Abstract: This disclosure provides a method and apparatus for controlling a camera to take a photograph. More specifically, a remote that includes a processor and a proximity sensor connected to the micro-processor. The remote also includes a housing and is designed to communicably couple to a camera. The remote is configured to cause the camera to focus in response to sensing a first gesture and to cause the camera to take a photograph in response to sensing a second gesture. In some embodiments, the first and second gestures are touchless.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device for selectively generating video using image data acquired at a frame rate changed according to the distance between a subject and a reference region; and an operation method. The electronic device includes a camera, memory, display and processor, which may be configured to acquire, at a first frame rate, a plurality of first images including an object of interest, identify the distance between a reference region, by using at least some first images of the plurality of first images; obtain, at a second frame rate higher than the first frame rate, a plurality of second images including the object of interest, based on the distance satisfying a first designated condition; identify whether the position of the object of interest at least temporarily belongs to the reference region, and generate video corresponding to the second frame rate for the object of interest.

Abstract: A focusing method, a computer readable storage medium and a mobile phone are provided. The focusing method includes: acquiring an fv value corresponding to a current frame, when detecting that a rotation angular velocity value corresponding to the current frame is greater than a first threshold during a first scan configured to acquire a focusing area; compensating the fv value corresponding to the current frame to obtain a compensated fv value, when detecting that a difference between the focus value fv corresponding to the current frame and an fv value corresponding to a previous frame is greater than a second threshold; and focusing with the compensated fv value.

Abstract: An electronic device and method are provided to control screen properties based on a distance between the electronic device and a pen input device. The electronic device includes a camera, a touchscreen display, and a processor configured to display, on the touchscreen display, a screen including at least one target object image corresponding to at least one object obtained by the camera, and change a property of the screen based on a resizing of the at least one target object image according to a movement of at least one of the electronic device or the object.

Abstract: A camera for capturing an image comprising: an image sensor configured to generate image sensor data in response to received light; a processing resource configured to process the image sensor data to obtain image data and communication data, wherein obtaining the communication data comprises performing a demodulation process in respect of at least part of the image sensor data, wherein the processing resource is further configured to transmit the communication data and the image data to at least one further processing resource.

Abstract: An imaging device and method with improved white balance control are disclosed. An image of an object is captured by an imaging element that includes a plurality of pixel output units that receives incident light that is incident without passing through either of an imaging lens and a pinhole. Each pixel output unit outputs one detection signal indicating an output pixel value modulated by an incident angle of the incident light, and on the basis of a detection signal acquired by the image capturing and acquired in the pixel output units, a white balance coefficient that is used for correcting a white balance of a restored image restored from the detection signal is set. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an imaging element, an imaging device, an image processing device, an electronic device, a system, or the like.

Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes an image sensor, a memory, and a processor.

Abstract: An image processing device includes: an image sensor; a data buffer; an imaging interface part configured to read image data from the image sensor, generate an imaging signal, and write the generated imaging signal to the data buffer; an imaging processor configured to read out the imaging signal written in the data buffer and perform image processing; a synchronization signal generator configured to generate a synchronization signal synchronized with the image sensor; and a clock frequency controller configured to control a clock frequency of a clock input to the imaging processor on the basis of the synchronization signal, wherein the clock frequency controller is configured to change the clock frequency after a start of a valid period of the synchronization signal.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for adjusting an exposure time of a camera and a device, where the method includes: controlling the camera to collect an imaging light spot of an imaging component with a first exposure time; obtaining an energy value received when the camera collecting the imaging light spot; if the energy value is not within a set energy range, obtaining a curve parameter corresponding to an exposure time-energy curve according to the energy value and the first exposure time; calculating an estimated exposure time corresponding to an optimal energy value according to the curve parameter; and updating the first exposure time with the estimated exposure time corresponding to the optimal energy value. The technical solution provided in the present disclosure can adjust the exposure time of the camera to a reasonable value so as to improve the accuracy and reliability of light spot analysis.

Abstract: A camera module for an imaging device includes a light sensing module, a control circuit, a mounting member, one or more external lens modules, and a magnetic sensing element. The control circuit sets photographic conditions for a certain external lens module according to a control signal, the control signal being prompted by the magnetic sensing element detecting the type of the external lens module by the arrangement of magnetic components therein, as detected by the magnetic sensing element. The magnetic components have configurations corresponding to the type of the external lens module and the magnetic components assist in aligning one external lens module to the body of the imaging device. The automatic detection and photographic settings applied can be disabled by a user.

Abstract: An image sensor including a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of color filters, a plurality of first lenses and a second lens is provided. The semiconductor substrate includes a plurality of sensing pixels arranged in array, and each of the plurality of sensing pixels respectively includes a plurality of image sensing units and a plurality of phase detection units. The color filters at least cover the plurality of image sensing units. The first lenses are disposed on the plurality of color filters. Each of the plurality of first lenses respectively covers one of the plurality of image sensing units. The second lens is disposed on the plurality of color filters and the second lens covers the plurality of phase detection units.

