Abstract: An image processing apparatus for performing processing that rounds down C bits from an A-bit image, and that causes a B=(A?C) bit image resulting from the rounding down processing to be displayed comprises a time dithering unit configured to express a pixel value that is an intermediate value of one step in the (A?C) bits in the A-bit image by selectively outputting in each frame across N frames a value where the intermediate value was rounded down and a value where the intermediate value was rounded up, and to artificially express the A-bit image with a dither pattern where the N frames is a minimum unit, wherein the time dithering unit sets the value of N so that M/N is 25 or more.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a filter array and to a method for processing image data in a camera. The camera is configured to receive light and generate image data using an image sensor having an associated filter array. The image sensor includes an array of pixels, each of which corresponds to a filter element in the filter array, so that each pixel has a spectral response at least partly defined by a corresponding filter element. The filter array includes a pattern of wideband filter elements and at least two types of narrowband filter elements. The method includes the step of generating a luminance image comprising a wideband filter element value that is calculated for each pixel of the image sensor.

Abstract: When imaging bright objects, a conventional detector array can saturate, making it difficult to produce an image with a dynamic range that equals the scene's dynamic range. Conversely, a digital focal plane array (DFPA) with one or more m-bit counters can produce an image whose dynamic range is greater than the native dynamic range. In one example, the DFPA acquires a first image over a relatively brief integration period at a relatively low gain setting. The DFPA then acquires a second image over longer integration period and/or a higher gain setting. During this second integration period, counters may roll over, possibly several times, to capture a residue modulus 2m of the number of counts (as opposed to the actual number of counts). A processor in or coupled to the DFPA generates a high-dynamic range image based on the first image and the residues modulus 2m.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an anti-flashlight circuit assembly and an image sensor. The anti-flashlight circuit assembly includes a plurality of flashlight detection units. Each flashlight detection unit includes: a first photoelectric detection module configured to monitor an optical signal in real time and output a corresponding electric signal; a first triggering generation module configured to generate a first triggering generation signal when the electric signal exceeds a predetermined threshold, and output the first triggering generation signal to a first interface logic module; and the first interface logic module configured to output a triggering state signal upon the receipt of the first triggering generation signal.

Abstract: A device includes a touch-screen display and a lens on a same side of the device as the touch-screen display. The device concurrently displays a live preview of content in a field of view of the lens and a capture affordance for capturing media corresponding to the field of view of the lens. While concurrently displaying the live preview and the capture affordance, the device detects an input corresponding to selection of the capture affordance displayed on the touch-screen display that is on the same side of the device as the lens. In response to detecting the input corresponding to selection of the capture affordance displayed on the touch-screen display that is on the same side of the device as the lens, the device captures media corresponding to the field of view of the lens that is on the same side of the device as the touch-screen display.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus sets a first value relating to an aperture diameter, and performs display control when displaying on a display unit a plurality of settable first values including the first value currently set in the image capture apparatus. The image capture apparatus controls such that, when a first range in which changes in the first values and changes in second values indicating a lens brightness that are different from the first values are proportional and a second range in which the changes in the first values and the changes in the second values are not proportional are present as the plurality of settable first values, the changes in the first values are displayed discretely in the second range with reference to the changes in the second values.

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: The present invention provides a camera module includes a lens assembly including a plurality of lenses; an image sensor for converting an optical signal transferred through the lens assembly into an electric signal; a gyro sensor for outputting a variation signal in response to movement of the lens assembly and the image sensor; a stabilization controller for determining, in response to the variation signal, a first compensation value used to perform optical image stabilization (OIS) by driving at least one of the lenses and determining a second compensation value used to perform electronic image stabilization (EIS) by adjusting an effective area of the image sensor; and a movement correction device outputting a first control signal and a second control signal to perform image stabilization in response to the first compensation value and the second compensation value.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to coordinating operation of an under-display camera and a portion of a display panel over the camera to reduce impact of light emitted from the display panel during light sensing periods of the under-display camera. Depending on the level of light in the surrounding of an electronic device, the light emission period of the display panel and the light sensing period of the under-display camera are adjusted. The timing of the light emission period and the light sensing period are controlled so that a row of pixels in the display panel is not in the light emission period when corresponding row or rows of sensors in the under-display camera are in the light sensing period. In this way, the under-display camera may capture images without the influence of light emitted from the display panel.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a camera module including at least one lens, a display including a camera exposure region at least partially overlapping with the lens and a border region surrounding a periphery of the camera exposure region in a direction corresponding to an optical axis of the lens, and a processor operatively connected to the camera module and the display. When a shooting-related application is executed or when the camera module is activated, the processor may control a luminance of the border region to be within a specified range. Besides, various embodiments as understood from the specification are also possible.

