Abstract: The present invention relates to a camera module, the camera module including a base supporting a filter member mounted on a position corresponding to that of an image sensor mounted on a PCB (Printed Circuit Board), a dust trap unit mounted about the filter member of the base to collect soils including dust introduced into the filter member, wherein the dust trap unit includes an epoxy reception groove formed with one or more ribs formed at a periphery of the filter member mounted at the base, and a dust trap epoxy coated on an inside of the epoxy receptin groove.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a first photo detecting device disposed in a central region of a pixel array portion and a second photo detecting device disposed in an edge of the pixel array portion. The second photo detecting device has a full well capacity which is less than a full well capacity of the first photo detecting device. An imaging device includes the image sensor and an image signal process. The image signal processor compensates for a lens shading effect and a difference between the full well capacity of the first photo detecting device and the full well capacity of the second photo detecting device.

Abstract: A function expanding system is provided and includes an image capturing device and a function expanding stand. The image capturing device includes an image capturing module, a device processing module, and a first connecting interface. The device processing module is electrically connected to the image capturing module, and the first connecting interface is electrically connected to the device processing module. The function expanding stand includes a second connecting interface, a stand processing module and a function expanding module. The second connecting interface is removably connected to the first connecting interface. The device processing module sends a control signal to the stand processing module to execute a function. According to the function expanding system, the image capturing device may be paired with different function expanding stands for expanding functions.

Abstract: A defocus amount is corrected according to the difference between the focus state of an imaging optical system that corresponds to the accumulation period of multiple image signals used to generate an added image signal and the focus state of the imaging optical system when the focal point is adjusted. Here, when calculating the focus state of the imaging optical system that corresponds to the accumulation period of the image signals used to generate the added image signal, the focus state of the imaging optical system that corresponds to the accumulation period of an image signal used to generate the added image signal is weighted higher the higher the sharpness of that image signal is.

Abstract: An image-capturing device includes image-capturing section, an image-data-generation section, and an image capture control section. The image-capturing section is for capturing an image of a subject and starting generating of image-capture data corresponding to a single frame in synchronization with a vertical synchronization signal, The image-data-generation section is for carrying out processing for generating image data showing an image of the subject, on the basis of the image-capture data. The image capture control section is for varying, at a minimum, either a number of pulses of subsignals generated a plurality of times within a period of one cycle of the vertical synchronization signal, or the cycle for generating the vertical synchronization signal.

Abstract: Mechanisms for reducing roll-induced smear are provided. For each frame period of a plurality of frame periods of a detector array, a pixel mask is rotated with respect to the detector array based on a rotational movement of the scene with respect to the detector array to identify a subset of pixels of the detector array. The pixels in the subset of pixels integrate energy from a scene during that respective frame period. The pixels in the subset of pixels are readout during the respective frame period to generate a pixel data set. The subset of pixels is less than all the pixels in the detector array. An image portion of the scene is generated based on the pixel data set. Successive image portions can be combined to form an image of the scene.

Abstract: Provided are a method of controlling a camera of a device capable of minimizing a vision difference between a front camera and a user by displaying a reduced size preview image within a partial region of a display proximate to a lens of the front camera. When a photo is taken while the user views the reduced size preview image, a more natural image is captured.

Abstract: A mobile terminal assembly is provided. The mobile terminal assembly includes: a terminal case; and a mobile terminal detachable from the terminal case, wherein the terminal case comprises: a case body; and a lens cover openably disposed in the case body, wherein the mobile terminal comprises: a display unit; a camera module including a camera lens disposed at a position corresponding to the lens cover; a lens cover sensing unit sensing whether the lens cover is opened or closed; and a control unit configured to execute a camera application on the basis of whether the lens cover is opened or closed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for robust weighting of gray patches in automatic white balancing in an image-capture device by utilizing kernel density estimation techniques with dynamically variable bandwidth to determine the probability density of samples to create an initial estimate, then verifying the initial gray point estimate to account for outliers. In one embodiment, given a set of image data, an initial gray point estimate in a color space is determined for the set of image data. The initial estimate is then refined by weighting the sub-population with the greatest probability of being gray. A final evaluation that includes a further comparison to pre-programmed constraints determines a final estimate, which can still be further tuned according to user preferences by adjusting color biases. The resulting final gray point estimate provides greater stability, and greatly improved accuracy over traditional techniques and solutions.

