Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a plurality of micro-lenses arranged in a two-dimensional pattern so that a subject light through an image forming optical system enter there; a plurality of light receiving elements disposed in a vicinity of a focal position at rear side of the micro-lenses to correspond to the plurality of micro-lenses respectively that receive the subject light through the micro-lenses; an image synthesizing unit that synthesizes an image on a focal plane that is different from a predetermined focal plane of the image forming optical system based upon outputs from the plurality of light receiving elements; and a processing unit that, based upon at least an objective image in a vicinity of the plurality of micro-lenses, and an auxiliary image outside the vicinity of the plurality of micro-lenses, which are synthesized by the image synthesizing unit, performs a process to enhance a resolution of the objective image.

Abstract: A display control apparatus: displays an enlarged image of an enlarging area including a first focus measurement area and a focus guide corresponding to the first focus measurement area; moves the enlarging area in the captured image, in response to a moving instruction from a user that does not satisfy a predetermined condition, and displays an enlarged image of an enlarging area whose position was changed by the moving instruction and a focus guide that corresponds to the first focus measurement area; and newly sets, in response to a moving instruction from a user that satisfies the predetermined condition, a second focus measurement area in a predetermined area of an enlarging area whose position was changed by the moving instruction, and displays an enlarged image of the enlarging area and a focus guide that corresponds to the second focus measurement area.

Abstract: A camera housing can be configured as both a protective housing and a stand for a camera. The camera housing includes a housing body, an arm component, and a lid component. The housing body partially encloses the camera and exposes a lens of the camera. A first end of the arm component is coupled to the housing body via a first hinge, and a second end is coupled to the lid component via a second hinge. The arm component includes over-molded components configured to limit rotation of the arm component relative to the housing body and the lid component. In a folded configuration, the lid component reciprocally mates to the housing body to cover the camera lens. In an unfolded configuration, the arm component and the lid component are rotated away from the housing body, acting as a stand for the housing body.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method by which the electronic apparatus provides recommendation information related to photography are provided. The method includes detecting, by an electronic device, a face of a subject in a preview screen viewed by a camera of the electronic device and displayed on a display of the electronic device, identifying a current composition information of the preview screen based on the detected face of the subject within the preview screen, determining a recommended photographing composition based at least in part on the identified current composition information of the preview screen and a central composition information, and providing a visual composition guide on the display of the electronic device based on the determined recommended photographing composition, the visual composition guide including a current composition indicator and a recommended photographing composition indicator.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing method for a vision system. The vision system includes a central processor, at least two camera groups a sensor for obtaining a rotation angle signal of each of the camera groups. The camera groups each includes at least one camera and is configured to capture an image and send it to the central processor. The sensor is configured to send the obtained rotation angle signal to the central processor. Wherein during a conjugate rotation of two of the camera groups about respective optical axes thereof, the central processor is configured to perform rotation angle compensation on images based on an angle of rotation of the camera groups. The present invention solves the problem of unclear images captured by a camera that is rotating about its own optical axis in response to the rotation of a target object or scene.

Abstract: A bonding structure for fixing a plate member inside a housing storing the plate member includes an opening, a fixing portion, adhesive, and a transmissive portion. The opening connects a first space surrounded by the housing and a first surface of the plate member facing the housing with a second space located by a second surface of the plate member opposite the first surface. The fixing portion faces the first surface, is positioned in accordance with the opening, and includes an ultraviolet transmissive material. The adhesive is ultraviolet curing adhesive located at the opening and fixing the fixing portion and the plate member to each other. The transmissive portion is located at the periphery of a side surface of the plate member and transmits ultraviolet light.

Abstract: An electric camera includes an image sensing device with a light receiving surface having N vertically arranged pixels and an arbitrary number of pixels arranged horizontally, N being equal to or more than three times the number of effective scanning lines M of a display screen of a television system, a driver to drive the image sensing device to vertically mix or cull signal charges accumulated in individual pixels of K pixels to produce, during a vertical effective scanning period of the television system, a number of lines of output signals which corresponds to 1/K the number of vertically arranged pixels N of the image sensing device, K being an integer equal to or less than an integral part of a quotient of N divided by M, and a signal processing unit having a function of generating image signals by using the output signals of the image sensing device.

Abstract: A photographing method includes: collecting, by a terminal device, data of M image frames of a photographed object, and processing the data of the M image frames to obtain M image frames; when collecting data of each of the M image frames of the photographed object, obtaining angular acceleration of the terminal device in an X-axis direction, a Y-axis direction, and a Z-axis direction; processing—the obtained angular acceleration in a period corresponding to the data of each image frame into shake information; selecting—one image frame from the M image frames as a reference image, performing registration on each of (M?1) image frames based on the reference image, the shake information, and a preset motion vector table, and performing fusion on the registered images; and displaying the compressed image.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for capturing multiple views of a subject are provided by the disclosure. In one example embodiment, a system or apparatus can be mounted above a production set or subject in a scene, such as mounting the system or apparatus to a ceiling of a room. The system or apparatus can include at least 3 cameras mounted to respective vertical rods extending from a central rotatable plate mounted to the ceiling. As the rotatable plate is moved, each of the vertical rods and associated cameras can rotate about the production set or subject in a generally circular shape. When some or all of the 3 cameras are activated, simultaneous images and/or video of the production set or subject in the scene can be captured, wherein some or all of the cameras capture respective simultaneous images or video lacking the other two respective cameras in the scene.

