Abstract: The present invention provides a camera module, a molding photosensitive assembly thereof, a manufacturing method, and an electronic device, the molding photosensitive assembly comprises a lens, a photosensitive element, a circuit board, a molding base, and a supporting element, the photosensitive element being arranged on the circuit board, the molding base being formed into an integral structure with the lens, the supporting element, the photosensitive element, and the circuit board by means of a molding process, and the camera module and the molding photosensitive assembly thereof being capable of reducing stain sensitivity and shortening the distance of the lens plane above a light through hole of the lens to the photosensitive plane of the photosensitive element.

Abstract: An optical image stabilization apparatus includes an image stabilization element, a movable member configured to hold the image stabilization element, a support member configured to movably support the movable member, a coil held by one of the movable member and the support member, and a magnet held by the other of the movable member and the support member and opposite to the coil. The optical image stabilization apparatus drives the movable member by electrifying the coil to correct an image blur, and further includes a nonmagnetic conductor configured to cover a surface different from a magnet opposing surface of the coil that faces the magnet.

Abstract: An image capture device may include a sensor, a microphone array, and a processor. The microphone array may include a first microphone, a second microphone, a third microphone, or any combination thereof. The first microphone may be configured to face a first direction. The second microphone may be configured to face a second direction. The second direction may be diametrically opposed to the first direction. The third microphone may be configured to face a third direction. The third direction may be substantially perpendicular to the first direction, the second direction, or both. The processor may be configured to determine a microphone capture pattern. The microphone capture pattern may be determined based on data obtained from the sensor. The sensor data may include image data, audio data, image capture device orientation data, location data, accelerometer data, or any combination thereof.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprising: a display controlling unit configured to control to display a group of candidates representing a plurality of candidates of settings with respect to a specific setting object in response to a first type of operation and to hide the group of candidates in a case where a prescribed condition is satisfied; and a control unit configured to change the specific setting object to a selected setting, by selecting one setting from a plurality of candidates including the group of candidates in response to the first type of operation, and in a case where the group of candidates is displayed, in response to a second type of operation, change the specific setting object to a specific setting associated with the second type of operation and update the display of the group of candidates so as to correspond to the changed setting.

Abstract: A portable apparatus to provide a screen capturing function, when a display unit of the apparatus displays moving pictures on a display panel thereof, includes a button signal input unit to receive a button signal inputted by a user; a picture capturing unit to capture individual pictures of the moving pictures, when the inputted button signal is determined to be a first button signal; a thumbnail creating unit to create thumbnails of the captured pictures, the thumbnails being sequentially arranged on a predetermined portion of the display panel; and a screen recording button located on an exterior of the portable apparatus to generate the first button signal.

Abstract: The present invention comprises: a base; a housing disposed at one side of the base; a lens barrel disposed inside the housing; a cover disposed at one side of the housing; a first substrate disposed at the other side of the base; an image sensor which is installed on the first substrate, and disposed below the lens barrel; a diaphragm set which is movably supported inside the housing and which adjusts the amount of light incident to the lens barrel; a first drive unit comprising a first coil and a first magnet which enable the lens barrel and the diaphragm set to move together in the optical axis direction; and a second substrate which is attached to the housing and comprises a plurality of terminals which protrude to the outside as a result of the drive of the first drive unit, wherein the diaphragm set has a second drive unit for driving the diaphragms disposed therein, and the terminals are also connected to the second drive unit.

Abstract: An offset component of multiplication by a transistor is to be reduced. An imaging device includes a pixel region, a first circuit, a second circuit, a third circuit, and a fourth circuit. The pixel region includes a plurality of pixels, and a pixel includes a first transistor. An offset potential and a weight potential are supplied to the pixel selected by the first circuit and the second circuit. The pixel obtains a first signal by photoelectric conversion with use of light. The first transistor multiplies the first signal by the weight potential. The first transistor generates a first offset term and a second offset term with use of a multiplication term of the first signal by the weight potential and the offset potential. The third circuit subtracts the first offset term, and the fourth circuit subtracts the second offset term. The fourth circuit determines the multiplication term, and the fourth circuit outputs a determination result through the neural network interface.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining a first image of a to-be-photographed object based on an input received by way of a user interface, the first image being obtained using a terminal having a lens in a first position. The method also includes detecting a moiré pattern on the first image. The method further includes automatically moving the lens from the first position to a second position on a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens. The method additionally includes obtaining at least one second image of the to-be-photographed object one or more of with the lens in the second position or between the first position and the second position. The method also includes restoring a detected moiré pattern region of the first image based on the at least one second image to generate a restored image. The method further includes outputting the restored image to a display.

