Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment, an information processing device is provided. The information processing device includes an image acquisition unit configured to receive an image; a recognition unit configured to acquire a recognition result of a user based on the received image, wherein the recognition result includes a position of the user, the user being associated with a display terminal; an image determination unit configured to determine an object based on the recognition result; and a display control unit configured to control display of the object on the display terminal.

Abstract: Provided are a piezoelectric driving device, an optical member driving device, a camera device, and an electronic apparatus, which are capable of performing driving only by one-direction oscillation modes, and capable of combining the oscillation modes to enable driving in two directions. A piezoelectric driving device (10) includes: a driving portion (12) to be brought into frictional contact with an object to be driven; and two piezoelectric portions (14a, 14b) (14c, 14d), which are provided to the driving portion (12), are arranged on a plane with the driving portion (12) being sandwiched between the two piezoelectric portions, and are configured to be bent with respect to the plane when voltages are applied thereto.

Abstract: An image capturing unit captures an image including an embedded image that is printed on the basis of image data in which at least a color component has been modulated according to additional information. An adjustment unit adjusts a white balance of the image captured by the image capturing unit on the basis of an adjustment value associated with the embedded image. A processing unit processes image data of the image captured by the image capturing unit whose white balance has been adjusted by the adjustment unit to read the additional information in the image captured by the image capturing unit.

Abstract: A sensing unit of a camera module includes a detection target provided on a side surface of a lens module, one or more sensing coils disposed to face the detection target, and a calculator. The calculator may determine a displacement of the detection target translated in any of an optical axis direction, a first direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction, and a second direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction, based on inductances of the one or more sensing coils.

Abstract: With respect to a subject included in an image, the illuminating condition by an ambient light source in an environment where the image was captured is estimated, and based on the estimation result, the effect of a virtual light source that was non-existent at the time of image capture is computed. More specifically, the effect of the virtual light source is computed using an illumination direction of the virtual light source and the reflective characteristics of the subject illuminated by the virtual light source, which have been determined based on the estimation result, and an image derived from addition of the effect of the virtual light source is output.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes: a focus detection unit configured to perform focus detection based on a phase difference between a plurality of image signals obtained by photo-electrically converting light beams that respectively pass through different partial pupil regions of an imaging optical system; an image blur correction unit configured to correct image blur of an object image by driving an optical member for image blur correction; and a determination unit configured to determine reliability of a focus detection result detected by the focus detection unit based on information regarding a focus detection area with respect to which the focus detection unit performs focus detection, and information regarding vignetting that occurs in light beams that pass through the imaging optical system as a result of the image blur correction unit correcting the image blur.

Abstract: An imaging device, comprising an image sensor that receives subject light and generates image data, and a processor comprising a focus control section, an index generating section, and a control section, wherein the focus control section performs focus detection based on the image data, and controls focus drive based on focus detection results, the index generating section is input with the image data, and generates a first index representing which image of a given plurality of types of image the image data is close to, and a second index representing Bokeh state of an image corresponding to the image data, and the control section changes control of focus drive by the focus control section based on output of the index generating section.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a plurality of imaging units arranged in a circumferential manner and movable in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of illumination units arranged in such a manner that each of the plurality of illumination units corresponds to a different one of the plurality of imaging units. In a case where the plurality of imaging units moves in the circumferential direction, each of the plurality of imaging units integrally moves with a corresponding one of the plurality of illumination units.

Abstract: Systems and apparatus for sensing and video capture include at least one camera with an optical sensor that captures video image data of a first sampling rate. An auxiliary sensor captures auxiliary data at a second sample rate. A processor is communicatively connected to the optical sensor and auxiliary sensor. The processor transmits video image data captured at the first sample rate auxiliary sensor data captured at the second sampling rate across a data connection to a centralized computer that receives the video image data and the auxiliary sensor data and operate to present the video image data and the auxiliary sensor data on a graphical display.

Abstract: Media user interfaces are described, including user interfaces for capturing media (e.g., capturing a photo, recording a video), displaying media (e.g., displaying a photo, playing a video), editing media (e.g., modifying a photo, modifying a video), accessing media controls or settings (e.g., accessing controls or settings to capture photos or videos to capture videos), and automatically adjusting media (e.g., automatically modifying a photo, automatically modifying a video).

Abstract: This solid-state imaging device has a plurality of pixels formed by circuit elements distributed in a first and a second semiconductor substrates configured in a stacked structure. The solid-state imaging device has the first and the second semiconductor substrates and a plurality of connection electrodes formed between the first semiconductor substrate and the second semiconductor substrate to electrically connect signal lines of a plurality of photoelectric conversion circuits and signal lines of a plurality of signal processing circuits included in the first and second semiconductor substrates respectively. A plurality of pixel sets are defined to have at least one of the plurality of photoelectric conversion circuits, respectively, and the photoelectric conversion circuits included in the plurality of pixel sets adjacent to each other are connected to the corresponding signal processing circuits via the different connection electrodes which are formed at positions not adjacent to each other, respectively.

