Abstract: A control apparatus includes at least one processor performing operations as follows: outputting instruction information to an imaging apparatus, the instruction information including (a) an instruction to make a transition of a imaging range of the imaging apparatus from a first range to a second range, and (b) a target value of each brightness parameter at time of imaging in the second range.

Abstract: An image capture method, an image display method, and an apparatus are provided to reduce a difference between an image displayed on a display end and an image displayed on a capture end. During encoding, the capture end transmits data for describing a luminance mapping relationship between a before-compression image and an after-compression image to the display end, so that consistency between the image on the capture end and the image on the display end is ensured as much as possible. In addition, screen related information for describing luminance of the capture end is transmitted to the display end, so that the display end adjusts backlight and a pixel value based on the screen related information, to improve consistency between the image on the capture end and the image on the display end.

Abstract: An image processing device comprising: a memory storing instructions; and a processor executing the instructions causing the image processing device to: acquire outside information; acquire luminance information of an image; combine a plurality of images and to generate a combined image; perform a process of outputting the acquired image or the combined image; and start a process of generating the combined image in response to acquisition of the outside information, and perform a process of outputting an uncombined image not combined or the combined image on the basis of the luminance information.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application relate to the terminal field, and provide a method and an apparatus for determining an exposure parameter. The method is applied to an electronic device, and includes: identifying a current shooting scenario, and determining at least one camera lens corresponding to the current shooting scenario, the first camera lens is corresponding to a first exposure meter, and the first exposure meter is preset; adjusting the first exposure meter based on a first parameter, to obtain a second exposure meter, where the first parameter includes at least one of a minimum frame rate in the current shooting scenario, photosensitivity of the first camera lens, and a flicker frequency of an ambient light source; and determining an exposure parameter of the first camera lens based on the second exposure meter, and controlling, based on the exposure parameter, the first camera lens to acquire image data.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor, a determination unit, and a control unit. The image sensor is rotatable in a plane intersecting an optical axis, and accumulates electric charges at a different timing for each area. The determination unit is configured to determine an exposure time of the image sensor. The control unit is configured to select and execute one of first control to start exposure of the image sensor in response to movement of a first light shielding member and terminate the exposure in response to movement of a second light shielding member and second control to start exposure of the image sensor and terminate the exposure in response to movement of the second light shielding member. The control unit selects one of the first control and the second control based on information about the rotation of the image sensor and the determined exposure time.

Abstract: An image interpolation method comprises applying a filter to an RGBIR image to generate a LUMA image; calculating two gradients according to the LUMA image; and interpolating a missing pixel between two pixels in the RGBIR image according to the two gradients. Wherein each gradient corresponding to two LUMA pixels in the LUMA image. An image fusion method comprises applying a filter to an RGBIR image to generate a LUMA image; obtaining an R-image, a G-image, a B-image and an IR image according to the RGBIR image; and generating a fusion image according to the R-image, G-image, B-image, the IR image and the LUMA image.

Abstract: In a sample observation device, an image capturing unit includes an area image sensor that performs image capturing by the rolling shutter method in which a start of an exposure period of each of pixel columns in a pixel region is shifted by a predetermined time, and a generation unit sets one pixel column of the pixel columns as a reference pixel column, and combines a data portion corresponding to an exposure position of the reference pixel column in exposure positions of pixel columns of one frame and the data portion corresponding to an exposure position of the reference pixel column in exposure positions of pixel columns of other frames continuous to the one frame, thereby generating two-dimensional image data corresponding to the exposure position of the reference pixel column in the one frame.

Abstract: An ambient light sensor includes pixels arranged in an array. Each pixel includes a doped insulated well of a first type, a pinned photodiode in the well, a doped region of a second type arranged in the well, a transfer gate coupling the photodiode to said region, and a first circuit applying a first or second potential to the well. A successive approximation analog-to-digital converter of the sensor has a node connected to the doped regions of the pixels, a switch applying a third potential to the node, a comparator coupled to the node, and a second circuit receiving an output of the comparator and controlling the first circuits to selectively apply the first and second potentials. A sensor control circuit controls the gates and the first switch.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are described herein for adjusting settings for capturing images. For instance, a method for adjusting settings for capturing images is provided. The method may include receiving a first frame from an image sensor; determining that the first frame is overexposed based on the first frame including a brightness value greater than a threshold; adjusting image-capture settings of the image sensor for a plurality of frames such that each frame of the plurality of frames is captured using a different exposure setting of a plurality of exposure settings; comparing at least one frame of the plurality of frames to the threshold to determine an anchor frame from the plurality of frames, wherein the anchor frame includes a brightness value below the threshold; and adjusting the image-capture settings of the image sensor based on an exposure setting of the anchor frame.