Abstract: An image processing system comprises a filter associated with a sensor array, which is operable to capture an image. The filter is provided to separate a plurality of distinct qualities of light from the scene to be captured. The filter has filter portions associated with the plurality of distinct qualities of light which are spatially pseudo-randomly ordered relative to each other. The image processing system also comprises an image reconstruction algorithm specifically designed to operate with the filter.

Abstract: A solid-state image pickup device includes: a filter section including filters that are disposed corresponding to respective pixels, and each allowing light of a color that corresponds to corresponding one of the pixels to transmit therethrough, in which the pixels are each configured to receive the light of the predetermined color; and a microlens array section including a plurality of microlenses each configured to collect the light for corresponding one of the pixels, in which the microlenses are stacked with respect to the filter section, and are arranged in an array pattern corresponding to the respective pixels. The microlenses have two or more shapes that are different from one another corresponding to the respective colors of the light to be received by the pixels, and each having an end that is in contact with the end of adjacent one of the microlenses.

Abstract: There is provided an image pickup apparatus which outputs a digital signal based on a comparison result signal that changes the signal value at Nth (where N is an integer of 1 or higher) among comparison result signals output by a plurality of comparators.

Abstract: A true-color image of a sample is obtained from interference data captured with a color camera. The irradiance of each color on the respective photo-sensor represents the sum of DC components received from the object and the reference surface and a modulated interference component. The color is determined at each pixel by removing the interference component and the reference-surface component from the irradiance data. The color map so derived is then combined with the height map produced with the same data to yield a true-color 3D map of the sample.

Abstract: A wireless apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine whether the received control information is leading control information for controlling the imaging process or succeeding control information succeeding the leading control information, a decision unit configured to decide a succeeding control timing at which the succeeding control information is output, with reference to a leading control timing at which the leading control information is output, and an output unit configured to output the leading control information to the imaging unit in accordance with the leading control timing and output the succeeding control information to the imaging unit in accordance with the succeeding control timing.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus which is effective to make it easier to manually adjust a focus is provided. An imaging apparatus has: a display unit; an image capturing unit configured to capture a subject image which is formed on an imaging plane and to output image data; a distance information obtaining unit configured to obtain distance information of a single subject or each of a plurality of subjects in the image data; and a display controller configured to display an image on the display unit. The display controller is configured to associate a plurality of different colors respectively with a plurality of areas partitioned according to distances from the imaging apparatus, determine based on the distance information to which one of the plurality of areas each subject corresponds, and display on the display unit each captured subject with the color associated with the area corresponding to the each captured subject.

Abstract: An image processing device includes: an image acquisition section that acquires captured image data captured using an image sensor including color filters corresponding to bands, and corresponding to a plurality of frames; an alignment processing section that performs an alignment process on the captured image data to generate integrated captured image data; a reference band selection section that selects a reference band from the bands using an output image in a preceding frame; a reference image generation section that performs an interpolation process on image data included in the integrated captured image data and corresponding to the color filter corresponding to the reference band; and an interpolated image generation section that performs an interpolation process on image data included in the integrated captured image data and corresponding to the color filter corresponding to a band differing from the reference band based on a reference image to generate an interpolated image.

Abstract: A user detecting apparatus includes: a memory that stores a program including a procedure; and a processor that executed the program, the procedure including: obtaining an image captured by a camera, switching between a first mode in which a first user-associated area, which is associated with a user, is detected from the image according to a similarity between a color histogram of the image and a reference color histogram and a second mode in which a second user-associated area, which is associated with the user, is detected from the image according to a feature point extracted from the image, according to luminance of the image, and detecting, from the image, the first user-associated area in the first mode or the second user-associated area in the second mode.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus including an incline detection device configured to detect an incline of the imaging apparatus, an image display device configured to display an image based on the image information, an incline computation device configured to compute an incline information that corresponds to a magnitude of the incline, an information storage device configured to store the incline information that is computed by the incline computation device, and a display processing device configured to display the image and an incline guide display corresponding to the incline information upon a screen of the image display device. The display processing device is configured to change a display format of the incline guide display in accordance with the magnitude of the incline.

Abstract: Relating to a switcher system that is capable of reducing time and trouble of setting video equipment. According to the present invention, there is provided a switcher system having a switcher and a plurality of view finders. The switcher outputs a digital video signal having a tally signal superimposed thereon. Each of the view finders has an external digital video input unit, which receives input of the digital video signal, and a tally display control unit, which controls tally display based on the tally signal superimposed on the digital video signal.

Abstract: A digital photographing method and apparatus include determining a motion vector of an object in a preview image, determining whether the motion vector meets a predetermined condition and, when it does, generating an image capturing signal to photograph a scene desired by a user.