Abstract: An electronic device includes a body and an image capturing assembly mounted on the body. The image capturing assembly comprising an imaging device and a device control assembly coupled to the imaging device to control a movement of the imaging device along a central axis of the image capturing assembly to allow the imaging device to be positioned at multiple positions along the central axis of the image capturing assembly. The device control assembly includes a first guide member, a second guide member rotatably disposed within the first guide member, and an inner body movably disposed within the second guide member. In response to a rotational motion of the second guide member with respect to the first guide member, the inner body is to move in axial direction with respect to the second guide member to move the imaging device along the central axis of the image capturing assembly.

Abstract: An image processing device that corrects an image captured by an imaging sensor is capable of setting an exposure condition for each of a plurality of regions and includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire the image by setting the exposure condition for each region in the imaging sensor, a derivation unit configured, regarding a boundary between a region of interest and at least one adjacent region adjacent to the region of interest in the image, to derive a correction amount in the region of interest based on pixel values of a boundary pixel group in contact with the boundary included in the region of interest and pixel values of a boundary pixel group in contact with the boundary included in the adjacent region, and a correction unit configured to correct pixel values of pixels in the region of interest based on the derived correction amount.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus and a lens device which are capable of preventing an unnatural image from being photographed when both of an image pickup apparatus body and an interchangeable lens are each equipped with an image blur correction function. A system controller of a camera body sets an image blur correction mode of an image processor of the camera body. When a lens device including a lens driving section which optically performs image blur correction by driving a lens is attached to the camera body, the system controller changes the image blur correction mode of the image processor according to an image blur correction mode of the lens device.

Abstract: An image pickup unit includes an image sensor in which a sensor chip is mounted on a first substrate surface of a substrate having a long side and a short side, and electronic components are mounted on a second substrate surface opposite to the first substrate surface, and a holder having an opening and configured to hold the image sensor. The opening has an inner surface parallel to the short side of the substrate, and the image sensor is fixed to the holder with an adhesive that contacts the inner surface and an adhesion area on the second substrate surface of the substrate that is outside the electronic component.

Abstract: Presented in the present disclosure are system and methods embodiments that allow a user to wear a contact lens that provide a virtual framework for the user to retrieve information from one or more remote cameras and implement remote camera control via eye movement tracked by one or more motion sensors embedded within the contact lens. The remote camera control may include, but not limited to, pan, tilt, and zoom control. A user may activate projection of content captured from a remote camera and control the remote camera via an established communication link. The communication link may be a direct link or indirect link via one or more intermediate devices, e.g., a server and/or an accessory device. This unique way of projection activation and camera control by tracking eye movement provides a convenient and secure way for remote camera control without involvement of hands or voices.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a camera assembly. The camera assembly includes a camera subassembly, a flash subassembly, a composite plate, and an annular light shielding member. The camera subassembly includes a camera. The flash subassembly includes a flash. The composite plate covers the camera subassembly and the flash subassembly. The composite plate is provided with a first hole enabling ambient lights to pass through the first hole and reach the camera subassembly. The composite plate is provided with a second hole enabling lights emitted from the flash to pass through the second hole and reach outside. The annular light shielding member is disposed on an internal wall of the first hole. The annular light shielding member is configured to prevent the lights emitted from the flash from reaching the camera.

Abstract: A moving image processing apparatus is configured to extract position information of a saturation region from a first frame, the saturation region including pixels each having at least a threshold pixel value that is associated with an afterimage being formed in a subsequent frame elapsed from the first frame. The moving image processing apparatus is configured to extract an afterimage region corresponding to the saturation region from the second frame, calculate motion information of the afterimage region based on motion information indicating motion between a second frame and a third frame, extract a candidate region that is matched to the afterimage region in the third frame based on the motion information, and correct the afterimage region based on the candidate region data.

Abstract: This disclosure describes a voice-controlled electronic device that includes a housing and a mounting component. The housing includes a translucent cover attached to a cylindrical-shaped unibody enclosure. The electronic device further includes a microphone array disposed near a first end within the housing, a speaker box disposed within the housing, and a printed circuit board assembly disposed within the housing. Additionally, the electronic device includes a camera disposed within the housing and attached to the printed circuit board assembly, and a depth sensor that includes a depth camera and a projector. In some instances, the camera and the depth sensor point substantially in a direction of the translucent cover. Furthermore, the electronic device includes a light ring that protrudes from a surface of the translucent display and surrounds a lens of the camera.

Abstract: A communication apparatus comprises: a first communication circuit and a second communication circuit configured to transfer data to an external apparatus using a different communication method; and a memory storing instructions which, when the instructions are executed by one or more processors, cause the communication apparatus to function as a control unit to manage a transfer state of each data to be transferred and to control the transfer of data to be transferred using the first communication circuit and the second communication circuit. The control unit controls data transfer using the second communication circuit according to whether the data transfer using the first communication circuit is successful or not and the data transfer using the second communication circuit is enabled or not.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a control device, a controlling method, and an imaging apparatus that make it possible to reduce a weight of a movable body while simplifying a structure and to improve control accuracy. A moving body that moves in two or more directions, and a controller that controls movement of the moving body are provided. The controller sets a control value directed to controlling of the movement of the moving body on the basis of an initial position of the moving body and an instructed position of the moving body. A parameter directed to setting of the control value is set on the basis of the initial position and the instructed position. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a shake correction device that corrects a hand shake of an imaging apparatus or a technique that achieves super-resolution by shifting a sensor to capturing a plurality of images.

