Abstract: An electronic apparatus including: an enclosure constituting an outer case of the apparatus; a receiving recess, formed of a bottom wall and a side wall uprising from a circumference of the bottom wall, disposed on the enclosure as opened outward; a holding member, formed of a vibration relaxing material capable of relaxing vibrations, received in the receiving recess; a supporting piece for supporting the holding member within the receiving recess such that a space is secured between the holding member and the bottom wall; a recess for microphone formed on a face, facing outward, of the holding member as opened outward, in a condition of the holding member being supported by the supporting piece within the receiving recess; a microphone inserted into the recess for microphone; and a grill disposed to cover a side of the holding member facing outward, in a condition of the holding member being supported by the supporting piece within the receiving recess, the grill being provided with a plurality of through h

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes an imaging unit, a charge control unit, and a horizontal transfer unit. The imaging unit includes a plurality of pixels arranged into a matrix for performing photoelectric conversion, and a plurality of vertical transfer units arranged in columns for vertically transferring signal charges of the plurality of pixels on a column-by-column basis. In a predetermined operation mode, a predetermined number of columns greater than one are used as a unit, and the charge control unit stops transferring charges from a vertical transfer unit in a predetermined column of the predetermined number of columns, and adds the signal charges transferred from the vertical transfer units in the two or more remaining columns of the predetermined number of columns to output the added signal charges. The horizontal transfer unit horizontally transfers the signal charges output from the charge control unit.

Abstract: A remote shooting system includes an imaging unit, a main unit, and an imaging driving section. The main unit includes a position sensor that detects a vertical or horizontal position of the main unit. Based on an instruction signal transmitted from the main unit to the imaging driving section according to the position detected by the position sensor, the imaging driving section drives the imaging unit being attached to the imaging driving section about a rotation axis parallel with an optical axis of a shooting lens provided in the imaging unit.

Abstract: In a camera and method, a scene is captured as an archival image, with the camera set in an initial capture configuration. Then, a plurality of parameters of the scene are evaluated. The parameters are matched to one or more of a plurality of suggested capture configurations to define a suggestion set. User input designating one of the suggested capture configurations of the suggestion set is accepted and the camera is set to the corresponding capture configuration.

Abstract: An input sensor containing a display device including a group of pixel circuits arranged in a matrix, a group of optical sensor circuits arranged in a matrix, a display driving circuit which provides a display signal to the display element group and which provides a driving signal to the display element group, a read circuit which identifies an optical sensor to read a sense signal from this optical sensor, and a read signal processing section which processes the sense signal output by the read circuit in accordance with a command. The read signal processing section has an interface section which transfers, when the command requesting execution of an application is set to the interface section, the command to a command register.

Abstract: Techniques for capturing and receiving digital information. The digital information may comprise information of one or more types including video information, audio information, images, documents, whiteboard information, notes information, and the like. Various actions may be performed based upon the digital information. The digital information may be captured by one or more capture devices.

Abstract: A new method of reading an imager is achieved. The method comprises providing an imager array comprising n rows and m columns where a pair of rows can be read during a single row access time. A first image field is completed by sequentially reading and storing pixel values of pairs of adjacent rows of the imager array. The reading begins at a first row, and the reading stops when less than three rows are unread. Thereafter pixel values of the next row are read and not stored. Thereafter pixel values of the first row of the imager array are read and not stored. A second image field is completed by sequentially reading and storing pixel values of pairs of adjacent rows. The reading begins at the second row, the reading stops when less than two rows are unread.

Abstract: A CMOS-based sensor apparatus comprises an array of sensor cells that are interconnected by a first set of vertical driver lines to a selective driver facility and by a second set of horizontal sensing lines to a sensing facility for sensing respectively sensed amounts of radiation. In particular, the sensor cells through being appropriately spaced in at least either row or column direction, comprise a redundancy facility that is selectively activatable for isolating an interconnect short on the basis of externally applied control actuation.

Abstract: Correlation values in the vertical direction, horizontal direction and two diagonal directions are obtained in a pixel signal of RGB Bayer pattern. The correlation values are calculated using G signals. Between a first pair of the vertical and horizontal directions and a second pair of the two diagonal directions, one pair having a greater correlation difference is selected. Then, a direction having a stronger correlation is selected in the selected pair having a greater correlation difference, and pixel interpolation is performed in the selected direction. Alternatively, pixel interpolation is performed following assignment of weights in two directions of the selected pair having a greater correlation difference in accordance with the proportion of their correlations.

Abstract: An image-capturing apparatus according to the present invention can perform color reproduction processing appropriate to illuminants illuminating the subject, without an increase in memory capacity. For that purpose, the image-capturing apparatus of the present invention includes: an image-capturing unit generating a captured image of a subject; a recording unit recording one or more color reproduction matrices in association with each of a plurality of predetermined kinds of illuminants; a computing unit computing a corrected color reproduction matrix by performing interpolation processing based on at least two color reproduction matrices associated with different kinds of illuminants, out of the color reproduction matrices recorded in the recording unit; and a color reproduction processing unit applying color reproduction processing to the image generated by the image-capturing unit, by using the corrected color reproduction matrix.

