Abstract: There is provided an image sensor including a BJT pixel circuit and a light source. The BJT pixel circuit adopts a reset settling time of a base-emitter voltage of a bipolar junction transistor before the light source is turned on to illuminate light. The light source provides light energy to the BJT pixel circuit within a pre-flash time and an exposure time. The reset settling time, the pre-flash time and the exposure time are changed with light energy detected by the BJT pixel circuit with a negative relationship.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating certified images and incident reports are disclosed. An image capture device can be used to capture an image and integrate metadata from camera sensors as well as other ancillary device sensors into the image. The image and its metadata can then be certified upon a check that the image and its metadata are authentic and unaltered. The image and its metadata can then be included in or as a part of an incident or other report describing an incident or event such as an accident or a crime. The image and/or incident report may be maintained at a cloud-based server for viewing, authorized editing, and subsequent distribution.

Abstract: An image sensor pixel includes: first and second sub-pixels, which are electrically coupled to first and second floating diffusion nodes of the pixel, respectively; a first rolling shutter operation circuit configured to read out photocharges that are collected in the first floating diffusion node during a rolling shutter mode of operation; a second rolling shutter operation circuit configured to read out photocharges that are collected in the second floating diffusion node during the rolling shutter mode of operation; a global select switch circuit electrically coupled to the first and second rolling shutter operation circuits; and a global shutter operation circuit electrically coupled to the global select switch circuit. The global shutter operation circuit is configured to read out photocharges that are: (i) collected in the first and second floating diffusion nodes, and (ii) pass through the global select switch circuit during a global shutter mode of operation.

Abstract: Provided are an imaging apparatus and a manufacturing method for an imaging apparatus that are advantageous for acquiring a captured image in which an influence of ? rays is suppressed. An imaging apparatus includes: a sensor substrate having a photoelectric conversion element on which image-capturing light is incident; a cover substrate that covers the photoelectric conversion element and transmits the image-capturing light; and an ?-ray transmission preventive film that transmits the image-capturing light.

Abstract: A camera module is provided. The camera module includes a lens module including at least one lens, a carrier that accommodates the lens module and is configured to move in an optical axis direction, a housing that accommodates the carrier, a focus adjustment driving unit including a focus adjustment magnet disposed on the carrier and a focus adjustment coil disposed on the housing to face the focus adjustment magnet and configured to generate a driving force to move the carrier in the optical axis direction, and a first ball group disposed between the carrier and the housing to guide movement of the carrier in the optical axis direction, wherein a gap between the focus adjustment magnet and the focus adjustment coil increases or decreases in a longitudinal direction of the focus adjustment magnet.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging apparatus includes a pixel circuit, a detection and selection circuit, and an AD conversion circuit. The pixel circuit outputs a plurality of pixel signals corresponding to mutually different gains or sensitivities. The detection and selection circuit compares one or more of the plurality of pixel signals with a reference value to generate a signal selection signal that instructs selection of a pixel signal among the plurality of pixel signals. The detection and selection circuit includes a sample and hold circuit that holds the plurality of pixel signals, and selects at least one pixel signal among the plurality of pixel signals held in the sample and hold circuit based on the signal selection signal. The detection and selection circuit is arranged in a stage before the AD conversion circuit that AD converts the at least one pixel signal selected.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating certified images and incident reports are disclosed. An image capture device can be used to capture an image and integrate metadata from camera sensors as well as other ancillary device sensors into the image. The image and its metadata can then be certified upon a check that the image and its metadata are authentic and unaltered. The image and its metadata can then be included in or as a part of an incident or other report describing an incident or event such as an accident or a crime. The image and/or incident report may be maintained at a cloud-based server for viewing, authorized editing, and subsequent distribution.

Abstract: An example optical lens includes at least seven lenses that are arranged from an object side to an image side, where in a direction from the object side to the image side, a first lens has a positive optical power, an object side surface that is of the first lens and that is near an optical axis is a convex surface, an image side surface that is of the first lens and that is near the optical axis is a concave surface, and a last lens has a negative focal power; and a back focal length BFL of the optical lens satisfies: BFL?2.5 mm.

Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes a wearable part and a display part. The wearable part includes a main body, an upper head band, two side head bands, and a flexible adjusting clip mounted on the main body. One end of the upper head band has a beginning end fastened with a top of the display part, and the other end of the upper head band has a terminal end fastened with a top of the main body. Two ends of the two side head bands are connected with two sides of the main body. The flexible adjusting clip includes an extension housing, a penetrating groove, an adjusting button having two guiding rods, and two elastic elements. The two elastic elements are worn around the two guiding rods. The other two ends of the two side head bands are connected with two sides of the display part.

Abstract: An adjustable vehicle camera mount apparatus for selectively orienting a camera. The vehicle camera mount apparatus includes a dockable camera enclosure and a camera dock. The dockable camera enclosure can include a body and two spring-loaded plungers, with each spring-loaded plunger including two arcuate arms having meshing teeth. The camera dock can include a base and two opposing docking wings defining two parallel channels and a retaining ring having meshing teeth. The dockable camera enclosure is configured to rotate in relation to the camera dock through a plurality of distinct indexing positions defined by friction between the meshing teeth of the arcuate arms and the meshing teeth of the retaining rings. A related system is provided including a interchangeable dockable camera enclosure, a temporary camera dock, and a permanent dock.

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.

Abstract: A modification method of an image brightness of a photographing system includes: providing a corresponding relationship data; detecting a location data of a moving object by a moving object detection device; obtaining a predetermined image coordinate area corresponding to the location data from the corresponding relationship data according to the location data; obtaining a first image captured by an image capturing device; calculating a first global exposure parameter of the first image and a first local exposure parameter of a first local image, which corresponds to the predetermined image coordinate area, of the first image; obtaining another image captured by the image capturing device, wherein a local image of the another image corresponding to the predetermined image coordinate area has a local exposure parameter being closer to an ideal exposure parameter than the first local exposure parameter; and outputting the another image as a frame of a video.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes a photoelectric conversion unit emitting pulses corresponding to photons, a counter counting the number of pulses, and a plurality of pixels each including a memory storing a count value of the counter, wherein an image signal is generated on the basis of a difference between count values of the counter at the start and end of an accumulation period, wherein first to (N?1)th (N?2) image signals generated during first to (N?1)th accumulation periods during a period from the end of the first accumulation period to the end of the Nth accumulation period is outputted, wherein the first to Nth accumulation periods are within one full frame period and each of the first to (N?1)th accumulation periods is shorter than the Nth accumulation period, and a synthetic image signal is generated by synthesizing two or more image signals having different accumulation periods among the first to Nth image signals.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a sensor having one or more drift-field demodulation pixels and wavelength separating optical elements (WSOEs) such as metalenses and diffractive optical elements (DOEs). The WSOE can be configured such that when light is incident on a pixel, the light passes through the WSOE first and such that different wavelengths are focused by the WSOE on different spatial points in the associated pixel.

Abstract: An imaging system includes a pixel array configured to generate image charge voltage signals in response to incident light received from an external scene. An infrared illumination source is deactivated during the capture of a first image of the external scene and activated during the capture of a second image of the external scene. An array of sample and hold circuits is coupled to the pixel array. Each sample and hold circuit is coupled to a respective pixel of the pixel array and includes first and second capacitors to store first and second image charge voltage signals of the captured first and second images, respectively. A column voltage domain differential amplifier is coupled to the first and second capacitors to determine a difference between the first and second image charge voltage signals to identify an object in a foreground of the external scene.

Abstract: Provided are an imaging device, an imaging method, and an imaging program capable of easily acquiring a slow moving image with good image quality. In one aspect of the present invention, an imaging device includes an optical system, an imaging element, and a processor, and the processor performs detection processing of detecting a movement of a subject based on an image signal output from the imaging element, frame rate control of increasing a frame rate of a moving image output from the imaging element based on the detected movement, exposure control processing of maintaining a rate of an exposure time per frame of the moving image constant according to the increase in the frame rate, and dimming control processing of changing a degree of dimming of the optical system according to the exposure control processing.

Abstract: An imaging device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes one or more light receiving pixels that generate electric charges according to an amount of received light through photoelectric conversion; one or more analog-to-digital conversion circuits that are provided for each of the light receiving pixels and that convert an analog signal read from each of the one or more light receiving pixels into a digital signal; and a plurality of pixel units each including the one or more light receiving pixels and the one or more analog-to-digital conversion circuits. The plurality of pixel units is disposed to allow the one or more light receiving pixels to be adjacent to each other in two pixel units that are adjacent to each other in a first direction.

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.