Abstract: A control apparatus that controls a strobe to fire in synchronization with an end of an exposure period of an image capturing apparatus, includes a wireless communication device that communicates wirelessly with the strobe, and a controller that controls the wireless communication device, and the wireless communication device periodically sends a signal for maintaining communication with the strobe during the exposure period of the image capturing apparatus.

Abstract: In embodiments, an electronic device comprises a housing including a printed circuit board (PCB) in an inner space thereof; and a camera module assembly disposed in the inner space and including: a module housing; a first camera module having a first camera housing, the first camera module disposed in at least a part of the module housing and including a first flexible PCB (FPCB) drawn out of the module housing and connected to the PCB; and a second camera module having a second camera housing separate from the first camera housing, the second camera module disposed in the module housing to be adjacent to the first camera module and including a second FPCB drawn out of the module housing and electrically connected to the PCB, wherein the first and second FPCBs are overlapped at least in part with each other, when the module housing is viewed from above, and drawn to face a same direction.

Abstract: The invention disclosed herein concerns a privacy enhancing device for use with IP cameras and related methods. The privacy device includes an adjustable light filter and is configured to be placed over the lens of an IP camera such that the image captured by the IP camera passes through the filter. The transparency of the light filter is controlled using a control module in response to user inputs received using an on-board user interface so as to provide varying levels of privacy ranging from an opaque state and a transparent state. Inputs that serve to facilitate and enhance operation of the device can also be received from other input sources such as connected computing devices. For security, the control path defined by the control module and the on-board user input device can be isolated from other more sophisticated control devices that can be prone to hacking and remote control.

Abstract: Described examples include a system including a projector configured to project a test pattern image, the test pattern image having at least two elements; a camera configured to capture the test pattern image; and a controller coupled to the projector and to the camera. The controller is configured to obtain a first calibration matrix between the projector and the camera for the at least two elements; determine at least two epipolar lines based on the first calibration matrix and the test pattern image; determine a cost function based on the at least two epipolar lines and the at least two elements in the test pattern image as captured by the camera; and determine a second calibration matrix responsive to the cost function, wherein at least one of a camera position of the camera or a projector position of the projector is adjusted responsive to the second calibration matrix.

Abstract: A camera assembly includes a camera module, a front shaft device, and a forward turning drive device. The camera module includes a strip-shaped body, and the strip-shaped body includes a front end portion, a rear end portion, and a lens located at a top of the strip-shaped body between the front end portion and the rear end portion. The front shaft device includes at least one front shaft, and each front shaft is adapted to pivotally engaging with the front end portion. The front shaft pivotally engages with the front end portion, and the forward turning drive drives the camera module to pivot forward around the front shaft, so that the camera module rotates to be in a front capture state where the rear end portion is lifted and the lens finds views forward.

Abstract: A method, program and apparatus for detecting a repeating coded light message embedded in light emitted by a light source, based on images captured from rolling-shutter cameras which capture their frame areas line-but-line. Images of the light source are captured simultaneously using a plurality of different rolling-shutter cameras having different acquisition regimes in order to improve the robustness and/or speed of coded light detection. The different acquisition regimes may comprise different frame rates, different physical orientations, or different line-readout directions.

Abstract: Techniques are described for automatically selecting between multiple image capture subsystems with overlapping fields of view but different optical properties. A selection may be made by estimating a plurality of operational characteristics of an image capture event, and, based on those estimates, selecting a primary image capture subsystem for the image capture event. For example, in a device such as a cellphone comprising two capture subsystems, each subsystem including a lens system and sensor system where each subsystem has a different fixed optical zoom parameter, a subsystem can be chosen based on a combination of desired zoom value, estimated focus distance, and estimated scene brightness.

Abstract: An image capturing system that makes it possible to easily attach an accessory to an image capturing apparatus body without requiring any tool. The image capturing apparatus body is provided with an accessory shoe and a screw hole. The accessory removably attached to the image capturing apparatus body includes a sheet metal that is engaged with the accessory shoe by being slidably inserted therein, and a fixing screw that has an operation portion which is rotationally operated, and is provided, in association with the screw hole, at a location frontward of the sheet metal in a direction of inserting the sheet metal into the accessory shoe. The fixing screw is screwed into the screw hole in a state in which the sheet metal is engaged with the accessory shoe, whereby the accessory is attached to the image capturing apparatus body.

Abstract: A camera system is provided. The camera system includes an image sensor, at least one light source, and a processing unit. The image sensor is configured to capture a plurality of images. The processing unit is configured to perform the following instructions. A plurality of reflection values on at least one subject in the captured images is acquired. A relationship between a luminance level of the light sources and a reflection level on the at least one subject is obtained. A luminance configuration is determined according to the relationship between the luminance level of the light sources and the reflection level on the at least one subject. A luminous power of at least one of the light sources is adjusted according to the luminance configuration.

Abstract: An example method includes capturing, by an image capture device, a first image having a plurality of pixels. Each pixel includes a plurality of channels, and the first image is captured in accordance with first exposure parameters. The method includes determining, by a controller of the image capture device, average pixel intensities for each of the plurality of channels. The method includes determining, by the controller, a weighted average of pixel intensities using the average pixel intensities. The method includes setting, by the controller, a gain that is proportional to a ratio of a desired average pixel intensity relative to the weighted average of pixel intensities. The method includes setting, by the controller, second exposure parameters for a second image based on the gain. The method includes capturing, by the image capture device, the second image in accordance with the second exposure parameters.