Abstract: A radiation imaging apparatus includes pixels arranged to form pixel rows and pixel columns. The pixels include first pixels and second pixels whose sensitivity to radiation is lower than the first pixels. The apparatus further includes a signal lines arranged to correspond to the pixel columns, a readout circuit configured to read out a signal from the pixels via the signal lines, and a processing unit configured to decide a correction value using signals read out from the second pixels and correct signals read out from the first pixels using the correction value. An internal structure of the readout circuit has a period. The second pixels are arranged such that there are two or more types of remainders of column numbers of pixel columns that include the second pixels divided by the period.

Abstract: A substrate for an image sensor according to an embodiment includes an insulating layer; and a conductive pattern portion disposed on the insulating layer, wherein the insulating layer comprises: a first insulating part; and a second insulating part surrounding the first insulating part and spaced apart from the first insulating part with an open region therebetween, wherein the conductive pattern portion comprises a first lead pattern part disposed on the first insulating part; a second lead pattern part disposed on the second insulating part; and an extension pattern part disposed on the open region of the insulating layer to connect the first lead pattern part with the second lead pattern part and including a bent portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes smart glasses that support variable magnification of an operating field and hands-free operations in dentistry. One or more operations and functions efficiently achieved via the smart glasses comprise: receiving, with smart glasses, a user-initiated request for a specific operation; activating, using the smart glasses, a camera with initial settings; generating a floating image through a micro-projector and a specifically-coated prism coupled to the camera; receiving a user input to adjust a camera setting to adjust the floating image; and dynamically controlling, using the smart glasses, the camera for the specific operation.

Abstract: A functional assembly and an electronic device including the functional assembly are provided. The functional assembly includes a functional module, a motor, and a linking mechanism. The functional module has a first shaft. The motor has a second shaft and is configured to drive the second shaft to rotate. The linking mechanism is connected with the first shaft and the second shaft such that the first shaft and the second shaft are linking-up with each other. As a result, the thickness of the electronic device near the frame is not limited by the size of the motor, which further reduces the thickness of the electronic device.

Abstract: An image sensor having rows and columns of image pixels may include row control circuitry that controls voltages that are sent to each row of the image pixels. The row control circuitry may include booster circuitry that converts a positive power supply voltage (such as 2.8V) to voltages that are negative or otherwise less than the positive power supply voltage and/or greater than the positive power supply voltage. The booster circuitry may have a plurality of switches that control an input to an amplifier, thereby allowing the circuitry to produce any desired voltage in a given range. The booster circuitry output may be shared between multiple rows of the image pixels, and the produced boosted circuitry may be fed to any desired one or more of the rows of image pixels.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a display unit configured to display on a display a live image of a subject and previously captured images; an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of the subject; and a recording unit configured to record in a recording medium the captured image of the subject which has been captured by the image capturing unit and the previously captured images in association with disposition information which includes a display position of the captured image of the subject and display positions of the previously captured images.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a tamper-resistant indicator of recording by a camera. Electronic devices are disclosed that include a camera, an indicator light for the camera, and a light sensor. The light sensor is disposed proximate to the indicator light so that blocking or masking the indicator light also prevents light from reaching the light sensor. In this way, the light sensor can be used to detect tampering with, masking, blocking, destroying, or otherwise preventing the indicator light from indicating when the camera is recording.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises an image sensor including a first pixel group and a second pixel group, and capable of actuating the pixel groups with the same or different shooting conditions; a controller that switches between a first actuation control of actuating the first and second pixel groups with the same shooting conditions and a second actuation control of actuating the first and second pixel groups with different shooting conditions; a detector that detects flicker based on a signal read out from the image sensor; and a determination unit that determines whether or not the detector can detect flicker based on a signal read out from the image sensor by the second actuation control. If the determination unit determines affirmative, the controller controls to actuate the second pixel group with the shooting conditions for flicker detection in the second actuation control.

Abstract: An arrangement for determining an amount of light reaching an image sensor of a video camera, the video camera comprising an imaging lens system guiding a beam path towards an image sensor, wherein the arrangement comprises a transparent probing element through which the beam path passes on its way to the image sensor, and a light sensor arranged in an end of the transparent probing element. The light sensor is arranged to collect light being scattered or reflected in the transparent probing element.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup unit that obtains video, an audio input unit that collects sound and a control unit that controls recording of the video based on a wake word and a control word included in the sound collected by the audio input unit. In a case where the control word that gives an instruction to stop recording the video is included in the sound, the control unit stops recording the video and records video data before a start time of the wake word as a video file.