Abstract: A method includes detecting, based on sensor data from a sensor on a mobile device, an environmental brightness measurement, where the mobile device comprises a display screen configured to adjust display brightness based on environmental brightness. The method further includes determining, based on image data from a camera on the mobile device, an extent to which the detected environmental brightness measurement is caused by reflected light from the display screen. The method additionally includes setting a rate of exposure change for the camera based on the determined extent to which the detected environmental brightness measurement is caused by reflected light from the display screen.

Abstract: A camera module comprises: an AF driving part, a shake-correcting driving part, a first position detection part, a second position detection part, and a drive control part configured to perform driving control of the AF driving part based on detection results of the first position detection part and the second position detection part. The drive control part includes a correction part configured to correct the position of the AF movable part in the optical axis direction that is calculated based on the detection result of the first position detection part in accordance with preliminarily set correction data. The correction part corrects the detection result of the first position detection part in consideration of displacement of the AF movable part in the optical axis direction due to sway of the shake correction movable part.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel region in which shared pixels which share pixel transistors in a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions are two-dimensionally arranged. The shared pixel transistors are divisionally arranged in a column direction of the shared pixels, the pixel transistors shared between neighboring shared pixels are arranged so as to be horizontally reversed or/and vertically crossed, and connection wirings connected to a floating diffusion portion, a source of a reset transistor and a gate of an amplification transistor in the shared pixels are arranged along the column direction.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a camera includes an optical package, a camera actuator for moving the optical package, a camera cover, and an impact absorption member to prevent contact between the camera cover and the lens carrier. In some embodiments, the camera actuator includes a lens carrier moveably mounted to a camera cover.

Abstract: An image processing method includes obtaining status information of a terminal device, obtaining photographing scene information of the terminal device, determining an image processing mode based on the status information and the photographing scene information, obtaining a to-be-displayed image, and processing the to-be-displayed image based on the image processing mode.

Abstract: An optical member driving mechanism is provided. The optical member driving mechanism includes a first portion and a matrix structure. The first portion is connected to a first optical member and corresponds to a first light. The matrix structure is disposed on the first portion and corresponds to a second light, wherein the first light is different from the second light.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for capturing a high quality dynamic image by setting a different row-wise exposure value when capturing a scene are provided. The dynamic image capturing method includes: generating an image by pre-capturing a scene via an event sensor; generating event data from the image; determining a row-wise exposure value of the image based on the event data; and determining a row-wise readout priority order of the image based on the row-wise exposure value of the image.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image sensing device including a current supply circuit coupled between a supply terminal of a first voltage and a pair of output terminals, an input circuit coupled between the pair of output terminals and a common node, and suitable for receiving a pixel signal and a ramp signal, and a mirroring circuit coupled between the common node and a supply terminal of a second voltage, and suitable for compensating for an operating current, which flows between the common node and the supply terminal of the second voltage, based on a reference current when generating the operating current by mirroring the reference current.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, systems, methods, and media for motion adaptive imaging using single-photon image sensor data are provided. In some embodiments, the system comprises: an image sensor comprising single-photon detectors in an array; a processor programmed to: receive a sequence of photon frames, each comprising pixels having a value indicative of whether a photon was received during a frame period, each of the pixels corresponds to a pixel location; identify, for each of the pixel locations, changepoints, each indicative of a change in scene brightness; identify a photon frame in the sequence at which at least a threshold change in brightness has occurred based on the changepoints associated with each of the plurality of pixel locations; and generate a series of changepoint frames, wherein each changepoint frame is based on estimated brightness associated with each pixel location at a point in the sequence of photon frames.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus that can easily change the categories of the main object, comprises, an object detection unit for detecting an object categorized as one of at least two categories from an image, a setting unit for setting a first category as a priority category on an object having a predetermined priority among one of the objects detected by the object detection unit; and a region designation unit for designating a predetermined region on an object on a display screen, wherein the setting unit can change the priority category from the first category to a second category different from the first category when the predetermined region of the object designated by the region designation unit is the second category.