Abstract: An image capturing device for capturing an image at an angle of view of approximately 360 degrees in a horizontal direction, includes: a plurality of lenses having an optical axis in the horizontal direction; and an upper hood to shield incidence of light on the plurality of lenses from directly above. The upper hood limits an incident angle of light to an angle greater than or equal to approximately 30 degrees and less than or equal to approximately 67 degrees, the incident angle being defined by a direction in which light from above is incident on each of the plurality of lenses at a maximum angle and the optical axis of the plurality of lenses.

Abstract: A computing system and methods are provided for georeferencing stabilization. An exemplary method includes: obtaining a video stream capturing an area from a camera of a drone, where the video stream includes a plurality of frames, each including a field of view of the image capturing device and metadata of the image capturing device when the frame is captured; constructing a geographic (geo) lattice for the field of view in each of the plurality of frames, the geo lattice comprises a plurality of points, each being associated with raw coordinates determined based on the corresponding metadata; and building a lattice map with stabilized geo coordinates by (1) aligning the frames, (2) averaging the raw geo coordinates for given intersection points, and (3) building the lattice map based on the averaged geo coordinates of the intersection points.

Abstract: An image processing device 100 of the present invention includes: a first processing means 121 that performs a first process of recognizing a first target from an image; an identification means 122 that identifies power consumption required for the first process; and a determination means 123 that determines whether to perform a second process of recognizing a second target from the image according to the identified power consumption.

Abstract: A video including visual content may be captured by an image capture device in motion. Stabilization performance information for the visual content may be determined. The stabilization performance information may characterize an extent to which desired stabilization is able to be performed using the visual content. The stabilization for the visual content may be changed based on the stabilization performance information.

Abstract: An imaging element includes a first semiconductor substrate having a pixel unit having disposed therein a plurality of pixels that each include a photoelectric conversion unit configured to convert light to an electric charge, and to output signals based on the electric charge converted by the photoelectric conversion unit and a second semiconductor substrate having an exposure processing unit configured to use the signals read from the pixels to calculate an accumulation time for accumulating the electric charge yielded by the conversion performed by the photoelectric conversion units.

Abstract: A user device receives a request to generate a composite image. The media application a first image that includes one or more first subjects. The media application determines a previous pose of the user device associated with capture of the first image. The media application segments the one or more first subjects from the first image. The media application generates one or more overlays that correspond to the one or more first subjects based on segmenting the one or more first subjects. The media application displays the one or more overlays on a viewfinder of the user device to provide guidance for a user to capture a second image based on a comparison of a current pose of the user device to the previous pose of the user device. The media application generates the composite image.

Abstract: An electronic device has multiple cameras and displays a digital viewfinder user interface for previewing visual information provided by the cameras. The multiple cameras may have different properties such as focal lengths. When a single digital viewfinder is provided, the user interface allows zooming over a zoom range that includes the respective zoom ranges of both cameras. The zoom setting to determine which camera provides visual information to the viewfinder and which camera is used to capture visual information. The user interface also allows the simultaneous display of content provided by different cameras at the same time. When two digital viewfinders are provided, the user interface allows zooming, freezing, and panning of one digital viewfinder independently of the other. The device allows storing of a composite images and/or videos using both digital viewfinders and corresponding cameras.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that is able to suppress decreases in image quality even during image capturing with a low illuminance, wherein the image capturing apparatus includes a photoelectric conversion element having an avalanche photodiode; a signal processing unit configured to perform correction on a signal that has been acquired by the photoelectric conversion element based on position information for a pixel that becomes a correction target; and a control unit configured to control a number of pulses for a pulse signal during a period in which a signal is acquired for one frame; wherein a threshold for the signal processing unit to determine whether or not the correction will be performed on a signal is different in a first mode and a second mode, wherein the number of pulses for the pulse signal is less in the second mode than in the first mode.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a sensor, a flicker detection unit that detects a flicker using an image captured by the sensor, a focus detection unit that detects an in-focus state of the subject image, and a first determination unit that determines, in a case where the focus detection unit detects an in-focus state, which of a setting of an exposure time of the sensor to an exposure time in which a flicker is inconspicuous and an opening of a diaphragm of an optical system to give priority to based on a detection result of a flicker by the flicker detection unit, and, based on the determination, determines a combination of an exposure time of the sensor and a diaphragm value of the optical system.

Abstract: Hybrid image sensors with on-chip image deblur and rolling shutter distortion correction (and associated systems, devices, and methods) are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an image sensor includes (a) an event driven sensing array including one or more event vision sensor (EVS) pixels, each configured to capture event data corresponding to contrast information of light incident on the EVS pixel; (b) a pixel array including a plurality of CMOS image sensor (CIS) pixels arranged in one or more CIS pixel rows, each CIS pixel configured to capture CIS data corresponding to intensity of light incident on the CIS pixel, and (c) a rolling shutter distortion correction circuit configured to correct the CIS data for rolling shutter distortion using the event data.

