Abstract: The present invention relates to a camera module. A camera module according to one aspect comprises: a lens barrel in which a lens part is dispose& a substrate part including a substrate that is disposed below the lens barrel; a housing coupled to the lens barrel; and a heating member electrically connected to the substrate part, wherein the lens barrel includes a first region in which a lens is disposed and a second region disposed spaced apart from the first region, and the heating member is disposed between the first region and the second region.

Abstract: A heating device for a camera module comprises: a resistance heating film formed on a lens through which external light is introduced for generating heat by electric current; a power applying member for supplying the electric current to the resistance heating film; and a connecting member for electrically connecting the resistance heating film and the power applying member in close contact with each other.

Abstract: An exposure compensating method applied to a camera apparatus includes acquiring a monitoring image captured by the camera apparatus via an exposure parameter, computing an estimating exposure compensating value of the monitoring image according to a triggering threshold, analyzing continuity in pixels of the monitoring image with intensity conforming to a specific condition to acquire a weighting adjustment value of a region of interest, adjusting the estimating exposure compensating value via the weighting adjustment value to generate a final exposure compensating value, and adjusting the exposure parameter by the final exposure compensating value.

Abstract: This application discloses an electronic device (e.g., a camera) that a plurality of light sources and a light source driver. The light sources are configurable to a plurality of light source subsets to illuminate a field of view. At least two of the light source subsets include distinct light source members and are configured to illuminate different regions of the field of view. The light source driver is coupled to the plurality of light sources and configured to drive the plurality of light source subsets. In some embodiments, the electronic device includes or is coupled to a camera module configured to capture visual data of the field of view, and the plurality of light sources is configured to provide illumination for the camera module.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device for blocking light. The electronic device may comprise: a housing comprising a front plate, a rear plate facing in the opposite direction to the front plate, and a side member surrounding the space between the front plate and the rear plate; a touch screen arranged in the space and exposed through the front plate; and a camera assembly exposed through one selected from the front plate and the rear plate. The camera assembly may comprise: a camera lens facing a first part of the one selected from the front plate and the rear plate; a flash facing a second part of the one selected from the front plate and the rear plate; and an opaque layer arranged between the camera lens and the flash when seen from above the one selected from the front plate and the rear plate. The second part may be arranged adjacent to the first part. The camera lens and the flash may be arranged side by side with each other in a first direction.

Abstract: A method for preprocessing camera raw data of an image sensor of a camera. The method includes a step of reading in, a step of setting, a step of reducing, and a step of outputting. In the step of reading in, a raw data signal is read in, which encompasses camera raw data detected by the image sensor at a detection point in time. In the step of setting, a preprocessing algorithm for reducing the resolution of the camera raw data is set, using at least one setting signal. In the step of reducing, the resolution of the camera raw data is reduced, using the preprocessing algorithm set in the step of setting, to obtain a preprocessed camera signal which represents a preprocessed camera image. In the step of outputting, the preprocessed camera signal is output to an image processing unit.

Abstract: This document describes techniques for color correction using a sensor to reduce color distortions of a camera under a display of a computing device. A correction module of the computing device may determine a color correction used to improve content captured by a camera utilizing, in part, a sensor (e.g., a camera, ambient light sensor, and so forth) positioned underneath the display. The sensor may detect ambient light over time that is modified as it travels through the display, producing color distortions. The sensor may also detect a composite light over time that includes calibration light emitted by the display and ambient light. The correction module may compare the ambient light and composite light to determine the color correction usable to improve both the content captured by the camera and a user experience.

Abstract: A photo sensor includes a plurality of pixel blocks, each including one or more anchor pixels and one or more non-anchor pixels. The anchor pixels produce first sensor signals and the non-anchor pixels produce second sensor signals. An amplifier circuit amplifies the first and second sensor signals. A variable bit-depth analog to digital converter (ADC) circuit quantizes amplified versions of the first sensor signals into first digitized sensor signals with a first bit-depth. The ADC circuit also quantizes amplified versions of the second sensor signals into second digitized sensor signals with a second bit-depth that is lower than the first bit depth. The second bit-depth may be selected based on anchor pixel statistics derived from the one or more first digitized sensor signals.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus displays a live view image that is based on an acquired image, stores image data that is based on the acquired image, and acquires additional information associated with a predetermined subject included in the live view image. The image capture apparatus superimposes the additional information on the live view image and displays the resulting image before the image data is stored, and stores the image data and the acquired additional information in association with each other.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that generates a file in a prescribed image file format is provided. The information processing apparatus accepts a designation of a storage condition to be satisfied by image data to be stored in the prescribed image file format, obtains image data, and generates the file such that one or more image data included in the obtained image data and satisfying the storage condition are stored in one of the prescribed image file format and such that image data included in the obtained image data and not satisfying the storage condition is not stored in the one of the prescribed image file format.

