Abstract: An imaging system is disclosed. In a cycle, two or three consecutive pairs of first sub-images and second sub-images are captured using a first image sensor and a second image sensor respectively, while wobulators are controlled to perform, during the cycle, one or two first sub-pixel shifts and one or two second sub-pixel shifts, respectively. A given first sub-pixel shift is performed in first direction, while a given second sub-pixel shift is performed in a second direction different from the first direction The first sub-images and the second sub-images of the cycle are processed, to generate a first image and a second image, respectively.

Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for forming personalized videos including a self-image of a user. An example method includes displaying a plurality of stock videos to a user, where a video of the plurality of stock videos is generated based on a live video featuring an actor wearing a mask and facing a video camera and the mask is a marker for insertion of a self-image of the user, providing an interface for selecting a stock video from the plurality of stock videos, and, upon determining that the user has selected the stock video, forming a personalized video using the selected stock video and the self-image of the user.

Abstract: Disclosed is an amplifier circuit including a first input terminal that receives a ramp signal, a second input terminal that receives a pixel signal, an output terminal that outputs an output signal, wherein the output signal is based on comparing the pixel signal and the ramp signal, a capacitor that is electrically connected between the output terminal and a ground terminal, a switch that is electrically connected with the capacitor, and a current source that outputs a power current. The pixel signal corresponds to a first conversion gain or a second conversion gain, and a value of the second conversion gain is higher than a value of the first conversion gain, and a bandwidth of the amplifier circuit is adjusted depending on whether the pixel signal corresponds to the first conversion gain or the second conversion gain.

Abstract: Image sensor systems are disclosed that allow for charge transfer between pixels of a group included in a pixel array with a single digital readout of the accumulated charge from the group. Each of the pixels within a given group includes a photodetector. One or more pump gates are arranged between adjacent pixels of the given group to allow charge to be pumped from one pixel to the next in a serial fashion within the group. A readout circuit that includes at least a transfer gate and a capacitor may be coupled to a final pixel of the group to receive the accumulated charge and generate a photodetector signal (based on the accumulated charge) that can be amplified via a source follower component and ultimately read out to a column amplifier.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises: an image capturing unit including an imaging optical system and an image sensor; a rotation driving unit configured to drive the image capturing unit in a pan direction and/or tilt direction; a shift driving unit configured to drive at least one of the imaging optical system and the image sensor within a plane parallel to an imaging plane; and a synchronous control unit configured to synchronize a rotation driving of the image capturing unit and a shift driving of at least one of the imaging optical system and the image sensor so as not to change an imaging range of the image capturing unit during performing a correction on distortion of an object in a captured image captured by the image capturing unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image processor and an image processing system including the same, and the image processor includes: a first processing module for generating an actual output image obtained by correcting first values of first phase detection pixels based on an actual input image corresponding to first normal pixels and the first phase detection pixels arranged in a first pattern; a second processing module for calculating inverse gain values between the actual input image and the actual output image; and a third processing module for generating a virtual input image based on the actual output image and the inverse gain values, the virtual input image corresponding to second normal pixels and second phase detection pixels arranged in a second pattern, wherein the first processing module further generates a virtual output image obtained by correcting second values of the second phase detection pixels on the basis of the virtual input image.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for capturing stabilized images. Motion of the mobile device is determined so that the relative position of the lens and image sensor may be adjusted to compensate for unintended motion. The relative position of the lens and image sensor may be periodically reset in response to a synchronization signal in between capturing images.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that can cool an image sensor without interfering with an anti-vibration movement of the image sensor. An image sensor substrate implements an image sensor. A control circuit substrate controls an entire apparatus. An anti-vibration mechanism moves the image sensor substrate in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of a lens. A cooling fan and a first duct are arranged behind the control circuit substrate in an optical axis direction opposite to the lens. A second duct is branched from the first duct and dissipates heat of the image sensor substrate. Inside spaces of the first and second ducts are spatially separated from the substrates. The second duct is arranged at a position that partially overlaps with the image sensor substrate in viewing from a top and that does not touch the image sensor substrate even when the image sensor substrate moves to a closest position.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a time delay integration (TDI) sensor using a rolling shutter. The TDI sensor includes two pixel arrays each having multiple pixel columns. Each pixel column includes multiple pixels arranged in an along-track direction, wherein two adjacent pixels or two adjacent pixel groups in every pixel column have a separation space therebetween. The separation space is equal to a pixel height multiplied by a time ratio of a line time difference of the rolling shutter and a frame period, or equal to a summation of at least one pixel height and a multiplication of the pixel height by a time ratio of the line time difference and the frame period. The TDI sensor doubles a number of times of integrating pixel data corresponding to the same position of a scene by arranging two separately operated pixel arrays.

Abstract: Disclosed are a filter assembly and an imaging device. The filter assembly is applied to the imaging device, the imaging device includes a housing and a camera protruding on the housing. The filter assembly includes a filter and a mounting bracket, the mounting bracket is made of a magnetic material and can be magnetically absorbed on the housing, and the filter in mounted on the mounting bracket to cover a front side of the camera.

