Abstract: A camera module testing method is applied to a camera module including a camera lens and a photosensitive element. In a step (A), an original image is captured through the camera lens and the photosensitive element. In a step (B), the original image is converted into a gray scale image. In a step (C), the gray scale image is converted into a binary image according to a critical gray scale value. In a step (D), a boundary contour is obtained according to plural pixels of the binary image higher than or equal to the critical gray scale value. In a step (E), a contour center of the boundary contour is obtained. Then, a step (F) is performed to judge whether an optical axis of the camera lens is aligned with an imaging center of the photosensitive element according to the imaging center and the contour center.

Abstract: A method for performing differential double sampling and a CMOS image sensing device for performing the same. In one example, the CMOS image sensing device includes a pixel array include a multitude of pixels with each pixel formed by a plurality of photodiodes, a floating diffusion point and a plurality of transistors electrically coupled the plurality of photodiodes. Moreover, a column readout circuit with four storage capacitors is selectively coupled to the pixel array by switches so that the storage capacitors can store sampled pixel values. A control circuit connected to the pixel array and the column readout circuit selectively activates the transistors to output to the column readout circuit sampled dark value and bright values of one photodiode and a sampled double bright value of the one photodiode and one additional photodiode.

Abstract: An imaging sensor is disclosed, comprising: a set of at least two charge-coupled device, CCD, sub-arrays, wherein each sub-array comprises pixels arranged in columns and rows, and each pixel being arranged to accumulate an electric charge proportional to an intensity of light incident on the pixel; a time delay and integration, TDI, clocking circuitry for controlling and timing transfer of accumulated electric charges between rows of pixels in a column direction in order to integrate the accumulated electric charges in each column of pixels; wherein each CCD sub-array further comprises a readout row for converting the integrated electric charge of each column of pixels into voltage or current, wherein the readout row comprises transistors enabling readout of the signal by the readout block; and a readout block which is arranged to receive input from selected readout rows and convert the input into digital domain or convert the input to a combined representation of pixel values based on the set of CCD sub-arra

Abstract: A method for controlling an imaging device having a first mode to perform imaging in a first imaging wavelength band and a second mode to perform imaging in a second imaging wavelength band different from the first imaging wavelength band, and that allows switching of an operation mode from the first mode to the second mode or from the second mode to the first mode. The method including causing the imaging device to perform imaging in the first mode or the second mode; determining, with a predetermined frequency or in response to a predetermined trigger, whether to maintain a current operation mode or switch the current operation mode on the basis of first image information in the first imaging wavelength band and second image information in the second imaging wavelength band; and in accordance with the determination, selectively maintaining the current operation mode or switching the current operation mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an imaging control method, an imaging device and a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium.

Abstract: A pixel circuit for detecting time-dependent visual data includes a photo sensing device detecting a light intensity and generating a signal representing the detected light intensity. The pixel circuit further includes: a voltage amplifier configured for amplifying the signal representing the detected light intensity and generating an amplified signal, the amplified signal being generated by taking into account a control signal which shifts an input voltage offset of the voltage amplifier; a hysteresis comparing module configured for comparing the amplified signal to at least one threshold value and to a reference value and for generating at least one output signal based on the comparison; and a feedback control module configured for generating the control signal of the voltage amplifier based on the at least one output signal generated by the hysteresis comparing module.

Abstract: Methods that provide a smooth transition in switching a dual-camera output from an output of a first sub-camera to an output of a second sub-camera comprise forming at least one composite image based on a weighted combination of a first sub-camera image and a second sub-camera image, switching the dual-camera output from an image based on the first sub-camera image to an image based on the at least one composite image, and further switching the dual-camera output from the image based on the at least one composite image to an image based on the second sub-camera image.

Abstract: [Object] To prevent code skipping in decoding. [Solution] Included are a low-order bit latch unit (63) that latches digital code data as a low-order bit, a high-order bit counter unit (64) that counts one or both of edges of a control signal corresponding to a reference clock, and stops counting of high-order bits, triggered by output of a comparator (62) being inverted, a low-order bit decoding signal latch unit (65) that latches a low-order bit decoding signal, and a signal processing unit (8).

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that capture and compress frames of pixel data. In an implementation, an image sensor chip is configured to convert light into pixel data and generate compressed pixel data at a variable compression rate including applying a transform to pixel data associated with a pixel category from a plurality of pixel categories. The variable compression rate is within an available bandwidth of an output bus configured to output the compressed pixel data.