Abstract: A computer program in a computer system with one or more processors receives digital image data from a smart camera and sends the digital image data from the smart camera to smart contact lenses worn by a first user in the digital image data. The approach includes one or more processors receiving from a user interface in the smart camera, an instruction, from a second user, for at least one change to the first user and sending the instruction for the at least one change to the smart contact lenses worn by the first user.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus comprises an image sensor and a control circuit that controls operations of the image sensor. The control circuit, in a case where a still image shooting instruction is input during moving image shooting that uses the image sensor, performs a first shot of still image shooting using the image sensor upon a time determined in advance elapsing from input of the shooting instruction, and, in a case where the shooting instruction is continuously input, controls the image sensor to perform still image shooting of a second shot onward during a blanking time period of the moving image shooting.

Abstract: This invention makes it possible to, in a pull transfer communication protocol, to interrupt forwarding of information on the server side at a timing desired by a user. To achieve this, a client includes a first request unit for transmitting a content request to the server and the server includes a first response unit for transmitting content requested from the first request unit to the client. The client further includes a second request unit for requesting the server to make a response if a predetermined status has occurred, and the server further includes a second response unit for deferring, if the request made by the second request unit is received, a response if the predetermined status has not occurred, and transmitting the response to the client if the predetermined status has occurred.

Abstract: An image capture device continuously generates time-lapse video frames to be included within a time-lapse video using a time-lapse video frame rate, with the value of the time-lapse video frame rate changing based on activation of a trigger to change the time-lapse video frame rate.

Abstract: Provided are a photographing apparatus, and a control method and device applied to the photographing apparatus. The photographing apparatus comprises a housing shell, a lighting unit, a guide rail unit and a control unit, communicatively connected with the lighting unit and the guide rail unit, to adjust the light intensity of an object to be photographed in the photographing apparatus.

Abstract: To enable to easily check a predetermined signal level region of an HDR video signal on an SDR screen displayed on an SDR-compliant display device. Processing at least including gradation compression processing for SDR is performed on the HDR video signal to obtain a standard dynamic range video signal. A predetermined signal level region is detected from the HDR video signal. An SDR video signal for display is obtained by combining a display signal for displaying the predetermined signal level region with an SDR video signal on the basis of a signal indicating the predetermined signal level region.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes first and second cameras having the same imaging direction, display device, and control device. The control device performs an imaging area display operation to cause the display device to display an imaging area of the second camera in overlay on an image captured by the first camera.

Abstract: A digital graduated filter is implemented in an imaging device by combining multiple images of the subject wherein the combining may include combining different numbers of images for highlights and for shadows of the subject. The imaging device may present a user with a set of pre-defined graduated filter configurations to choose from. A user may also specify the direction of graduation and strength of graduation in a viewfinder. In an alternative implementation, combining may include scaling of pixels being added instead of varying the number of images being combined. In an alternative implementation, the combining of multiple images may include combining a different number of images for highlights of the subject than for shadows of subject.

Abstract: The various implementations described herein include a video camera assembly that includes: (1) a housing; (2) an image sensor positioned within the housing and having a field of view corresponding to a scene in the smart home environment; and (3) a concave-shaped front face positioned in front of the image sensor such that light from the scene passes through the front face prior to entering the image sensor; where the front face includes: (a) an inner section corresponding to the image sensor; and (b) an outer section between the housing and the inner section, the outer section having a concave shape that extends from an outer periphery of the outer section to an inner periphery of the outer section; and where the concave shape extends around an entirety of the outer periphery.

Abstract: An imaging system for a vehicle includes an image sensor for detecting electromagnetic radiation, a first lens unit and a second lens unit for focusing electromagnetic radiation, and at least one transflective or switchable mirror unit, with the at least one transflective or switchable mirror unit being configured to project electromagnetic radiation from at least one of the first lens unit and the second lens unit essentially perpendicularly on the image sensor, where the first lens unit has a first optical axis and the second lens unit has a second optical axis crossing the first optical axis at a crossing point, and the at least one transflective or switchable mirror unit is arranged between the image sensor, the first lens unit, and the second lens unit at the crossing point.