Abstract: Counters with various widths for an image sensor. An image sensor includes a plurality of image pixels arranged in rows and columns of a pixel array. A plurality of memory cells are individually coupled to corresponding columns of the pixel array. The memory cells are arranged in a memory bank. The memory bank includes a first memory cell coupled to a first column of the pixel array. The first memory cell includes a first counter having a first width. A second memory cell is coupled to a second column of the pixel array. The second memory cell comprises a second counter having a second width. The first width and the second width are different.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first image sensor, a second image sensor, one or more image processing modules, and a display. The first image sensor generates first image data. The second image sensor generates second image data. The one or more image processing modules process one or more image data among the first image and the second image data. The display displays the one or more image data among the first image data or second image data processed by the one or more image processing modules. The thumbnail generation module generates thumbnail data using the one or more image data among the first image data and second image data processed by the one or more image processing modules. A method includes converting the plurality of image data into a format displayable on a display, and generating thumbnail data using the image data of the displayable format.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display control unit configured to perform control to display a first display item and a predetermined item on the display screen, and a control unit configured to perform control in such a manner that, according to an operation on the display screen in a first state, the first state transitions to a second state for changing a display position of the first display item, wherein, in a case where the first state transitions to the second state, the predetermined item is displayed regardless of the display position of the first display item, and in a case where an operation for changing the display position of the first display item is performed in the second state, the predetermined item is displayed at a position corresponding to the changed display position of the first display item.

Abstract: There are described mobile devices, and methods thereof, for real time analyses of captured images. The device determines whether a light level of a first image meets or exceeds a low light threshold. The device also determines whether a shadow level of the first image meets or exceeds a shadow threshold in response to determining the light level does not meet or exceed the low light threshold. The light source is activated in response to determining the light level meets or exceeds the low light threshold or the shadow level meets or exceeds the shadow threshold. The device further determines whether a glare level of a second image meets or exceeds a glare threshold in response to identifying the second image. If so, then a final image is captured with the light source inactive. Otherwise, the final image is captured with the light source active.

Abstract: A lens moving apparatus, including a bobbin; a first coil mounted at an outer circumference of the bobbin; a first magnet moving the bobbin in a first direction parallel to an optical axis by interaction with the first coil; a housing supporting the first magnet; an upper elastic member disposed at a top surface of the bobbin and at a top surface of the housing; a lower elastic member disposed at a bottom surface of the bobbin and at a bottom surface of the housing; and first and second winding protrusions disposed with being opposite to each other, the first coil being wound on the first and second winding protrusions.

Abstract: A moving image capturing instructing terminal includes a communicator, a monitor, a memory, and a control unit. The control unit transmits recording start instruction information to a camera through the communicator. After the recording start instruction information is transmitted, the control unit receives moving image recording information related to the recording of the moving image from the camera through the communicator. After the recording start instruction information is transmitted, the control unit displays at least one of a scheduled recording period of time and a combination of a scheduled recording start time and a scheduled recording stop time through the monitor. After the moving image recording information is received, the control unit displays at least one of a recording period of time and a combination of a recording start time and a recording stop time through the monitor.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus for capturing a moving image is provided. The apparatus includes a photoelectric conversion portion configured to generate charges in accordance with incident light in an exposure period, a generation unit configured to generate a pixel signal of each frame based on charges generated in the photoelectric conversion portion, and a control unit configured to change, in an exposure period for generating one frame, a conversion efficiency of converting the incident light to the photoelectric conversion portion into the pixel signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging device, a method for driving the solid-state imaging device, and an electronic device capable of improving auto-focusing accuracy by using a phase difference signal obtained by using a photoelectric conversion film. The solid-state imaging device includes a pixel including a photoelectric conversion portion having a structure where a photoelectric conversion film is interposed by an upper electrode on the photoelectric conversion film and a lower electrode under the photoelectric conversion film. The upper electrode is divided into a first upper electrode and a second upper electrode. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a solid-state imaging device or the like.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus that uses an area of an image pickup device, which has better characteristics, as an imaging area. The image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup optical system having a fish-eye lens. An image pickup device is movable relative to the image pickup optical system, and converts an object image formed through the image pickup optical system to electric signals. A characteristic detection section acquires characteristics of the image pickup device, and an imaging position detection section acquires an imaging position of the object image on the image pickup device. A target position to which the image pickup device is to be moved is determined based on the acquired characteristics of the image pickup device, and the acquired imaging position.