Abstract: A container crane control system includes: a first camera configured to be mounted to a container crane such that the first camera is rotatable only along a substantially vertical axis, implementing a tilt function of the first camera, the first camera being configured to provide a first video signal; a control device configured to tilt the first camera based on a current height of a load of the crane, to thereby track the load; and an operator terminal, being configured to receive the first video signal, for presentation to an operator and being configured to receive user input for controlling the crane, resulting in a crane control signal for provision to the control device. The control device may further be configured to receive the crane control signal from the operator terminal and to provide a corresponding control signal to control crane operation.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode (LED) projection device for a camera has a substrate and at least one LED package mounted on the substrate. Each LED package includes a reflection surface, at least one LED chip disposed in the reflection surface, and a packaging lens encapsulating the at least one LED chip. By choosing a suitable amount of the LED chips that have suitable sizes and displacements and are encapsulated by suitable types of the packaging lenses, the light beams emitted from the LED chips can form a substantially rectangular light pattern that corresponds in shape to a field of view of the lens assembly. The brightness of the light pattern having better uniformity is formed and the dark area around the light pattern is reduced. The desired light pattern can be formed through simple manufacturing process and structure.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device, in which a signal holding part can hold a signal with respect to a voltage signal corresponding to an accumulated charge in a photoelectric conversion element of a photodiode PD1 which is transferred to an output node of a floating diffusion FD1 in a transfer period after an integration period and a signal with respect to a voltage signal corresponding to an overflow charge overflowing to the output node of the floating diffusion FD1 from at least the photodiode PD1 in any period among the photoelectric conversion element of the photodiode PD1 and the storage capacity element of the storage capacitor. Due to this, substantially, it becomes possible to realize a broader dynamic range and higher frame rate.

Abstract: A series of frames or live images received by a camera can be processed by an automatic image capture system to determine when an automatic image capture should take place. The system can detect when a scene change occurs by comparison of data for two or more frames, and for particular regions in those frames. If a scene change for the specified region is followed by a stabilization of the scene in that region, the system can trigger an auto-capture of at least the stabilized region of the scene, without the need for any user input.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a solid-state imaging device, an image pickup apparatus, and an electronic device capable of stably supplying high-speed control signals and clock signals. In the area AD method in which analog-digital conversion of a pixel signal is performed for each ADC area corresponding to a pixel group including a plurality of pixels, a repeater element is regularly arranged in each area group unit including one or more ADC areas, to re-drive control signals for controlling a plurality of the ADC areas. The present disclosure is applicable to a solid-state imaging device.

Abstract: Time-of-flight cameras may be synchronized where the fields of view of the time-of-flight cameras overlap. The time-of-flight cameras may be programmed within intervals of time for illuminating their respective fields of view that do not conflict with one another. When a first time-of-flight camera illuminates a first field of view that overlaps with a second field of view of a second time-of-flight camera, and the second time-of-flight camera detects reflected light from the illumination, the second time-of-flight camera may determine a time to illuminate the second field of view based on the reflected light. In this manner, any number of time-of-flight cameras may be synchronized with one another without requiring a direct connection between the time-of-flight cameras.

Abstract: For selecting cameras with different orientations, a processor determines a desired scene orientation. The processor further determines a device orientation. The processor selects one of the portrait camera and the landscape camera in response to the desired scene orientation and the device orientation.

Abstract: A camera system with six faces and a front housing is configured to capture images and audio content from external the camera body. The camera system includes an interior audio assembly protected from external environments by a waterproof membrane. The camera system includes drainage ports on the bottom face and the left face of the camera system to encourage moisture to drain from the system. A first drainage channel couples the internal audio assembly to the first drainage port on left face of the camera system and a second drainage channel couples the drainage port on the left face of the camera system to the drainage port on the bottom face of the camera system. A third drainage channel exists between the front face of the camera system and the front housing, the third drainage channel coupling the first and second drainage channels.

Abstract: A camera body includes a DCL terminal, a DLC terminal, and a LCLK terminal, that perform communication with a lens apparatus by a first voltage, or a second voltage that differs from the first voltage. The camera body also includes a DLC2 terminal that is only used when communication using the DCL terminal, DLC terminal, and LCLK terminal is performed by the first voltage. The DLC2 terminal is disposed adjacent to the LCLK terminal.

Abstract: An image sensor including a pixel circuit and an active reset circuit. The pixel circuit includes a light sensing element, a storage node selectively connected to the light sensing element, an output transistor configured to, during a readout operation, output a signal that is based on a potential of the charge storage node to an output line, and a selection transistor that controls the readout operation. The active reset circuit includes a first current path and a second current path, the first current path extending from a power supply node to the output line via the selection transistor and the output transistor, and the second current path extending from the power supply node to the output line via a first transistor and a second transistor. The active reset circuit is configured to, when the selection transistor and the first transistor are both ON, set a potential of the charge storage node based on a potential of a gate of the second transistor.

Abstract: There is provided a solid-state imaging apparatus including a driving device that reads image data from an imaging unit. When reading the image data from the imaging unit, the driving device renders the image data composed of image data having V rows and H columns and blanking data having V? rows and H? columns, and renders the amount of the image data changeable for at least every one frame.