Abstract: The present document describes a camera module with electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection. In particular, the camera module includes a lightning rod structure, which guides an ESD current to a safe location (e.g., system ground) when a lens retainer of the camera module is hit by an ESD spark. Due to the impact on camera focus tuning and the risk of audio rub and buzz, the lightning rod structure does not physically touch the lens retainer. As such, a gap separates the lightning rod structure from the lens retainer. When the lens retainer is stressed by an ESD spark, the gap is broken down and a conductive path is established to guide the ESD current to the safe location through the lightning rod structure. In this way, the ESD current flows along a controlled path instead of jumping to arbitrary locations, which protects nearby susceptible circuitry.

Abstract: An image capture device sends out transmission to enable a computing device to determine when the image capture device is near the computing device. When the computing device receives the transmission from the image capture device, the computing device uses the transmission to determine the proximity of the image capture device to the computing device. When the image capture device is near the computing device (e.g., within communication range, within a threshold distance), the computing device visually and/or wirelessly facilitates change in operation of the image capture device. For example, the computing device visually and/or wirelessly facilitates change in capture mode and/or capture setting of the image capture device.

Abstract: Thermal cameras, particularly less elaborate inexpensive designs, may deliver high temperature resolution at the expense of less clear displayed images. For many low visibility uses, such as firefighting, it may be advantageous to sacrifice some temperature detail for clarity and object recognition. Without sacrificing the actual detailed temperature information available in a captured scene, it may be beneficial to apply filters in series to raw image data that reduce visible noise and build back in feature contrast for the purposes of providing a user a displayed image that permits ease of object recognition, while still providing the raw data to a thermography module to maintain high resolution of temperature information if desired. In addition, more efficient and useful edge highlighting techniques are disclosed. For very low contrast scenes, such as smoky rooms and the like, other specific filters and equalization methods may be applied.

Abstract: A focus control apparatus preforms a focus detection using a phase-difference detecting method, and controls a drive of a focus lens included in an optical system based on a focus detection result acquired by the focus detection. The focus control apparatus sets, in a search operation of acquiring the focus detection result while driving the focus lens in a search direction, a movable range of the focus lens based on the search direction and a position of the focus lens, in a case where the focus detection result for a position within the movable range is acquired, drives the focus lens based on the focus detection result, and in a case where the focus detection result for a position outside the movable range is acquired, drives the focus lens in the search direction without using the focus detection result.

Abstract: Provided are a shooting method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The shooting method includes: receiving a prop display operation acting on a shooting page; in response to the prop display operation, displaying a first prop control area and a second prop control area on two sides of the main shooting control separately; when a target slide operation acting on the shooting page is received, controlling multiple shooting controls to move along a sliding direction of the target slide operation, and when the target slide operation ends, using a shooting control located at the trigger position as a target shooting control; and if the target shooting control is a prop control, displaying the preview effect corresponding to the target shooting control in the shooting page, and when a first trigger operation acting on the trigger position is detected, performing shooting by using the target shooting control.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a sensor configured to capture a plurality of images different in in-focus position in an optical axis direction, and at least one processor configured to function as a control unit configured to control the sensor, a composition unit configured to generate, from the plurality of images, a composite image including an area more focused than each of the plurality of images, and a determination unit configured to determine whether a selfie is being taken. In a case where the selfie is being taken and a predetermined condition is satisfied, the control unit controls the sensor to capture the plurality of images, and the composition unit generates the composite image.

Abstract: A shooting method and a related device. An electronic device may adjust a human face proportion in a rear-facing viewfinder frame using a human face proportion in a front-facing viewfinder frame as a reference, or adjust a human face proportion in a front-facing viewfinder frame using a human face proportion in a rear-facing viewfinder frame as a reference. The electronic device may further implement collaborative zoom of front-facing and rear-facing cameras, to collaboratively zoom in or zoom out pictures in the front-facing and rear-facing viewfinder frames. In this manner, a shooting preparation time can be reduced, and human face proportions in front-facing and rear-facing viewfinder frames in a dual-view recording mode can be adjusted more quickly and simply, to make the human face proportions in the front-facing and rear-facing viewfinder frames consistent, so that a video meeting expectations of a user is obtained.

Abstract: The embodiment of the disclosure discloses a media content capturing method and apparatus, a device, a storage medium, and a program product. The method includes: displaying a capture page, in response to a page display operation for the capture page, and displaying prompt information associated with a first media content on the capture page; wherein, the first media content is a media content having had a preset feedback operation executed by a user; the prompt information is used for displaying a target preview picture of a target effect; and the target effect is a capture effect adopted in the first media content; and adopting the target effect to capture a second media content, in response to a trigger operation of adopting the target effect for capture.

Abstract: Actuator assemblies and methods of operating actuator assemblies are provided, in particular with the aim of reducing bearing jitter.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an image sensor that captures a subject image via an optical system; a detector that detects a shake amount of the imaging apparatus; a calculation circuitry that performs a calculation for image stabilization, based on the shake amount detected by the detector; and an image stabilizer that performs the image stabilization by translational movement and rotational movement within a predetermined movable range of the image sensor, based on a result of the calculation by the calculation circuitry. The calculation circuitry changes a first maximum amount and a second maximum amount within the movable range, according to a result of successively calculating a shake correction amount, the first maximum amount allowing a first movement of the translational movement and the rotational movement, the second maximum amount allowing a second movement of the translational movement and the rotational movement.