Abstract: A camera module, which is mounted on an inside of a front windshield of a vehicle and configured to image an external environment of the vehicle, includes multiple lens units on which an optical image of the external environment is incident, individually, and an imaging system to generate an outside image of the external environment by imaging through each of the lens units, individually.

Abstract: In various embodiments, an imaging system and method are provided. In an embodiment, the system comprises a first image sensor array, a first optical system to project a first image on the first image sensor array, the first optical system having a first zoom level. A second optical system is to project a second image on a second image sensor array, the second optical system having a second zoom level. The second image sensor array and the second optical system are pointed in the same direction as the first image sensor array and the first optical system. The second zoom level is greater than the first zoom level such that the second image projected onto the second image sensor array is a zoomed-in portion of the first image projected on the first image sensor array.

Abstract: Systems and methods for previewing newly captured image content and reviewing previously stored image content using an electronic device are provided. The previously stored image content may include an individual distinct image or at least two consecutive video frame images.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel array in which auto-focus (AF) pixels and image capture pixels are arranged. Wherein at least one of the AF pixels comprises: a color filter layer; and first and second microlenses arranged over the color filter layer, and formed in a region of the at least one AF pixel in a widthwise direction of the color filter layer.

Abstract: An electronic device and a control method therefor are provided. The electronic device includes a main lens, an image sensor, and at least one processor. When an input for acquiring an image is received, the at least one processor is configured to acquire, from the at least one main lens, a first image including an object by setting the image sensor to a first position corresponding to a first focal point for the object, acquire, from the at least one main lens, a second image including the object by setting the image sensor to a second position corresponding to a second focal point for the object, and combine the acquired first image and the acquired second image to generate a combined image. The first focal point and the second focal point are positions symmetrical to each other with reference to an on-focus position for the object.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed to control a camera device such that memory contention and power consumption is reduced during video processing routines, generally referred to herein as media tasks. In particular, a workload scheduler is implemented in a camera HAL and is configured to dispatch captured image frames in an alternating manner between competing media tasks such that the processing of those image frames is performed sequentially, and thus, eliminates or otherwise mitigates memory contention. To this end, techniques variously disclosed herein can be used to enable low-cost, low-memory configured devices to perform concurrent media tasks on captured high-definition video at high framerates, without an undesirable decrease in performance and an increase in power consumption.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an image sensor, an imaging method, an imaging device and an electronic device. The image sensor includes an array of photosensitive units, an array of filter units and an array of micro lenses, in which the array of photosensitive units includes focusing photosensitive units and non-focusing photosensitive units. With the image sensor, when a current ambient luminous intensity is smaller than a preset intensity, the image sensor generates an image with the first output mode, and when the current ambient luminous intensity is greater than the preset intensity, the image sensor generates an image with the second output mode. In addition, when the image sensor is used to focus, phase focusing may be performed according to output values of two parts of photosensitive pixels.

Abstract: A solid-state image sensor includes a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels. Each of the plurality of first pixels includes a first filter having a visible light transmittance higher than an infrared light transmittance, and a first photoelectric converter configured to receive visible light transmitted through the first filter, and each of the plurality of second pixels includes a second filter having an infrared light transmittance higher than a visible light transmittance, and a second photoelectric converter configured to receive infrared light transmitted through the second filter. The plurality of second pixels are divided into a plurality of groups each includes at least two second pixels. The solid-state image sensor includes a synthesizer configured to synthesize a signal from signals of the at least two second pixels included in each group.

Abstract: An image of a block or the like entering a space above a play mat is picked up by an image pickup apparatus, and an information processing apparatus detects and recognizes the block on the basis of a picture of the block in a picked up image and performs information processing. The play mat includes a play field that defines a detection space for the block, and a calibration chart including at least a plurality of regions of colors of different luminances. The image pickup apparatus adjusts an exposure time period, a gain value for each color component and a correction rule upon gamma correction on the basis of the picture of the calibration chart in the picked up image.

Abstract: This invention relates to a pixel circuit comprising a photo-sensor stage comprising a photodiode delivering a photoreceptor current, a comparison stage configured for detecting a change in a signal voltage derived from said photoreceptor current, a sample-and-hold circuit connected to the converting stage and to the comparison stage, said comparison stage configured to output an input signal for the sample-and-hold circuit, and for emitting a sampling signal to a control terminal of the sample-and-hold circuit when a change is detected in the signal voltage.

Abstract: The infrared imaging device includes an optical system, an infrared detector that captures an infrared image, a correction unit that corrects an infrared image based on basic correction data and outputs a corrected image, and an offset value calculation unit. The offset value calculation unit detects a subject region from the corrected image, calculates a subject value indicating a pixel value of a subject region, and calculates a subject value change amount which is a change amount of a pixel value of the subject region based on the reference subject value and the calculated subject value, and calculates the subject value change amount, as a representative offset value indicating a change amount of each pixel value of a plurality of pixels caused by a temperature change.