Abstract: A pixel circuit, a semiconductor camera detection circuit and a display device. The pixel circuit includes: a photodiode, a driving circuit, an initialization circuit, a transmission circuit, a voltage write-in circuit (2 and a compensation circuit. One end of the photodiode is electrically connected to a grounding end, and another end is electrically connected to the transmission circuit; the initialization circuit is configured to pull a voltage of a first node to an initialization voltage under control of the initialization signal end; the transmission circuit is configured to pull down the voltage of the first node from the initialization voltage to a data voltage under control of the first scanning signal end; the voltage write-in circuit is configured to write the data voltage into the driving circuit and output a grounding voltage to the compensation circuit; the compensation circuit is configured to perform threshold voltage compensation on the driving circuit.

Abstract: Imaging systems may include fluidic color filter elements to increase the flexibility of the system. An imaging system may include a number of fluid reservoirs with different color filter element fluids. The imaging sensor may include a number of separated color filter chambers. Fluids from the fluid reservoirs may be directed to specific color filter chambers as desired, with the option to change the color filter fluid in a chamber to a different color filer fluid at any time. To move the fluids to and from the fluid reservoirs to the color filter chambers, electrowetting may be used. The color filter chambers may be interposed between a ground electrode and a number of patterned electrodes. Voltages may be applied to the patterned electrodes to move the fluid to desired positions within the chambers.

Abstract: The application provides techniques for obtaining a relatively high dynamic range image of a scene using a relatively low dynamic range image sensor exposed to incident light from the scene for capturing an image. The image sensor has a multiplicity of light-sensing elements in an array and each light sensing element has a particular one of a plurality of sensitivity levels to incident light in accordance with a predetermined sensitivity pattern for the array of light-sensing elements and has a response function. Each light sensing element is responsive to incident light from the scene for producing a captured image brightness value at a corresponding one of a multiplicity of pixel positions of a pixel position array. Each one of the multiplicity of pixel positions corresponds to a particular one of the plurality of sensitivity levels of the light sensing elements.

Abstract: In a solid-state image capturing device including a pixel array arranged in a row direction and a column direction orthogonal thereto, and a vertical register having a plurality of transfer electrodes which serves to read signal charges Qa, Qb, . . . generated by light receipt of each of pixels A, B, . . . and to sequentially transfer the signal charge in the column direction upon receipt of a transfer pulse, an electric potential well for a smear charge is generated and an unnecessary charge q in the vertical register is collected into the electric potential well for a smear charge before the signal charge is read from the pixels A, B, . . . onto the vertical register (a timing t707), an electric potential well for signal charge transfer is then generated and the signal charges Qa, Qb, . . . are read from the pixels A, B, . . .

Abstract: An image sensing apparatus includes an output unit including a first output line which transmits a first signal of the first pixel, a second output line which transmits a second signal of the first pixel, a third output line which transmits a first signal of the second pixel, a fourth output line which transmits a second signal of the second pixel, a first difference circuit which operates the difference between the first signal and the second signal of the first pixel to generate a first image signal, and a second difference circuit which operates the difference between the first signal and the second signal of the second pixel to generate a second image signal, wherein the first output line is arranged between the third output line and the fourth output line, and the third output line is arranged between the first output line and the second output line.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device with which a photographing state of image data can be intuitively known. When a subject is photographed, a quadrangular flag mark representing a photographing point of an image, and a triangular mark and a circular mark of solid lines representing a photographing range, are displayed on a map. A user can download a desired image associated with the marks by clicking the marks. When a subject is not photographed, a triangular flag mark representing the photographing point of the image, and triangular marks and circular marks of broken lines, are displayed on the map. The user can upload necessary images on the basis of the marks.

Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal includes a shot setting part, an image input part, a meta information extractor, and a meta information inserting part. The shot setting part sets shooting conditions and the image input part photographs an image using an optical zoom lens under the set shooting conditions and processes the photographed image. The meta information extractor extracts the shooting conditions set by the shot setting part as meta information and the meta information inserting part inserts the meta information extracted from the meta information extractor into the image processed by the image input part.

Abstract: The invention provides a new method and apparatus for NTSC and PAL image sensors which employs fusion of adjacent row pixel charge samples to generate image data for a row. A variety of fusion schemes are possible for fusing the pixel signals from the adjacent rows. The rows of pixels are scanned so that each scan takes an odd row signal sample and, in some cases, an adjacent even row signal sample when specified conditions are met. One sampled row of the two adjacent rows integrate an image with a first integration period while the other adjacent row integrates an image with a second integration period.

Abstract: An imaging device includes a display unit for displaying an image, an imaging optical system, an imaging unit, a posture detector for detecting a posture of the imaging device in shooting, a recording unit for recording a reduced image of a shot image, and posture information on a posture of the imaging device corresponding to the reduced image, an image extracting unit for extracting reduced images including the same posture information among said reduced images recorded on the recording unit, and an image display controller for displaying the reduced images extracted by the image extracting unit on the display unit, wherein the image display controller reconstructs, on the basis of the posture information, a horizontal and vertical direction of the reduced images extracted by the image extracting unit to the posture of the imaging device in shooting, and displays the reduced image being reconstructed on the display unit. Thereby, that makes it possible to display a comfortable reduced image.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of capturing images having an optimized quality during night time conditions is provided. The apparatus for capturing images includes an image-capturing unit that captures an light from an object and generates a first digital image, a night-scene-sensing unit sensing whether the first digital image is a night-scene image, an exposure-adjustment unit adjusting an optimized exposure time by comparing an edge level of the night-scene image with that of a pre-generated reference image if it is sensed that the input image is the night-scene image, and a controller controlling the image-capturing unit to generate a second digital image based on the adjusted exposure time.