Abstract: The present disclosure illustrates a chromatic aberration adjusting method and apparatus of a detection device. The method includes the following steps: recording optical parameters corresponding to multiple image detection components when the multiple image detection components are respectively used to obtain images of multiple different standard films, selecting one of the optical parameters for each standard film, enter the selected optical parameter into a database as a base, and adjust the optical parameters of other image sensing components according to the database. The apparatus comprises a recording module, a selection module, an input module and an adjustment module.

Abstract: A lighting module which provides adjustably controllable illumination of a camera field of view of a camera module includes an adjustable collimator which can be adjustably positioned such that the emitted light beam is adjustably directed to illuminate various regions of various camera fields of view. The collimator can be adjusted via an actuator which adjustably positions the collimator relative to static components of the lighting module, including the light emitter. The light beam can be directed to illuminate a selected limited region of a camera field of view, based on identification of a subject within the limited region. The light beam can be adjustably directed based on user interactions with a user interface, including adjusting the light beam according to user-commanded beam angle, intensity, and direction. The light beam can be adjustably directed to illuminate a region according to different fields of view of different camera modules.

Abstract: In order to provide an image processing apparatus that can obtain images having a plurality of F-numbers simultaneously by one shooting operation, the image processing apparatus includes an image pickup device, each pixel of the image pickup device has a micro lens for condensing light and a photoelectric conversion region provided beneath the micro lens, and the photoelectric conversion region includes an upper electrode and a lower electrode sandwiching a photoelectric conversion film and forms at least first to third regions that are divided and arranged in a plane parallel to the image pickup plane by the upper electrode or the lower electrode. Additionally, the first region has a shape for forming a circle, and the second and third regions are arranged outside the first region. Additionally, the image processing apparatus includes a readout unit that reads out photoelectric conversion signals obtained from one image pickup operation from each of the first to third regions.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a sensor module. In some aspects, a sensor module may include a collar configured to be attached to a camera module for a user device. The collar may include a first opening that is configured to align with an aperture of a camera of the camera module, and a second opening. The sensor module may include a sensor embedded in the collar. The sensor may be aligned with the second opening of the collar. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods and systems for automatic image capture are described herein. A user device may determine a reference orientation of the user device. The user device may monitor orientations of the user device as the user device is moved and/or rotated. Based on the reference orientation and the monitored orientations, the user device may determine to automatically capture images. The user device may organize captured images into a file for storing and/or sharing.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes an acquisition unit and a voltage control unit. The acquisition unit acquires imaging-related information relating to imaging to be executed by an imaging apparatus including a plurality of pixel units that converts incident light into charges and accumulate the charges. The voltage control unit controls, on the basis of the acquired imaging-related information, a drive voltage for driving each of the plurality of pixel units.

Abstract: There are achieved an apparatus and a method for switching a color image-based composite image and a black-and-white image-based composite image at an optimum timing such that it is difficult for an observer to notice the switching of the images. A color image and a black-and-white image captured from different viewpoints are input to generate either of the following two types of composite images of (a) a color image-based composite image in which a position of the black-and-white image is adjusted to coincide with a position of the color image and (b) a black-and-white image-based composite image in which the position of the color image is adjusted to coincide with the position of the black-and-white image, by switching between the two types of composite images on the basis of a predetermined reference image switching threshold. In this configuration, a hysteresis is set as the reference image switching threshold, and the hysteresis is changed according to a situation.

Abstract: A technique enhances security measures in the IoT by reducing leakage of private images and degraded security due to unauthorized image capturing, eliminates the possibility that an unintended image is captured and stored, and also shows people around the user that the camera function of an electronic device is not working. A camera module shielding mechanism for shielding a camera module by retracting the camera module into a housing of an electronic device includes a support member supporting the camera module, a slide support supporting the support member in a slidable manner, an urging member that urges the support member in a direction in which the camera module protrudes from the housing, a locking member that locks the support member with the camera module retracted in the housing, and an actuator that unlocks the locking member.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an imaging processing method and apparatus for a camera module in a night scene, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method includes: detecting a current shake level of the camera module in a night scene shooting mode; determining, according to the current shake level of the camera module, a number of images to be collected and a reference sensitivity corresponding to each of the images to be collected; determining an exposure duration corresponding to each of the images to be collected according to an illuminance of a current shooting scene and the reference sensitivity corresponding to each of the image to be collected; collecting images in sequence according to the reference sensitivity and the exposure duration corresponding to each of the images to be collected; and performing a synthesis processing on the collected images to generate a target image.