lens barrel to maneuver the lens to a desired position. Each lens has an associated toggle switch to control the hydraulic system and the position of the lens. The display screen includes a plurality of display regions associated with the plurality of lenses to allow a user to view the images taken from each lens simultaneously.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprises: a pixel generating a photoelectric conversion signal; a comparator configured to compare a base signal based on the pixel at a reset state with a time-changing first reference signal, and for comparing an effective signal based on the pixel at a non-reset state with a time-changing second reference signal, wherein the second reference signal has a larger time-changing ratio than that of the second reference signal; a counter configured to count a first count value until an inversion of a magnitude relation between the base signal and the first reference signal, and configured to count a second count value until an inversion of a magnitude relation between the effective signal and the second reference signal; a correcting unit configured to correct a difference of resolutions of the first and second count values, and configured to correct a difference between the first and second count values corrected.

Abstract: A method for controlling a communication apparatus capable of communicating with an external apparatus includes displaying candidates of data to be transmitted to the external apparatus on a display section, designating transmission target data to be transmitted to the external apparatus out of the displayed candidates, generating a session for communicating with the external apparatus, further designating, after the data transmission for transmitting the designated transmission target data to the external apparatus is started, the transmission target data out of the displayed candidates, by using the generated session, changing, when the transmission target data is further designated, information about the already generated session, and transmitting the further designated transmission target data to the external apparatus, by using the changed session.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a camera; an acceleration sensor that detects an acceleration applied to a housing; a posture determining unit that determines a posture of the housing based on a value detected by the acceleration sensor; and an activation control unit that activates the camera when the posture determining unit determines that the posture of the housing becomes an upright posture.

Abstract: A mobile terminal capable of sensing a touch input, and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal includes: a camera unit configured to receive an image in a camera mode; a display unit configured to sense a touch input; a control unit configured to designate a region on the basis of a touch input sensed by the display unit, execute the camera mode when a region is designated, control the camera unit to capture the received image, and display the captured image in the designated region.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises an image sensor including a photoelectric conversion portion configured to receive light beams having passed through a portion of a pupil area of an imaging lens and output an image signal, a control unit configured to output, from the photoelectric conversion portion, a plurality of image signals captured by shifting a focus position of the imaging lens, an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image shift amount on an image sensing plane of the image sensor, which corresponds to a shift amount when shifting the focus position of the imaging lens; and a calculation unit configured to calculate a correction coefficient for shading on the image sensing plane based on the image shift amount by comparing signals corresponding to the same object among the plurality of image signals.

Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes: a radiation detection unit in which a plurality of photoelectric conversion units to convert radiation signals into charge signals and store the charge signals is located; a storage control unit configured to control the storage of the charge signals executed by the plurality of photoelectric conversion units; a reading control unit configured to control reading of the charge signals stored by the plurality of photoelectric conversion units; and a control unit configured to fix an indefinite potential generated at the radiation detection unit while at least one of the storage control of the charge signals by the storage control unit and the reading control of the charge signals by the reading control unit is not carried out.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus performs a global electronic shutter operation in which exposure periods of a plurality of pixels coincide with one another. In a first period in which a photoelectric conversion unit of at least one of the pixels stores charge, signals based on charges stored in holding units of the pixels are successively output to output lines. In a second period after the output of the signals from the pixels is terminated, the holding units of the pixels hold charge.

Abstract: An approach is provided for acquiring images with camera-enabled mobile devices using objects of interest recognition. A mobile device is configured to acquire an image represented by image data and process the image data to identify a plurality of candidate objects of interest in the image. The plurality of candidate objects of interest may be identified based upon a plurality of low level features or “cues” in the image data. Example cues include, without limitation, color contrast, edge density and superpixel straddling. A particular candidate object of interest is selected from the plurality of candidate objects of interest and a graphical symbol is displayed on a screen of the mobile device to identify the particular candidate object of interest. The particular candidate object of interest may be located anywhere on the image. Passive auto focusing is performed at the location of the particular candidate object of interest.

Abstract: Motion de-blurring systems and methods are described herein. One motion de-blurring system includes an image sensing element, one or more motion sensors in an imaging device, a lens element that undergoes motion during a capture of an image by the sensing element, and a de-blurring element to de-blur the image captured by the sensing element via de-convolving a Point Spread Function (PSF).

Abstract: A light field imaging system captures different images provide views that are shifted by sub-pixel amounts relative to one another. These views can be combined to produce a higher resolution digital image of the object.

Abstract: A folded optical zoom lens and an image pickup apparatus including the same are provided. The zoom lens includes a first reflection plate and a second reflection plate having reflection surfaces facing each other; a light incidence region disposed around the second reflection plate; a light exit region disposed in a hole in a center portion of the first reflection plate; and a mirror, which is disposed around the second reflection plate and reflects light incident via the light incidence region toward the first reflection plate. The mirror is configured to change a length of a an optical path of light incident via the light incidence region, reflected between the first reflection plate and the second reflection plate, and exiting the zoom lens via the light exit region.