Abstract: Provided are a color separation element and an image sensor including the same. The color separation element includes a spacer layer; and a color separation lens array, which includes at least one nano-post arranged in the spacer layer and is configured to form a phase distribution for splitting and focusing incident light according to wavelengths, wherein periodic regions in which color separation lens arrays are repeatedly arranged are provided, and the color separation lens array is configured to interrupt phase distribution at the boundary of the periodic regions.

Abstract: An imaging system comprising a phase-detection image sensor comprising a plurality of phase-detection pixel units and a processor configured to: interpolate a green image to obtain a full resolution interpolated green image including defocused portions having artifacts and in-focus portions having sharp image, low-pass filter the full resolution interpolated green image to obtain a blurred image of the interpolated green image, combine the full resolution interpolated green image and the blurred image of the full resolution interpolated green image to obtain a corrected full resolution interpolated green image, where the artifacts of the defocused portions of the full resolution interpolated green image are removed, and the sharp image of the in-focus portions of the full resolution interpolated green image is unaffected.

Abstract: A method of capturing an image includes: obtaining a target photographing magnification of a target camera mode, the target photographing magnification being one of N different photographing magnifications corresponding to the target camera mode, and the target camera mode corresponding to at least one camera module; controlling the at least one camera module to capture the image based on the target photographing magnification, including controlling an image sensor of a target camera module to operate in a target operation mode to capture the image based on the target photographing magnification, different operation modes of the image sensor of the target camera module corresponding to different photographing magnifications; processing the captured image; and displaying the captured image after processing.

Abstract: Pixel values are read out of an OB pixel region under a predetermined exposure condition, and predetermined processing is performed on the pixel values to derive a dark current component value. The dark current component value of a segmented pixel region is estimated from the OB dark current component value by taking into account the difference between the exposure conditions of the OB pixel region and the segmented pixel region. Specifically, a conversion ratio for calculating the dark current component value from the OB dark current component value is derived based on the ratios between exposure time and gain in the exposure conditions of the two pixel regions. This conversion ratio is applied to the pixel values of the OB pixel region or the OB dark current component value calculated from them to thereby calculate an estimated dark current component value for the exposure condition of the segmented pixel region.

Abstract: An imaging device includes a photoelectric conversion layer that includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and that generates signal charge, at least one pixel electrode located on the first surface of the photoelectric conversion layer, a control electrode located on the first surface of the photoelectric conversion layer, a counter electrode located on the second surface of the photoelectric conversion layer and opposite the at least one pixel electrode and the control electrode, and a charge accumulator that is connected to the at least one pixel electrode and that accumulates the signal charge. There is a line segment connecting two points on the at least one pixel electrode to each other and overlapping the control electrode in plan view.

Abstract: An imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first substrate, a second substrate, and a third substrate that are stacked in this order. The first substrate including a sensor pixel that performs photoelectric conversion and the second substrate including a readout circuit are electrically coupled to each other by a first through wiring line provided in an interlayer insulating film. The second substrate and the third substrate including a logic circuit are electrically coupled to each other by a junction between pad electrodes or a second through wiring line penetrating through a semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: A dual-aperture zoom camera comprising a Wide camera with a respective Wide lens and a Tele camera with a respective Tele lens, the Wide and Tele cameras mounted directly on a single printed circuit board, wherein the Wide and Tele lenses have respective effective focal lengths EFLw and EFLT and respective total track lengths TTLw and TTLT and wherein TTLw/EFLw>1.1 and TTLT/EFLT<1.0. Optionally, the dual-aperture zoom camera may further comprise an optical OIS controller configured to provide a compensation lens movement according to a user-defined zoom factor (ZF) and a camera tilt (CT) through LMV=CT*EFLZF, where EFLZF is a zoom-factor dependent effective focal length.

Abstract: A method for determining the likelihood that a pixel in a video image sequence represents true motion in the image. Light from a scene is captured to yield an original image having a sequence of frames. A prototype image is created from the original image as a geometrically accurate representation of the scene which is substantially free of contamination. A tilt variance-Gaussian mixture model and/or multi-variate Gaussian model, based upon optical turbulence statistics associated with the scene, is developed. Each pixel in the original image sequence of frames is evaluated against the prototype image using a probability density function, to yield a likelihood that the respective pixel represents true motion.

Abstract: Implementations of red dot brackets may include a platform configured to have a red dot sight adjustably couple thereon and an attachment portion coupled to the platform. The attachment portion may be configured to couple to a camera. The red dot bracket may be configured to hold a red dot sight laterally spaced from a viewfinder of a camera when the red dot bracket is attached to a camera.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a vibration device and a control substrate for outputting vibration. The control substrate controls the vibration device to vibrate during a period including a readout period of an image signal from an imaging device in an image capturing sequence. A vibration direction of the vibration device is arranged so as to be parallel with a direction of a readout wiring line (vertical signal line) of the imaging device.