Abstract: An auto framing method is applied to a camera apparatus with an image receiver and a screen. The auto framing method includes receiving a detection image from the image receiver, computing a distance between the image receiver and an identification feature of the detection image, switching a framing mode of the screen into a normal mode or a single mode in accordance with a comparison result of the distance and a predefined distance threshold, setting a preset step count and a preset frame interval to compute a coordinate variation of the identification feature when position difference between a current focus area and a cropping area generated by the framing mode conforms to a predefined difference condition, and utilizing the coordinate variation to acquire an area variation of the cropping area, and scaling the cropping area to a target resolution for displaying on the screen in accordance with the area variation.

Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a lens driving device, comprising: a fixed portion; a mover which is disposed so as to be movable relative to the fixed portion and comprises a housing and a holder; and a driving unit for moving the mover, wherein the driving unit comprises a first driving unit for moving the holder and a second driving unit for moving the housing, and at least a part of the first driving unit and at least a part of the second driving unit are disposed on a first side of the fixed portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a preview-image display while a terminal device photographs a picture. The method comprises: obtaining, by a terminal device, a first preview image and a second preview image, wherein the first preview image is based on a current picture in a first mode and the second preview image is based on the current picture in a second mode; and displaying, by the terminal device, a first part of the first preview image and a second part of the second preview image in a preview area, wherein the first part of the first preview image and the second part of the second preview image constitute a third preview image based on the current picture.

Abstract: A device includes a mechanical stabilization system is used in image signal processing. The mechanical image stabilization system has an operating bandwidth and includes a motor to control an orientation of an image sensor. A processing apparatus of the device determines a temperature of the motor and adjusts a cutoff frequency of the operating bandwidth based on the temperature of the motor.

Abstract: There is provided a camera installation structure for inside of operation room that can obtain a camera image with reduced shake to enable remote operation and hardly obstructs rear visual field in a case where an operator boards a working machine. A camera installation structure 10 includes an operation seat 3, a scaffold member 20 disposed in a rear space 4, and mounting portions for mounting the scaffold member 20. The scaffold member 20 includes a plurality of shelves 21, 23, 25, and 27, a camera 50 installed on the fourth shelf 27, and mounting brackets. In a state where the mounting brackets are mounted on the mounting portions, a lens 51 of the camera 50 is disposed at a height position corresponding to a height of eyes of an operator in a case where the operator sits on the operation seat 3.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid-state imaging device capable of highly accurate authentication. The solid-state imaging device includes a light receiving unit and a control unit. The light receiving unit includes event-driven pixels that output the occurrence of an event on the basis of a threshold. The control unit is a control unit that controls the light receiving unit, and is configured to set a first threshold for the event-driven pixels, and, in a case where an event based on the first threshold has been detected, set a second threshold smaller than the first threshold for the event-driven pixels.

Abstract: A camera system comprising a body that contains a lens with a range of focus settings and an image sensor operable to record an image. The camera system has a controller operably connected to the sensor to receive the image, and the controller is operably connected to the lens to control the focus setting. The controller is operable to focus the lens on a selected point, and the controller is operable to determine at least two different first and second subject elements. The controller is operable to focus the lens on the first subject and record a first image, and the controller is operable to focus the lens on the second subject and record a second image.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel array including a first pixel and a second pixel which are connected to a same column line, the first pixel including 2N sub-pixels sharing a first floating diffusion node and the second pixel including 2N sub-pixels sharing a second floating diffusion node, wherein N is a positive integer greater than or equal to two, a timing generator configured to change a reset order and a readout order of 4N sub-pixels included in the first pixel and the second pixel, according to an exposure time setting value, and output a row address according to the changed orders, and a row driver configured to drive the pixel array based on the row address.

Abstract: Disclosed in embodiments of the present disclosure are a photographing method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: in response to a first triggering operation for a preset control on a first photographing page, displaying a first preset interface, wherein the first preset interface comprises a plurality of first template identifiers and a first photographing control; in response to a second triggering operation acting on a target template identifier, applying a photographing template associated with the target template identifier to a photographing object; in response to an operation acting on the first photographing control, concealing the first preset interface, displaying a second photographing page, and displaying a timing identifier on the second photographing page; and if the timing identifier is updated as a preset identifier, photographing the photographing object on the basis of the photographing template.

Abstract: Security systems and methods. In one example, a method includes operating a camera in a first mode, based on detection of an alarm condition at a location of the camera, adjusting the camera from the first mode to a second mode, including increasing a sensitivity setting of at least one sensor of the camera, and disabling use of object detection within the camera.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a photographing method and an apparatus in, relates to the photographing field and the field of image processing technologies. When multiple people take a group photo, no help from a third party is required. Therefore, implementation is convenient, and user satisfaction with a group photo result can be improved, thereby improving user experience. The method includes: obtaining a first image including an image of a first photographing background and a first to-be-photographed subject; then displaying a first preview interface, the first preview image includes an image of a second photographing background and an image of a second to-be-photographed subject, and a degree of coincidence between the image of the second photographing background and the image of the first photographing background is greater than or equal to a preset degree of coincidence; obtaining a target image based on the first image and the first preview image.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for generating and providing pose guides that are tailored to a context of a camera viewfinder stream. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems determine a context of the camera viewfinder stream and provide sample pose images that correspond with the determined context. In response to a selection of a sample pose image, the disclosed systems generate and display a pose guide that is customized to the proportions of a subject depicted in the camera viewfinder stream. The disclosed systems further iteratively modify portions of the generated pose guide to indicate that the subject depicted in the camera viewfinder stream is coming into alignment with the generated pose guide. The disclosed systems automatically capture a digital image when the subject is in total alignment with the generated pose guide.

