Abstract: An imaging apparatus, comprising a lens unit having a photographing optical system, and a body having an image sensor for generating a pixel signal by imaging subject light that has passed through the photographing optical system, comprising an exposure control section for adjusting exposure amount for image data based on a pixel signal generated by the image sensor, by transmitting an aperture control signal to the aperture control section and changing opening of the aperture, and a determination section for determining whether or not the aperture control section is able to control opening of the aperture based on information from the lens unit, wherein the exposure control section does not transmit aperture control signals to the aperture control section when it is determined by the determination section that the aperture control section is able to control opening of the aperture.

Abstract: A signal processing device includes a control unit that suspends supplying of a signal to an A/D conversion unit which performs A/D conversion, during an A/D conversion period in which the A/D conversion is performed on the signal that depends on an electric charge read from a pixel; and a maintenance unit that maintains a signal value of the signal in a state where the signal is supplied by the control unit to the A/D conversion unit and that supplies the maintained signal value to the A/D conversion unit in a state where the supplying of the signal to the A/D conversion unit is suspended by the control unit.

Abstract: At a time of compositing images each of which has a different angle of view, the images are composited by deciding weights of composition for each of the images based on an edge of an image of an object and using the decided weights. At this time, in a periphery of the edge of the image of the object, a weight of an image having a large angle of view is set to be small.

Abstract: A picture taking device includes a power supply and a sensor of resolution higher than thirteen megapixels and an objective lens open at minimum to f/2.0 for at least one focal length value. A diagonal dimension of the photosensitive surface of the sensor is greater than 15 mm. A digital processor to reduce noise while preserving the textures in at least one image captured by the sensor. A picture taking method is provided using the picture taking device.

Abstract: An imager module having an interposer chip with castellated contacts electrically connected to and routing signals between an image sensor, a printed circuit board (PCB), and a voice coil motor (VCM) is disclosed. The VCM may be electrically coupled to the interposer chip via the castellated contacts. The castellated contacts may be formed by fabricating annular through silicon vias (TSVs) and then sawing through those annular TSVs. In some example embodiments, one or more surface mount devices (SMDs) may further be attached to the interposer chip with castellated contacts. The interposer chip may further have a cavity therein within which the image sensor may be attached.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure compensate for global movement and in-scene movement during image capture by a computing device. A sequence of images is accessed by the computing device. Accelerometer readings and/or gyroscope readings corresponding to each of the accessed images are used by the computing device for calculating global movement among each of the accessed images. Each of the accessed images is re-aligned based on the calculated global movement. The re-aligned images are combined into a single output image. The intensity values of each of the pixels in the re-aligned images are compared with the intensity values of each of the corresponding pixels in a reference image. Based on the comparison, the intensity values associated with the pixels in the re-aligned images are selectively accumulated to generate an output image that is blur-free, low-light enhanced, and high dynamic range.

Abstract: A first area of an image is generated from a plurality of pixels existing on a line of interest that is set so as to pass through a pixel corresponding to a correction target pixel. A plurality of second areas are generated, each second area based on the positions of a plurality of pixels existing on at least one reference lines that are set so as not to pass through the correction target pixel. The value of the pixel corresponding to the correction target pixel is corrected using a value of a pixel on each of the at least one reference lines, the value being determined based on the amounts of correlation between the respective second areas and the first area.

Abstract: Methods and systems to improve the operation of graphic's system are described. In general, techniques are disclosed for compensating for an image sensor's non-zero black-level output. More particularly, a image sensor noise model may be used to offset an image's signal prior to clipping so that the image's dark signal exhibits a linear or near linear mean characteristic after clipping. In one implementation the noise model may be based on calibration or characterization of the image sensor prior to image capture. In another implementation the noise model may be based on an evaluation of the image itself during image capture operations. In yet another implementation the noise model may be based on analysis of an image post-capture (e.g., hours, days, . . . after initial image capture).

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel including a photoelectric conversion element, an accumulation unit accumulating charges generated by the photoelectric conversion element, a reset unit resetting the accumulation unit at a voltage of equal to or more than 4.05 V, and an amplifier transistor amplifying and outputting a signal corresponding to amount of accumulated charges, a vertical output line connected to the pixel, a current source circuit including first to third transistors flowing a constant current through the vertical output line, and a voltage setting circuit respectively setting the gate voltages of the first to third transistors to a first voltage, a second voltage higher than the first voltage, and a third voltage higher than the second voltage and lower than the power supply voltage so as to set the drain-source voltage of each of the first to third transistors to equal to or less than 1.75 V.

Abstract: A time of flight camera system is described. The time of flight camera system includes an illuminator. The illuminator has a movable optical component to scan light within the time-of-flight camera's field of view to illuminate a first region within the field of view that is larger than a second region within the time-of-flight camera's field of view that is illuminated at any instant by the light. The illuminator also includes an image sensor to determine depth profile information within the first region using time-of-flight measurement techniques.