Abstract: An image processing device includes a vision sensor and a processor. The vision sensor generates a plurality of events in which an intensity of light changes and generates a plurality of timestamps depending on times when the events occur. In addition, the processor may regenerate a timestamp of a pixel where an abnormal event occurs, based on temporal correlation of the events.

Abstract: A method for attaching an image sensor to an optics unit of an imaging device, wherein an attachment part is releasably attached to a sensor attachment surface of the optics unit and the image sensor is releasably attached to a sensor holder. Using an active alignment method, a position of at least one of the image sensor and the optics unit is adjusted, such that the image sensor is positioned at a desired angle in relation to an optical axis of the optics unit and in a desired position in relation to the optics unit, thereby positioning the image sensor in an aligned position. The sensor holder is permanently attached to the attachment part, such that the image sensor is fixed in the aligned position. The image sensor is releasable from the sensor holder when the sensor holder has been permanently attached to the attachment part.

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle includes a window having first and second layers of polymer material between inner and outer layers of glass. The first layer of polymer material includes perovskite crystals that are activated by UV light and emit visible light. The second layer of polymer material is disposed between the outer layer of glass and the first layer of polymer material. The second layer of polymer material blocks UV sunlight to prevent activation of the perovskite crystals. The vehicle further includes a projector that is configured to project UV light onto the inside of the window to form illuminated images on the window.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for image signal processing. For example, methods may include, receiving an image from an image sensor; storing a sequence of images captured after the image in a buffer; determining an orientation error between the orientation of the image sensor and an orientation setpoint during capture of the image; determining a rotation corresponding to the orientation error based on orientation estimates from the sequence of orientation estimates corresponding to the sequence of images; and invoking an electronic image stabilization module to correct the image to obtain a stabilized image, in which the electronic image stabilization module corrects the image for the rotation corresponding to the orientation error.

Abstract: Photoelectric conversion device having pixels forming rows and columns, column signal lines, and read circuit for reading signals from the pixels via the column signal lines. The column signal lines include first signal lines and second signal lines for each column. The rows include first group rows forming first group, and second group rows forming second group. The read circuit performs first vertical scanning of reading signals of pixels in the first group rows via the first signal lines, and second vertical scanning of reading signals of pixels in the second group rows via the second signal lines, and the second vertical scanning is performed in period of the first vertical scanning. Electric conductor connected to none of the pixels in the period is arranged between the first signal lines and the second signal lines.

Abstract: A controller of an apparatus receives, via a connector of the apparatus, power, and, after receiving the power via the connector, the controller receives, from one or more sensors of the apparatus, sensor data indicative of whether or not a camera of the apparatus is inside packaging. The controller determines, from the sensor data, that the camera is inside the packaging. In response to determining from the sensor data, that the camera is inside the packaging, the controller disables one or more motors of the apparatus from moving the camera, and/or the controller disables at least one or more start-up processes of the apparatus and/or changes a start-up process of the apparatus from a full start-up process to a limited start-up process in which one or more processes of the full start-up process are not implemented and/or are disabled.

Abstract: Each of circuit boards functioning as boards includes a switch including four or more selection pins, a logic circuit, and electronic components. The logic circuit outputs an ON signal from one output terminal selected from four or more output terminals independent from each other, when receiving an ON signal input from only a predetermined one selection pin of the selection pins and receiving OFF signals input from all the other selection pins. The electronic components are activated or deactivated in accordance with signals output from the logic circuit.

Abstract: Disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention is a camera actuator including: a housing including a first side portion and a second side portion facing each other; a first lens assembly and a second lens assembly which move in the optical axis direction within the housing; and a driving unit which moves the first lens assembly and the second lens assembly, wherein the driving unit includes a first coil including a first sub-coil and a second sub-coil sequentially arranged in the optical axis direction, and the first side portion includes a first groove in which the first coil is disposed and a first reinforcing member disposed between the first sub-coil and the second sub-coil.

Abstract: A method of artificial neural network computations, including: receiving image data having pixel values; generating, from the pixel values, a column of inputs to a set of artificial neurons; identifying a region of memory cells of the integrated circuit device having threshold voltages programmed to represent a weight matrix for the set of artificial neurons; instructing voltage drivers in the integrated circuit device to apply voltages to the region of memory cells according to the column of inputs; obtaining, based on the region of memory cells responsive to the applied voltages, a first column of data from an operation of multiplication and accumulation applied on the weight matrix and the column of inputs; and applying activation functions of the set of artificial neurons to the first column of data to generate a second column of data representative of outputs of the set of artificial neuron.

Abstract: A camera module includes an imaging unit including a holder holding a lens unit including a flange portion being at right angles to an optical axis, a front case to which the lens unit is fixed, and a rear case including a prop portion supporting the lens unit with the flange portion, the imaging unit being fixed by the flange portion put between the prop portion and the front case, the rear case including a buffer region configured to absorb a unit length of the imaging unit.