Abstract: An imaging device of an embodiment has a first substrate, a second substrate, a wire, and a trench. The first substrate has a pixel having a photodiode and a floating diffusion that holds a charge converted by the photodiode. The second substrate has a pixel circuit that reads a pixel signal based on the charge held in the floating diffusion in the pixel, and is stacked on the first substrate. The wire penetrates the first substrate and the second substrate in a stacking direction, and electrically connects the floating diffusion in the first substrate to an amplification transistor in the pixel circuit of the second substrate. The trench is formed at least in the second substrate, runs in parallel with the wire, and has a depth equal to or greater than the thickness of a semiconductor layer in the second substrate.

Abstract: An image sensor package includes a substrate, an image sensor, a plurality of light-emitting elements, and a scattering layer. The substrate includes a plurality of first conductive contacts, a plurality of second conductive contacts, and a plurality of third conductive contacts, wherein the second conductive contacts and the third conductive contacts are electrically connected with the corresponding first conductive contacts. The image sensor is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the second conductive contacts. The light-emitting elements are disposed on the substrate and electrically connected with the third conductive contacts. The scattering layer covers at least one sidewall of the light-emitting elements. The abovementioned image sensor package can provide better illumination effects. An endoscope including the abovementioned image sensor package is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image processing method, apparatus, device and storage medium. The method includes: when a predetermined object is detected in a capturing picture on a capturing page, obtaining a corresponding capturing template of the predetermined object, wherein the capturing template is determined based on the predetermined object; applying the capturing template to the capturing picture on the capturing page, and displaying a corresponding preview effect picture of the capturing template on the capturing page. As can be seen, the embodiments of the present disclosure can recommend the capturing template for the user based on the preset object detected in the capturing picture, so that the capturing template recommended for the user has a high degree of matching with the content in the capturing picture, which enriches the functions of the capturing page and improves the capturing experience of the user.

Abstract: A degree of freedom in design is improved in a solid-state imaging element in which a logic gate is provided in a comparator. A comparison circuit compares an input potential which has been input with a predetermined reference potential and outputs any one of a pair of output potentials as a comparison result. A level shift circuit outputs any one of a pair of shift potentials having a larger potential difference than the pair of output potentials as an output signal on the basis of the comparison result. The logic gate determines whether or not the output signal is higher than a predetermined threshold between the pair of shift potentials and outputs a determination result. A counter counts a count value over a period until the determination result is inverted.

Abstract: An image-capturing apparatus is provided. The image-capturing apparatus has an imaging sensor, a controller, and a communication interface. The controller controls operation timings of the image-capturing apparatus. The communication interface outputs an image captured by the imaging sensor and control information of the imaging sensor to the outside at timings controlled by the controller. The controller can control the operation timings of the image-capturing apparatus in accordance with a synchronization signal input to the image-capturing apparatus. The controller synchronizes the synchronization signal and the operation timings of the image-capturing apparatus before the control information is output to the outside, when an instruction to output the control information to the outside is input while the synchronization signal and the operation timings are not synchronized.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for transmitting and receiving image data. The present implementations more specifically relate to repurposing non-video interfaces to receive image data. In some aspects, an image processing device may be coupled to an image source via an audio interface. For example, the audio interface may be an inter-IC sound (I2S) serial bus interface having at least a serial data input and a word select (WS) input. In some implementations, the serial data input may be coupled to receive image data from the image source and the WS input may be coupled to receive a WS signal that tracks a horizontal synchronization (HSYNC) signal associated with the image data. Accordingly, the image processing device may capture (or store) frames of received image data, where the beginning of each frame is aligned with an edge of the WS signal (and thus, the HSYNC signal).

Abstract: Multi-cameras and in particular dual-cameras comprising a Wide camera comprising a Wide lens and a Wide image sensor, the Wide lens having a Wide effective focal length EFLW and a folded Tele camera comprising a Tele lens with a first optical axis, a Tele image sensor and an OPFE, wherein the Tele lens includes, from an object side to an image side, a first lens element group G1, a second lens element group G2 and a third lens element group G3, wherein at least two of the lens element groups are movable relative to the image sensor along the first optical axis to bring the Tele lens to two zoom states, wherein an effective focal length (EFL) of the Tele lens is changed from EFLT,min one zoom state to EFLT,max in the other zoom state, wherein EFLTmin>1.5×EFLW and wherein EFLTmax>1.5×EFLTmin.

Abstract: A method provides camera adjustments based on eye gaze tracking and non-video contextual input. The method includes capturing, via a front facing camera, a face of a user and determining an eye gaze direction of the user based on a first image in a first image stream. The method includes receiving non-video input, determining, from the non-video input, one or more contexts related to a focus of the first user, and selecting a camera, at least partially based on the eye gaze direction and the one or more contexts. The method includes: generating at least one camera setting of a selected camera at least partially based on the first location and the context(s) determined from the non-video input; and activating the selected camera as an active camera, with the at least one camera setting, to capture a field of view that includes the focus of the first user.