Abstract: A shape memory alloy actuator arrangement for a movable element supporting a camera lens assembly comprises plural shape memory alloy actuator wires connected between a support structure and the movable element in an arrangement wherein the shape memory alloy actuator wires are arranged, on selective driving, to move the movable element relative to the support structure in any direction orthogonal to the optical axis of the at least one lens. At least one plain bearing bears the movable element on the support structure, allowing movement of the movable element relative to the support structure orthogonal to the optical axis.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a first voltage source that supplies a first voltage and a plurality of pixels supplied with the first voltage. The pixel includes a photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light, an accumulation unit to which an electric charge resulting from photoelectric conversion by the photoelectric conversion unit is transferred and accumulated, a transfer unit that transfers the electric charge from the photoelectric conversion unit to the accumulation unit; a second voltage source that supplies a second voltage, and a supply unit that supplies the transfer unit with a transfer signal based on either the first voltage supplied by the first voltage source or the second voltage supplied by the second voltage source.

Abstract: A signal conversion circuit and a signal readout circuit are provided. The signal conversion circuit includes: an input switched capacitor, one end receiving an electric signal output by a sensing array, and the other end being coupled to an input end of an operational amplifier; a feedback switched capacitor, one end being coupled to the input end of the operational amplifier, and the other end being coupled to an output end of the operational amplifier; an input switch controlling the input switched capacitor to access the signal conversion circuit or not; and a feedback switch controlling the feedback switched capacitor to access the signal conversion circuit or not, wherein the electric signal output by the sensing array comprises a charge signal, a current signal or a voltage signal, and equivalent impedance of the input switched capacitor and the feedback switched capacitor is related to output characteristics of the sensing array.

Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure include actions of receiving image data of an image capturing a scene, receiving data describing one or more entities determined from the scene, the one or more entities being determined from the scene, determining one or more actions based on the one or more entities, each action being provided at least partly based on search results from searching the one or more entities, and providing instructions to display an action interface comprising one or more action elements, each action element being to induce execution of a respective action, the action interface being displayed in a viewfinder.

Abstract: The present technique relates to a solid-state imaging device, a solid-state imaging device manufacturing method, and an electronic apparatus that are capable of providing a solid-state imaging device that can prevent generation of RTS noise due to miniaturization of amplifying transistors, and can achieve a smaller size and a higher degree of integration accordingly. A solid-state imaging device includes a photodiode as a photoelectric conversion unit, a transfer gate that reads out charges from the photodiode, a floating diffusion from which the charges of the photodiode are read by an operation of the transfer gate, and an amplifying transistor connected to the floating diffusion. More particularly, the amplifying transistor is of a fully-depleted type. Such an amplifying transistor includes an amplifier gate (gate electrode) extending in a direction perpendicular to convex strips formed by processing a surface layer of a semiconductor layer, for example.

Abstract: A multi-camera system, including a first camera apparatus, a second camera apparatus, and an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a communication interface and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a predetermined user input and in response to the predetermined user input, send, via the communication interface, a first control signal to the first camera apparatus that captures a first video, and send, via the communication interface, a second control signal to the second camera apparatus that captures a second video. The first control signal causes the first camera apparatus to assign first unique identifiers to frames of the first video captured by the first camera apparatus. The second control signal causes the second camera apparatus to assign second unique identifiers to frames of the second video captured by the second camera apparatus.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises: a reception unit configured to receive information of a zoom position of the lens unit; a setting unit configured to set a predetermined range on the basis of information of a first zoom position; a control unit configured to, when the control unit detects that the zoom position of the lens unit has been changed from the first zoom position to a second zoom position, cause driving of the focus lens to stop, and, when the control unit detects that the zoom position of the lens unit has changed from the second zoom position to within the predetermined range on a telephoto side, resuming driving of the focus lens, wherein the predetermined range is set to include the first zoom position on the telephoto side from the second zoom position.

Abstract: A method of processing an image using an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying at least part of a first image which is obtained through a first image sensor and at least part of a second image which is obtained through a second image sensor through a display unit which is functionally connected to the electronic device, storing the at least part of the first image, storing the at least part of the second image in response to a detecting of a signal, and storing the at least part of the first image and the at least part of the second image to be simultaneously replayed as at least one image.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device and an electronic apparatus that realize a high frame rate image capture without deteriorating an image quality. A floating diffusion holds a charge accumulated on one or more photoelectric conversion units. A plurality of amplification transistors read out a signal corresponding to the charge held by the floating diffusion. The signal read out by the amplification transistor is output to a vertical signal line. The plurality of amplification transistors are connected in parallel. The present technology is applicable to a CMOS image sensor, for example.

Abstract: To generate a favorable image that suppresses the occurrence of pattern noise in a method of performing patch-based noise reduction for a RAW image. In order to attain this object, the image processing apparatus of the present invention includes a pixel setting unit; a patch setting unit; and a noise reduction unit. Then, the pixel setting unit sets, for one pixel of interest, at least two kinds of pixel whose positions are different in a minimum unit of the color filter array as the plurality of reference pixels. Further, the patch setting unit sets, for one pixel of interest, at least two kinds of reference patch whose shapes are different.

