Abstract: Provided are an imaging device and a control method thereof for calculating an amount of tilt of an image sensor and an amount of deviation in a flange focal distance and presenting the amounts to a user. The imaging device acquires, for every one of a plurality of small areas in an imaging region of the image sensor, data regarding a focus position and a focusing degree of a lens by performing AF demodulation following movement of the focus position manually operated by the user, and calculates an amount of tilt of the image sensor or an amount of deviation in a flange focal distance of the lens on the basis of a cross-correlation of the data regarding the focus position and the focusing degree between the plurality of small areas.

Abstract: An image capture device obtains first image data from a front facing camera on a front face of the device including a display. The first image data represents a subject within a field of view of the image capture device. Facial recognition is performed in response to the first image data from the front facing camera. The front image data is used for determining whether any subject is a priority subject, of whom at least one priority subject image-indicative data is accessible by the image capture device. A region of interest is selected, corresponding to the subject determined to be a priority subject. Automatic focus, automatic exposure, or automatic white balance is performed using the selected region of interest. Second image data from the front facing camera are captured based on the automatic focus, automatic exposure, or automatic white balance using the selected region of interest.

Abstract: A lens module includes a circuit board, a base mounted on the circuit board, and at least one electronic component mounted on the circuit board. The base comprises a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface. The second surface is mounted on the circuit board. The base further comprises at least one first hole passing through the first surface and the second surface. The at least one electronic component is received in the at least one first hole. The lens module further comprises a filling layer in each of the at least one first hole and located on a side of the at least one electronic component facing away from the circuit board. The disclosure also provides an electronic device having the lens module.

Abstract: A multi-aperture imaging device includes an array of optical channels, wherein each optical channel includes optics for imaging a partial field of view of a total field of view onto an image sensor region of an image sensor. The multi-aperture imaging device includes a beam-deflecting unit for deflecting an optical path of the optical channels to a viewing direction of the multi-aperture imaging device. The multi-aperture imaging device includes a diaphragm structure arranged to at least partly close a gap between the array and the beam-deflecting unit.

Abstract: The present application discloses a camera device for collecting vehicle information. In the present application, the camera device uses a dual-lens configuration including a first camera assembly and a second camera assembly, wherein the lens field of view of the first camera assembly intersects with the lens field of view of the second camera assembly, so as to form a layout mode that two areas on both sides of the camera device are photographed in a staggered manner, thereby avoiding the occurrence of a blind area between the lens fields of view of the first camera assembly and the second camera assembly and improving the overall photographing range of the camera device. Moreover, the camera device may introduce at least one auxiliary function such as photosensitive detection, light supplementing, and target detection, so as to improve the quality of image photographing and the accuracy of photographing moment, thereby facilitating improving the accuracy of vehicle information collection.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging device that includes a plurality of pixels, a memory unit, a memory control unit, and a bus interface. Each of the memory unit, the plurality of pixels, the memory control unit, and the bus interface is in any one of a plurality of semiconductor substrates. The plurality of pixels performs photoelectric conversion. The memory unit stores image data generated on the basis of a result of the photoelectric conversion. The memory control unit performs a read operation on the basis of first internal address information. The read operation is for reading, from the memory unit, image data corresponding to the first internal address information among pieces of the image data. The bus interface performs communication for first address information with an external device, supplies the memory control unit with the first internal address information, and transmits the read image data to the external device.

Abstract: A method is provided for controlling an apparatus for performing control to, move, in a case where a detected defocus amount is within a range of a second in-focus management width, a focusing lens and then terminate a focusing adjustment operation without performing focus detection processing again, and move, in a case where the defocus amount is out of the range of the second in-focus management width, the focusing lens to perform the focus detection processing again. In a case where a subject to be subjected to the focus detection processing is a saturated subject, at least one of the range of the second in-focus management width and the focus detection operation is changed.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus. An estimation unit estimates a color difference component of noise included in a captured image that has undergone white balance correction. A determination unit determines a strength of color suppression processing based on a size of the color difference component of the noise. A processing unit applies the color suppression processing to the captured image at the determined strength.

Abstract: A vehicular camera module for a vehicular vision system includes a housing having a front housing portion and a rear housing portion. A circuit board includes a circuit board substrate having electronic circuitry disposed thereat. A thermal interface material is molded at an inner surface of the housing. The front housing portion is attached at the circuit board and the rear housing portion is mated with the front housing portion to encase the circuit board. The thermal interface material is formed to interface with electronic components of the circuit board and may conform with the electronic components at the circuit board substrate when the front housing portion is attached at the circuit board and/or when the rear housing portion is mated with the front housing portion. A connector element in electrical contact with circuitry of the circuit board is configured to connect to a connector end of a wire harness.

Abstract: Introduced here are computer programs and associated computer-implemented techniques for determining reflectance of an image on a per-pixel basis. More specifically, a characterization module can initially acquire a first data set generated by a multi-channel light source and a second data set generated by a multi-channel image sensor. The first data set may specify the illuminance of each channel of the multi-channel light source (which may be able to produce visible light and/or non-visible light), while the second data set may specify the response of each sensor channel of the multi-channel image sensor (which is configured to capture an image in conjunction with the light). Thus, the characterization module may determine reflectance based on illuminance and sensor response. The characterization module may also be configured to determine illuminance based on reflectance and sensor response, or determine sensor response based on illuminance and reflectance.

Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for an imaging detector array. In one example, a detector module of the array has a central slit separating a first tile from a second tile of the detector module. An integrated circuit is located along a first side of the first tile and along a first side of the second tile and flex cable coupled to the integrated circuit of the first portion extends through the central slit of the detector module.

Abstract: A system for training simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) models, including a camera, mounted in a vehicle and in communication with an image server via a cellular connection, that captures images labeled with a geographic position system location and a timestamp, and uploads them to an image server, a storage device that stores geographical maps and images, and indexes the images geographically with reference to the geographical maps, an images server that receives uploaded images, labels the uploaded images with a GPS location and a timestamp, and stores the uploaded images on the storage device, and a training server that trains a SLAM model using images labeled with a GPS location and a timestamp, wherein the SLAM model (i) receives an image as input and predicts the image location as output, and/or (ii) receives an image having error as input and predicts a local correction for the image as output.

Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device comprises a communication module, a memory, and a processor functionally connected with the communication module and the memory, wherein the processor may be configured to: receive a request for revision information corresponding to a first image from an external electronic device via the communication module; generate, on the basis of image recognition, first revision information by using a raw image corresponding to the first image; determine, on the basis of a comparison between the first image and the first revision information, whether a feature of the first revision information satisfies a predetermined condition or not; transmit, when the feature of the first revision information does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the first revision information to the external device to enable the external electronic device to generate a second image, that is, the revised first image by using the first revision information; generate, when the feature of

Abstract: A method for assembling a vehicular camera includes providing a housing having a metal front housing portion and a metal rear housing portion. The front housing portion includes a lens barrel, and the rear housing portion includes a connector portion configured to connect to a vehicle wire harness. An imager circuit board is positioned at the front housing portion with an imager aligned with the at least one lens. The connector circuit board is retained via a spring element at a location spaced from the imager circuit board, with circuitry of the connector circuit board electrically connected to circuitry of the imager circuit board. The rear housing portion is joined with the front housing portion and the spring element engages the rear housing portion and the second side of the imager circuit board to retain the connector circuit board at the location spaced from the imager circuit board.

Abstract: An image capture device may be physically connected to a computing device using a data cable. The image capture device may masquerade as an ethernet card to the computing device over the physical connection. The image capture device may communicate with the computing device over the physical connection using a wireless communication protocol.

Abstract: A system and a method for processing images are provided. The method may include one or more of the following operations. An image including a plurality of channels and a plurality of pixels may be obtained, each pixel having a pixel value corresponding to one of the plurality of channels. One of the plurality of pixels may be selected as a pixel of interest, and the corresponding channel of the pixel value of the pixel of interest may be designated as a target channel. A plurality of pixels proximate to the pixel of interest may include at least two first reference pixels. For each first reference pixel, a pseudo pixel value for the target channel of the first reference pixel may be determined. Whether the image is a deteriorated image may be determined at least based on the pixel value of the pixel of interest and the determined pseudo pixel values.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus connected to an image capture apparatus receives an image capture instruction for requesting the image capture apparatus to perform image capture processing, in response to a user operation. If the image capture instruction is received, the electronic apparatus performs control to display a first image recorded by the image capture apparatus performing the image capture processing according to a capture request based on the image capture instruction from the electronic apparatus on a screen without a second image recorded by the image capture apparatus automatically performing the image capture processing according to satisfying a predetermined condition for automatic capturing. If the image capture instruction is not received, the electronic apparatus performs control to display both the first image and the second image on the screen.

Abstract: This apparatus includes a first processing circuit section that includes a tone controller that imparts tone curve characteristics for tone adjustment to an input video signal having linear characteristics; and a second processing circuit section that includes a first curve characteristics imparting section that imparts, to the video signal processed by the first processing circuit section, first curve characteristics for output, and generates a first output video signal.

Abstract: A camera module includes a circuit board, a photosensitive element mounted on the circuit board, and a support body formed on the circuit board and surrounding the photosensitive element. The support body extends towards the photosensitive element and contacts the photosensitive element. The support body and the circuit board are fixed together to form a combined body, and the combined body has a side face including an indented surface indented towards the direction of the photosensitive element, one end of the indented surface being located at the bottom surface of the circuit board. A method is used for manufacturing a camera module and an intelligent terminal with built-in camera module. The screen-to-body ratio of the intelligent terminal is increased, which allows the thickness of the intelligent terminal to be further decreased, enables easy processing, and allows for a miniaturized camera module having a good structural strength.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a printed wiring board and an inductor. The inductor includes a winding wire portion, a pair of wire portions drawn out from the winding wire portion to a first side in a first direction, and a pair of electrodes connected to the pair of wire portions. The printed wiring board includes a pair of pads connected to the pair of electrodes, and a pair of wiring patterns extending from the pair of pads. Each of the pair of wiring patterns extends from a first portion of corresponding one of the pair of pads. The first portion is a portion extending from an end of the corresponding one of the pair of pads on a second side in the first direction to a length that is two thirds of a length of the corresponding one of the pair of pads in the first direction.