Abstract: The technique of dynamic mode decomposition (DMD) is disclosed herein for the purpose of robustly separating video frames into background (low-rank) and foreground (sparse) components in real-time. Foreground/background separation is achieved at the computational cost of just one singular value decomposition (SVD) and one linear equation solve, thus producing results orders of magnitude faster than robust principal component analysis (RPCA). Additional techniques, including techniques for analyzing the video for multi-resolution time-scale components, and techniques for reusing computations to allow processing of streaming video in real time, are also described herein.

Abstract: According to one of aspects, an electronic device includes: a camera; a controller configured to determine whether a measured value of a healthcare device is included in an image captured by the camera; and a communication unit configured to transmit information related to the measured value to an information providing device when the measured value is included in the image.

Abstract: There is provided an image capturing apparatus. A first image capturing unit captures an image of a subject to generate image data. A second image capturing unit captures an image of a user who captures the image of the subject, for a predetermined period before and after the image of the subject is captured. An obtainment unit obtains first classification information by analyzing, in the image captured by the second image capturing unit, each of a state of the user before the image of the subject is captured and a state of the user after the image of the subject is captured. A recording unit records the first classification information in association with the image data.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device that suppresses streaking includes an imaging region in which unit cells are aligned in matrix, an A/D converter for converting an analog signal generated in the imaging region to a digital signal, and a ramp buffer having an input terminal and an output terminal. Ramp voltage is input to the input terminal, and a reference signal having the ramp voltage is output from the output terminal toward the A/D converter. The A/D converter includes a comparator disposed in each column for comparing an analog signal with a reference signal, and a counter disposed corresponding to the comparator for counting a comparison period of the comparator. The ramp buffer includes a feedback circuit for simultaneously outputting the reference signal to the multiple comparators and controlling the amount of current flowing to the output terminal according to the ramp voltage of the reference signal output from the terminal.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine, based on luminance information of an object, a shooting condition from among a plurality of shooting conditions containing information on an aperture value and a shutter speed, a control unit configured to perform control so as to sequentially shoot a plurality of images having in-focus positions different from each other while discretely moving a focus lens by each moving amount depending on the aperture value, and an image synthesizing unit configured to synthesize the plurality of images, and the determination unit determines the shooting condition from among the plurality of shooting conditions so as to reduce a time for shooting the plurality of images.

Abstract: Method, device and computer program product for transmitting a video signal from a user device includes capturing a plurality of frames of the video signal using a camera at the user device, determining a functional state of the device and selectively stabilizing the video signal prior to transmission based on the functional state.

Abstract: An image stabilization apparatus comprises an image stabilization unit configured to move a correction member based on a shake detected by a shake detection unit and stabilize an image blur based on the shake of the apparatus; a zoom unit configured to change a focal length of the imaging optical system; a calculation unit configured to calculate a movement amount of the correction member to reduce at least one of a variation in a light amount and a variation in a resolution; and a control unit configured to control, when changing the focal length, an actual movement amount to follow a target value of a movement position of the correction member by setting a limitation of a variation amount of the movement position per unit time on the movement amount calculated by the calculation unit.

Abstract: The use of a hybrid camera tool may capture high resolution multispectral images without sacrificing resolution in exchange for spectral accuracy. The capture of a high resolution multispectral image may include forming a high spatial resolution image based on a portion of incoming light and generating a high spectral resolution image that includes multispectral samples based on another portion of the incoming light. The high resolution multispectral image is then synthesized by consolidating the high spatial resolution image with the high spectral resolution image.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a first imaging unit, a second imaging unit, a mode setting unit that sets a still image capturing mode, and a control unit that performs control to display on a display unit an image obtained by superimposing an image captured by the second imaging unit on an image captured by the first imaging unit, wherein the control unit performs control in such a manner that when a first still image capturing mode has been set by the mode setting unit, the image captured by the second imaging unit is displayed at a position further away from an end portion of the image captured by the first imaging unit than a position of when a second still image capturing mode has been set by the mode setting unit.

Abstract: A pan and tilt camera is described that comprises a cylindrical base. The pan and tilt camera comprises a tubular body having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a tubular side, the tubular side of the cylindrical body being transected at an angle to define a lower body and an upper body. The lower body has a bottom edge that corresponds to the bottom edge of the tubular body and a top edge corresponding to the angle of transection. The upper body has a bottom edge that corresponds to the angle of transection and a top edge that corresponds to the top edge of the tubular body. The pan and tilt camera comprises a cylindrical housing having a bottom edge that is movably attached to the top edge of the upper body. The cylindrical housing is coupled to a camera component.