Abstract: An image processing method includes correcting a magnification in a plurality of images captured at a plurality of different focus positions, aligning the plurality of images having the corrected magnification, correcting a color blur in the plurality of aligned images, and combining the plurality of images having the corrected color blur.

Abstract: There is provided an image sensor including a pixel unit, the pixel unit including a photodiode, a first color filter and a second color filter each disposed in a different position on a plane above the photodiode, and a first on-chip lens disposed over the first color filter and a second on-chip lens disposed over the second color filter.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for facilitating pulse detection and synchronized pulse imaging systems and methods. In one example, a system includes a light pulse detection device and an imaging device. The light pulse detection device is configured to detect a first light pulse. The light pulse detection device is further configured to determine that the first light pulse is associated with a pulse sequence. The light pulse detection device is further configured to determine timing information associated with a second light pulse of the pulse sequence. The light pulse detection device is further configured to generate data associated with the timing information. The imaging device is configured to determine an integration period based on the data. The imaging device is further configured to capture, using the integration period, an image that includes the second light pulse. Related devices and methods are also provided.

Abstract: A comparison device includes a comparison block suitable for comparing a pixel signal with a ramp signal and outputting a comparison signal; a banding value generation block suitable for generating a banding value using a setting code value and an analog-digital conversion code value; and a control block suitable for controlling a current an input network of the comparison block according to the banding value outputted from the banding value generation block.

Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. Moreover, various embodiment found through the disclosure are possible. An electronic device may include a lens assembly including, one or more lenses, an image sensor, an image stabilizer, and a processor. The lens assembly may be arranged to from a first angle between an optical axis of at least some lenses of the one or more lenses, and a surface of the image sensor. The processor may be configured to change an angle of the lens assembly through the image stabilizer in response to shaking of the electronic device, obtain an image through the image sensor, in a state that the angle of the lens assembly is changed, correct, based at least on the first angle and a second angle corresponding to the changed angle of the lens assembly, at least a portion of the image, which is distorted, by the second angle, and display the corrected image through a display electrically connected with the electronic device.

Abstract: An image capture device may include an image sensor configured to capture an image and processing apparatus. The processing apparatus may be configured to obtain data and associate a function for each of the obtained data. The processing apparatus may be configured to store each function instance as analytic data. The processing apparatus may determine an analytic trigger occurrence and determine if the analytic trigger occurrence is greater than a function instance threshold. The processing apparatus may be configured to display a notification based on the analytic data.

Abstract: An image-capturing device includes: a plurality of micro-lenses disposed in a two-dimensional pattern near a focal plane of an image forming optical system; an image sensor that includes a two-dimensional array of element groups each corresponding to one of the micro-lenses and made up with a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements which receive, via the micro-lenses light fluxes from a subject having passed through the photographic optical system and output image signals; and a synthesizing unit that combines the image signals output from the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements based upon information so as to generate synthetic image data in correspondence to a plurality of image forming areas present on a given image forming plane of the image forming optical system, the information specifying positions of the photoelectric conversion elements output image signals that are to be used for generating synthetic image data for each image forming area.

Abstract: To make it easier to switch to video that is being viewed by another user, a source data acquisition unit acquires source data of content that is distributed by an apparatus. A video clipping unit clips video in a range specified by a participant's terminal out of 360-degree video indicated by the source data supplied thereto. Upon receiving a range of video specified in association with the participant's terminal, a content distribution unit clips video in the range out of 360-degree video acquired by the source data acquisition unit and distributes the clipped video to the participant's terminal. Also, upon a display switching instruction being made in association with a switching source participant's terminal, the content distribution unit distributes video that is clipped according to a range of video specified in association with a switching destination participant's terminal, to the switching source participant's terminal.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a unit pixel including a pixel electrode; a counter electrode facing the pixel electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode; and a computing circuit that acquires a first signal upon a first voltage being applied between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode, the first signal corresponding to an image captured with visible light and infrared light and a second signal upon a second voltage being applied between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode, the second signal corresponding to an image captured with visible light, and generates a third signal by performing a computation using the first signal and the second signal, the third signal corresponding to an image captured with infrared light.

Abstract: A photodiode that includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductive type and a second semiconductor region of a second conductive type opposite to the first conductive type, a third semiconductor region of the first conductive type holding a charge supplied from the first conductive region, a transistor that includes a gate connected to a node including the third semiconductor region, a fourth semiconductor region of the first conductive type as a drain, and a fifth semiconductor region of the first conductive type as a source, and a switch connecting the node and the drain are included, and one of the second and fifth semiconductor regions is a p-type semiconductor region supplied with first potential, the other of the second and fifth semiconductor regions is an n-type semiconductor region supplied with second potential, and the second potential is higher than the first potential.