Abstract: One example provides a computing device including a first portion including a first display, a second portion including a second display and a camera, the second portion connected to the first portion via a hinge, a hinge angle sensing mechanism including one or more sensors, a logic device, and a storage device holding instructions executable by the logic device to execute a camera application and to receive sensor data from the one or more sensors, based at least in part on the sensor data received from the one or more sensors, determine a device pose, output the camera application to the first display when the device pose is indicative of the camera being world-facing, and output the camera application to the second display when the device pose is indicative of the camera being user-facing.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging unit including an imaging section that includes a pixel capable of performing charge accumulation a plurality of times in response to an imaging instruction for generating one frame of image data; a storage section that stores a pixel signal based on output from the pixel; an updating section that updates the pixel signal already stored in the storage section by performing an integration process to integrate the pixel signal output from the pixel as a result of a new charge accumulation and the pixel signal already stored in the storage section; and a control section that controls whether the updating section performs the update, for each of a plurality of pixel groups that each include one or more pixels.

Abstract: An image-capturing device includes: an image sensor that captures an image of a subject to output an image-capturing signal; a development processing unit that generates development data based on the image-capturing signal; and an output control unit that outputs the development data to an external device in a predetermined transmission format via a connecting member that connects the image-capturing device to the external device. The output control unit outputs the image-capturing signal to the external device via the connecting member in the predetermined transmission format.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus comprises an image capturing unit, and a communication unit configured to transmit, to an image processing apparatus that develops RAW images, a plurality of RAW images obtained by the image capturing unit by performing continuous shooting. The communication unit, in a case where a setting at the time of shooting is a predetermined shooting setting, transmits one or more RAW images shot earlier than a time point when a predetermined shooting instruction is received among the plurality of RAW images before transmitting other RAW images, and in a case where the setting at the time of shooting is not the predetermined shooting setting, transmits one or more RAW images shot later than the time point when the predetermined shooting instruction is received among the plurality of RAW images before transmitting other RAW images.

Abstract: A camera module and an array camera module based on an integral packing process are disclosed. The camera module or each of the camera module units of the array camera module includes a circuit board, an integral base, a photosensitive element operatively connected to the circuit board, a lens, a light filter holder installed at the integral base and a light filter installed at the light filter holder. The light filter is not required to be directly installed to the integral base, so that the light filter is protected and the requiring area of the light filter is reduced.

Abstract: A camera module includes a gyro sensor to generate shaking data; a first driver integrated circuit (IC) to generate a driving signal to move a first lens barrel in at least one direction perpendicular to an optical axis direction, according to the shaking data; and a second driver IC to generate a driving signal to move a second lens barrel in at least one direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction, according to the shaking data. The first driver IC includes a register unit to store the shaking data transferred from the gyro sensor, and the shaking data stored in the register unit is transferred to the second driver IC.

Abstract: In described examples, a circuit includes an integrator. The integrator receives an input signal. A first sampling network is coupled to the integrator and generates a signal voltage. A second sampling network is coupled to the integrator and generates a pixel sampled noise voltage. The pixel sampled noise voltage generated in a previous cycle is subtracted from the signal voltage generated in a current cycle to generate a true signal voltage.

Abstract: A lens apparatus attachable to an imaging apparatus via an accessory, the lens apparatus includes an acquirer configured to acquire first power information indicating power available for the accessory, a determiner configured to determine second power information indicating power available for the lens apparatus based on the first power information, and a transmitter configured to transmit, to the imaging apparatus, the second power information or power information relating to the first power information and the second power information.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for controlling a camera module are provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a camera module, a rotating mechanism, and a pushing mechanism. The camera module disposed in the housing. The rotating mechanism is configured to drive the camera module to rotate in the housing. The pushing mechanism is configured to drive the camera module to an outside of the housing when the camera module rotates to a preset orientation.

Abstract: An image pickup device according to an embodiment includes pixels each configured to output an analog signal based on electric charges produced in a photoelectric conversion unit and a control unit configured to control a gain applied to the analog signal to be at least a first gain and a second gain greater than the first gain in accordance with a signal value of the analog signal. Each of the pixels outputs, as the analog signal, a first signal and a second signal based on electric charges produced in the photoelectric conversion unit in a first exposure period and a second exposure period shorter than the first exposure period. The control unit controls the gain applied to the analog signal by selecting one from the first gain and the second gain in accordance with the signal value, for at least one of the first signal and the second signal.