Abstract: A photographic method of a stereoscopic image or an omnidirectional image has hidden potential of creating innovative video systems and video services that have never existed before. A photo assistant tool includes: a rotator formed by a ring-shaped circular member; a first imaging section and a second imaging section provided on an upper face of the rotator; and a support base. The first imaging section and the second imaging section take a pair of parallax images. At the same time, by continuous shots taken by the first imaging section and the second imaging section while the rotator is being rotated about a center as a center of rotation, omnidirectional parallax images are obtained. Furthermore, by continuous shots taken by the first imaging section and the second imaging section while the rotator is being continuously rotated, a motion picture made up of omnidirectional parallax images as frames is taken.

Abstract: A system and methodology that facilitates increasing the fill-factor of digital sensor arrays at a reduced cost. In general, fill-factor relates to the active area of the sensor array with respect to the inactive area or space between pixels on the array. By increasing the fill-factor, transmitting maximum amount of optical information to the array is enabled while mitigating information loss between pixels on the array. An image detector system is provided that includes a pixelated sensor array that is responsive to electromagnetic radiation. A coherent scattering medium diffuses the electromagnetic radiation with respect to the pixelated sensor array in order to increase the fill-factor of the array.

Abstract: A system for turning on camera or camcorder power includes a camera or camcorder and an enclosure unattached to the camera or camcorder and suitable for storing and carrying the camera or camcorder, the enclosure having a radio-frequency identification tag sending a wireless signal identifying if the enclosure is closed or at least partially open, and the camera or camcorder having a radio frequency identification tag sensor sensing whether the tag identifies that the enclosure is closed or at least partially; a fastener or a zipper on the enclosure, wherein unfastening the fastener or unzippenng the zipper changes the state of the enclosure from closed to at least partially open; and if the sensor senses that the state has changed to at least partially open; then the power to the camera or camcorder is automatically turned on regardless of the light level inside and outside of the enclosure.

Abstract: In an image receiving apparatus, a command for operating a camera is detected on the screen of a monitor on which an image formed by the camera is displayed. The detected camera operating command is recognized and a camera control command is formed on the basis of the recognized camera operating command to be transmitted to an image transmitting apparatus.

Abstract: A compact digital zoom camera includes a module base having an image sensor therein, a gear train installed at a side of an upper surface of the module base, a lens guide base installed on the module base and having a guide cylinder portion integrally formed thereon in which at least two groups of linear guides are formed in a lengthwise direction thereof, a driving motor installed at a motor installation portion on the lens guide base to rotate the gear train, a cam barrel rotatably installed at an outer side of the lens guide base and having a cam barrel gear portion engaged with any gear of the gear train and at least two groups of cam slots formed there in, at least two lens frames having at least two groups of linear guide portions respectively inserted in the two groups of linear guides of the lens guide base and guided thereby and at least two groups of cam pins respectively inserted in insertion holes formed in the linear guide portions and fixed therein such that end portions of the two groups of cam

Abstract: A method and system for creating digital image files provides for writing capture location metadata and transmit location metadata into a digital image file. A digital camera captures an image, stores digital image data in a digital image file and then adds capture location metadata into the digital image file. The digital camera then receives a user request to transmit the digital image file to a network server, and in response to the user request the digital camera writes transmit location metadata into the digital image file. The digital camera then sends the digital image file to the network server.

Abstract: An image sensor and digital gain compensation method thereof. The image sensor comprises a variable amplification device for amplifying an inputted analog image signal as a variable first gain value, an analog-to-digital conversion unit for converting the amplified analog image signal into a digital image signal, and a digital gain compensation device for comparing the first gain value with a reference gain value and compensating the digital image signal as a digital second gain value when the first gain value is less than the reference gain value.

Abstract: In an automatic stabilization control apparatus that subjects a moving image picked up by a camera to automatic stabilization control, the apparatus comprises means for designating a range of frames which are to be subjected to automatic stabilization control (hereinafter referred to as a correction frame range); means for calculating a common area where the image is common among the frames within the correction frame range; automatic stabilization control means for subjecting each of the frames within the correction frame range to automatic stabilization control processing involving enlargement of the common area; and enlargement processing means for subjecting vicinity frames preceding and succeeding the correction frame range to enlargement processing.

Abstract: A personal computer loads image data with tag information, which includes position coordinates of an image capture position and a camera azimuth, from an electronic camera. A thumbnail image, which is a reduced image of the loaded image, is rotated in a camera azimuth direction and composited to a position, which corresponds to the position coordinates, on an electronic map. A composite electronic map, which is composited with the thumbnail image, is displayed in a monitor of the personal computer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a synchronization system comprising a base unit and at least one video camera. The base unit includes a master time-base adapted to set a time period that samples a frame of video data, a memory, and a base unit communications transceiver. The base unit communications transceiver is adapted to transmit a frame synchronization signal to a video camera communications transceiver. The video camera includes an image sensor adapted to store the video data, an exposure control adapted to control an exposure level of the image sensor, and a camera time-base adapted to receive the frame synchronization signal from the video camera communications transceiver. The camera time-base is further adapted to receive the frame synchronization signal, reset its time and initiates its internal timing sequence, transmit signals to the exposure control to control a length of the exposure, and transmit timing signals to the image sensor to read the video data.