Abstract: A method for automatic gain adjustment based on illuminance of video content and a camera are provided. The method includes arranging a first gain value for an image sensor according to a list of preset gain values; obtaining frequency domain data using frequency domain transformation on illuminance components of the image; setting a constant percentage value and summing up the percentage of the frequency domain data accumulated from the highest signal amplitude to obtain a first high frequency information cumulative value; repeating above steps according to a preset gain value arrangement order to obtain a number of high frequency information cumulative values; and using the gain value corresponding to a maximum high frequency information cumulative value in gain adjustment for the image sensor.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image capturing device that captures images of a first sensor that includes a first imaging modality, a second sensor that includes a first imaging modality and a third sensor that includes a second imaging modality. A controller connected with the first sensor, the second sensor and the third sensor, wherein the controller registers an image captured by the first sensor or the second sensor to an image captured by the third sensor.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, for controlling optical transmission of a lens of a camera. A method includes obtaining a first image from a camera, determining that the first image does not satisfy an image requirement, in response to determining that the first image does not satisfy an image requirement, increasing an optical transmission of a lens of the camera, and, obtaining a second image with the camera while the optical transmission of the lens of the camera is increased.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a detector, a generator, and a compositor. The detector detects a first image region including a specific part of a subject from a first image obtained by photographing the subject. A generator generates a plurality of mask images for specifying a region to be composited with a second image including the first image region. The compositor composites the first image with the second image using the mask images. The mask images each include a region having higher luminance than luminance of the other regions out of regions of the first image, in a region in contact with another mask image or a region overlapping another mask image.

Abstract: The present invention comprises: a base; a housing disposed at one side of the base; a lens barrel disposed inside the housing; a cover disposed at one side of the housing; a first substrate disposed at the other side of the base; an image sensor which is installed on the first substrate, and disposed below the lens barrel; a diaphragm set which is movably supported inside the housing and which adjusts the amount of light incident to the lens barrel; a first drive unit comprising a first coil and a first magnet which enable the lens barrel and the diaphragm set to move together in the optical axis direction; and a second substrate which is attached to the housing and comprises a plurality of terminals which protrude to the outside as a result of the drive of the first drive unit, wherein the diaphragm set has a second drive unit for driving the diaphragms disposed therein, and the terminals are also connected to the second drive unit.

Abstract: A camera for a vehicular vision system includes a circuit board having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The circuit board has a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). An imager is disposed at the first surface of the circuit board, and a lens assembly is at the imager. A bend-countering element is disposed at one of the first side and the second side of the circuit board. The bend-countering element has a second CTE that is different from the first CTE of the circuit board. The bend-countering element is selected so that, with the camera disposed at the vehicle, the bend-countering element counters temperature-induced bending of the circuit board to maintain focus of the lens assembly at the imager.

Abstract: A switchable amplifier and comparator circuit includes an operational amplifier having an inverting input, a non-inverting input, a first differential output and a second differential output, the first differential output switchably coupled to the inverting input and the second differential output switchably coupled to the non-inverting input. A first feedback capacitor is coupled to the inverting input and switchably coupled to the first differential output, a second feedback capacitor is coupled to the non-inverting input and switchably coupled to the second differential output. A capacitive load is switchably coupled between the first differential output and the second differential output. A diode clamp circuit is switchably coupled between the first differential output and the second differential output. A resistive load is switchably coupled between the first differential output and the second differential output.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a location of a wearable electronic device are disclosed. In some aspects, the device includes a position acquisition device and an accelerometer. A hardware processor included in the device may be configured to generally maintain the position acquisition device in a low power state to save power. When a video or image is captured, it may tag the video or image with first location information. Given the inoperative position acquisition device, a current location may not be known. In some aspects, in response to a need for location information, measurements from an accelerometer may be stored. The position acquisition device may also be transitioned to an operative state, and after some time delay, a second location determined. In some aspects, the location of the capture may then be obtained based on the acceleration measurements and the second location.

Abstract: A camera module, which is mounted on an inside of a front windshield of a vehicle and configured to image an external environment of the vehicle, includes multiple lens units on which an optical image of the external environment is incident, individually, and an imaging system to generate an outside image of the external environment by imaging through each of the lens units, individually.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a comparing circuit configured to compare, based on image data generated by an imaging element including a light receiver in which a plurality of photoelectric converting elements forms a set of a unit pixel and in which a plurality of unit pixels are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix, and a micro lens that is provided per unit pixel and is layered on a light receiving surface of the unit pixel, output values of the respective photoelectric converting elements per unit pixel to detect an abnormal output; and an estimating circuit configured to estimate an abnormality by using output values of the respective photoelectric converting elements in the unit pixel. The comparing circuit is configured to detect the abnormal output by comparing ratios of output values that are output by the photoelectric converting elements at identical positions in adjacent unit pixels.

Abstract: A terminal device includes a body, a camera module and an elevating and rotating module. A hole for camera ejection and retraction is formed in a side enclosure of the body. The camera module is arranged in the body and configured to be ejected out of the body or retracted into the body through the hole for camera ejection and retraction. The elevating and rotating assembly is connected to the camera module, and configured to push the camera module to be ejected out of the body or retracted into the body through the hole for camera ejection and retraction, and to drive the camera module located outside the body to rotate along with the ejection or the retraction.

Abstract: An accessory apparatus includes a first electrical contact configured to receive power from an image capturing apparatus in a state of being attached to the image capturing apparatus, a second electrical contact disposed on a predetermined direction A side of the first electrical contact, configured to be connected to a predetermined electrical contact connected to a reference potential of the image capturing apparatus in the state of being attached to the image capturing apparatus, and configured to be unconnected to the reference potential during detachment from the image capturing apparatus, and a capacitor device connected to the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact. Further, the accessory apparatus includes a reduction unit configured to reduce charge stored in the capacitor device during the detachment from the image capturing apparatus.