Abstract: An automatic white balance system according to an embodiment of the invention comprises a color separation and synchronization unit which has a line memory for generating a white-balance-adjusted YUV signal, a color judgment unit which judges whether or not a white balance adjustment is needed, a white balance adjustment gain computation unit which calculates a white balance adjustment gain on the basis of the result of the judgment at the color judgment unit and the white-balance-adjusted YUV signal, a reciprocal computation unit which outputs the reciprocal transformation value of the white balance adjustment gain, and a second multiplier which multiplies the white-balance-adjusted YUV signal by the reciprocal transformation value.

Abstract: An image sensor includes: (a) a plurality of light measuring elements arranged in an array and at least a portion of the elements have a color filter mated with the light receiving elements which permits selective color reception by the light measuring elements; (b) a plurality of floating diffusions respectively mated with the plurality of light receiving elements; and c) an output structure electrically connected to two or more of the floating diffusions; wherein the at least two light receiving elements receiving the same color are transferred to the output structure substantially simultaneously.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus for capturing an image using a solid-state imaging device includes the following elements. One or more signal correction units correct an image signal obtained by capturing the image on a color component basis. A luminance detection unit detects luminance information from image signals obtained at locations prior to and subsequent to at least one of the signal correction units. An exposure control unit controls an exposure adjustment mechanism on the basis of the luminance information detected by the luminance detection unit.

Abstract: An imaging device includes a sensor that is color coded by using high-sensitivity pixels having higher sensitivity to incident light than chromatic color pixels and an automatic exposure function that allows the imaging device to control exposure according to illuminance in an imaging environment. An algorithm in the automatic exposure function that determines a reference color in a level diagram according to the illuminance uses the high-sensitivity pixels as the reference color in a low illuminance region where the gain of the sensor is set to a maximum, while using green pixels, which are the chromatic color pixels, as the reference color in a standard illuminance region where the gain of the sensor is set to a minimum.

Abstract: Lens apparatuses are disclosed capable of smooth image-pickup operation by facilitating operations of functions provided separately between the lens apparatus and the image-pickup apparatus. The lens apparatus, which is detachably mounted on an image-pickup apparatus, comprises a controller which outputs a signal for controlling a function provided in the image-pickup apparatus in response to operation of a first operating member. The other lens apparatus comprises a controller which outputs a signal for controlling a first function provided in the lens apparatus in response to operation of a second operating member in a case where a first operating member is in a first state and outputs a signal for controlling a second function provided in the image-pickup apparatus in response to operation of the second operating member in a case where the first operating member is in a second state.

Abstract: A control method for an image processor having an operation member and an image display unit that displays images, wherein it is determined whether a touch wheel button has been operated according to a first operation method or whether it has been operated according to a second operation method, wherein functions executable by instructions from the touch wheel button include a first function allocated if it is determined to be the first operation method and a second function allocated if it is determined to be the second operation method, and wherein an image is displayed in the first display mode on the display unit if it is determined to be the first operation method and an image is displayed in the second display mode different from the first display mode if it is determined to be the second operation method.

Abstract: There is provided a driving method for a solid-state imaging device in which the number of effective pixels is not reduced, a difference between resolutions in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction is not caused, blurring of an image is reduced as compared with conventional cases, image inconsistency at high luminance is not caused, and the dynamic range is wide.

Abstract: An imaging system includes a camera having a lens and a focal planar array (FPA) for capturing at least one image frame having a plurality of sub-image frames. Each sub-image frame includes multiple pixel values corresponding to photonic intensities of the captured image frame. An embedded atomic clock (EAC) is integrated in one single unit with the camera for providing time code data. A multiplexer combines the multiple pixel values of one sub-image frame with the time code data, and an input/output module provides both, the time code data and the multiple pixel values of the sub-image frame as an output data stream.

Abstract: A imaging device includes an image pickup region composed of a plurality of light-receiving portions (2) and vertical transfer registers (3) including a plurality of transfer electrodes containing a transfer electrode (8) serving as a read electrode as well and other transfer electrode (7), the vertical transfer registers (3) being arrayed at every column of light-receiving portions (2). Each transfer electrode (8) serving as the read electrode as well disposed within the vertical transfer register (3) is formed such that it may be separated from the transfer electrode (8) serving as read electrode as well and other transfer electrode (7) which are adjoining each other in the horizontal direction. In this imaging device including a plurality of light-receiving portions (2) regularly arrayed, it is possible to prevent color mixture from occurring between the light-receiving portions (pixels) (2) which are adjoining each other in the vertical direction.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device that suppresses crosstalk of light in a semiconductor substrate that caused by diffraction of light is disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a solid-state imaging device comprising a plurality of pixels, each pixel comprising a photoelectric conversion element that is provided in a semiconductor substrate and performs photoelectric conversion of incident light to store signal charges, a floating junction that is provided in the semiconductor substrate in the proximity of the photoelectric conversion element and temporarily stores signal charges, and a transfer transistor that transfers the signal charges stored in the photoelectric conversion element to the floating junction, wherein at least one transfer transistor includes a gate electrode extended to cover a corresponding photoelectric conversion element.