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 in one zoom state to EFLT,max in the other zoom state, wherein EFLTmin>1.5×EFLW and wherein EFLTmax>1.5×EFLTmin.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a processor; and a memory storing a program which, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic apparatus to: acquire an image in which a first image region captured by using a first optical system and a second image region captured by using a second optical system are disposed side by side; display the first image region and the second image region on a display; receive a predetermined operation from a user; and in a case where the predetermined operation is received from the user, control such that a magnified image region, generated by magnifying a part of the first image region, is displayed instead of the second image region.

Abstract: An actuator for a camera includes a housing having an internal space; a first carrier accommodated in the housing; a second carrier accommodated in the first carrier; and an image sensor fixed relative to the second carrier, wherein the first carrier and the second carrier are configured to move together in a direction parallel to an imaging plane of the image sensor, and wherein the second carrier is configured to move relative to the first carrier in a direction perpendicular to the imaging plane of the image sensor.

Abstract: This application relates to an electronic device and a shooting method thereof, and a medium. The method includes: A first application generates a shooting instruction. The shooting instruction includes a first shooting control instruction. A camera control module obtains the first shooting control instruction from the first application through a preset transmission channel. The preset transmission channel is used to connect the camera control module to the first application. The camera control module invokes a shooting algorithm corresponding to the first shooting control instruction and controls a camera of the electronic device to complete shooting. According to the method provided in this application, the camera control module can invoke the shooting algorithm based on the first shooting control instruction in a timely manner, to complete shooting. This reduces response time between the camera application and the camera of the electronic device, and improves photographing experience of a user.

Abstract: A camera module includes a plurality of lens modules having mutually different optical axes, a plurality of reflective members configured to change a path of light passing through at least one of the plurality of lens modules, and a housing having an internal space in which at least one of the plurality of lens modules is disposed. The plurality of lens modules include a first lens module including at least one lens disposed along a first optical axis, a second lens module including at least one lens disposed along a second optical axis, and a third lens module including at least one lens disposed along a third optical axis. The plurality of reflective members include a first reflective member opposing both the first lens module and the second lens module, and a second reflective member opposing both the second lens module and the third lens module.

Abstract: A photographing control method and apparatus, a computer device and a storage medium are provided. The method includes determining a first ratio, wherein the first ratio is a ratio of the current optical zoom ratio of a target photographic device to a maximum optical zoom ratio of the target photographic device; determining a second ratio, wherein the second ratio is a proportion of the area of a person face region currently captured by the target photographic device in a whole captured picture; determining whether the first ratio is less than or equal to a first ratio threshold and the second ratio is less than or equal to a second ratio threshold; and if yes, controlling the target photographic device to perform optical zoom, and if no, controlling the target photographic device to perform digital zoom.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging element, a circuit board, a holding metal plate having an opening for holding the circuit board, wherein a linear expansion coefficient of the circuit board is smaller than a linear expansion coefficient of the holding metal plate, wherein one end surface of the imaging element parallel to a longer-side direction of a connector is directly fixed with a first adhesive to one end surface of the opposing holding metal plate parallel to the longer-side direction of the connector in the opening, and wherein another end surface of the imaging element parallel to the longer-side direction of the connector is directly fixed with a second adhesive to another end surface of the opposing holding metal plate parallel to the longer-side direction of the connector in the opening.

Abstract: The present application relates to an optical image stabilization camera module, comprising: a lens; a photosensitive assembly having a photosensitive chip; a first driving part adapted to drive the lens to translate in x-axis and y-axis directions; and a second driving part comprising a second basic portion and a second movable portion, the second driving part having four side surfaces, wherein each side surface is provided with two interlaced SMA wires, and both ends of each SMA line are connected to a fixed end of the second basic portion and a fixed end of the second movable portion, respectively; each of the fixed ends is located at a corner area of the second basic portion or the second movable portion.

Abstract: A digital camera includes a finder part, a distance-measuring sensor, a relative position detection sensor, and a display controller, and the display controller calculates a first relative movement amount according to a relative position detected by the relative position detection sensor and calculates a second relative movement amount obtained by performing smoothing processing of the first relative movement amount, and moves a display region within a display based on the second relative movement amount. The finder part includes the display and a finder lens.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, device and storage medium for multimedia content shooting is provided. The method comprises displaying a first shooting page comprising a first shooting window for displaying a first preview of a first scene captured by a first camera of a terminal device. The method further comprises in response to the first camera completing shooting of a first multimedia content item, displaying, in the graphical user interface, a second shooting page comprising a second shooting window and a first content window, the second shooting window displaying a second preview of a second scene captured by a second camera, the first content window displaying the first multimedia content item. The method further comprises in response to at least one predetermined condition being satisfied, shooting a second multimedia content item by the second camera; and generating a third multimedia content item based on the first and second multimedia content items.