Abstract: In a sample observation device, an image capturing unit includes an area image sensor that performs image capturing by the rolling shutter method in which a start of an exposure period of each of pixel columns in a pixel region is shifted by a predetermined time, and a generation unit sets one pixel column of the pixel columns as a reference pixel column, and combines a data portion corresponding to an exposure position of the reference pixel column in exposure positions of pixel columns of one frame and the data portion corresponding to an exposure position of the reference pixel column in exposure positions of pixel columns of other frames continuous to the one frame, thereby generating two-dimensional image data corresponding to the exposure position of the reference pixel column in the one frame.

Abstract: An optical information reading apparatus includes: a light source; an imaging element configured to repeat a first exposure and a second exposure; and a control part configured to control the light source such that a gravity center of a light quantity of exposure illumination at a time of the first exposure and a gravity center of a light quantity of dummy illumination before and after the second exposure or before the second exposure are at an even time interval.

Abstract: According to embodiments of the disclosure, a method, apparatus, device, and storage medium for image processing are provided. In this method, an image sensing unit array of a camera is divided into a set of full processing units and at least one set of partial processing units based on a characteristic of a lens of the camera, and/or a current gazing point of a user of the camera. Within at least one stage of a plurality of stages of an imaging process using the camera, a processing load associated with at least some units of the partial processing units is reduced.

Abstract: Provided in the embodiments of the present application are a brightness measurement method and apparatus, a control method and apparatus for a photographic apparatus, and a medium. In the brightness measurement method, a brightness measurement circuit is used to perform brightness measurement, the brightness measurement circuit comprising: a photosensitive diode, a switch and at least two measurement groups.

Abstract: An imaging system located on a moving body includes an imaging device, a blur correction assembly, and a controller. The blur correction assembly that corrects blur in movement direction of the moving body when the imaging device captures images during movement of the moving body. The controller controls exposure time of the imaging device, based on a movement velocity of the moving body and a correctable blur amount by the blur correction assembly.

Abstract: This application describes method and apparatus for LED Flickering Management (LFM) using spatially multiplexed image sensors. An example method includes configuring the sensor with diverse exposure settings to capture images of a scene with an LED light source. For each pixel position, multiple intensity values are collected across these images. An estimated linear regression model, incorporating an estimated Quantum Efficiency (QE) factor, is constructed using these values. The pixel intensities are then adjusted based on this estimated QE factor, aligning them with the regression model. This process results in modified images of the scene, effectively managing LED flickering for accurate image capture.

Abstract: An image sensor including: a first layer including a plurality of photodiodes arranged in a plurality of pixel regions in a first substrate, an optical region disposed on an upper surface of the first substrate, and an element region, wherein, in at least one of the plurality of pixel regions, the element region includes a first impurity region, a first transfer gate disposed between the first impurity region and the photodiode, a second impurity region isolated from the first impurity region, and a second transfer gate disposed between the second impurity region and the photodiode: and a second layer including a second substrate stacked with the first layer, wherein the second layer includes a first transistor connected to the first impurity region by a first contact, and a second transistor connected to the second impurity region by a second contact.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an image signal detection circuit, a control method, and a motion detection method. The image signal detection circuit comprises at least one acquisition module, the acquisition module comprises at least one acquisition sub-module, the acquisition sub-module comprises a capacitor to acquire the difference between a pair of two consecutive frames of pixel signals by taking a reference voltage as a reference. The image signal detection circuit and a motion detection circuit are structurally simple and easy to implement. It can realize motion detection at increased difference detection speed without analog-to-digital conversion.

Abstract: In some examples, a non-transitory computer-readable medium stores machine-readable instructions which, when executed by a controller of an electronic device, cause the controller to perform an assistive depth of field analysis. Performing the assistive depth analysis causes the controller to receive images from an image sensor, determine, via artificial intelligence (AI) processing, a depth of field of the images, and generate a signal representing consecutive changes in the depth of field of the images with respect to a first of the images.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel array that includes a plurality of pixels, and a row driver. Each pixel includes a photodiode, a transfer gate transistor between the photodiode and a floating diffusion node, and a first transistor between the floating diffusion node and a first voltage node configured to receive a first voltage. The row driver is connected with rows of the pixels through row lines. For each pixel of a selected row among the rows, the row driver is configured to apply a second voltage to a gate of the first transistor such that the first transistor is turned on and the floating diffusion node is reset, and turn on the transfer gate transistor such that electrons integrated in the photodiode are dumped to the floating diffusion node.

Abstract: A control apparatus is configured to control, based on a shake amount, driving of a first image stabilizing unit that moves a correction optical system and a second image stabilizing unit that moves an image sensor. The control apparatus acquires first and second information about an image blur residue relative to a moving amount of the correction optical system and the image sensor, respectively, and third and fourth information about a maximum image stabilizable amount of the first and second image stabilizing units, respectively, and a setting unit configured to set a correction ratio between the first image stabilizing unit and the second image stabilizing unit to a first ratio based on the first and second information, and a second ratio based on the third and fourth information, and switches the correction ratio according to the shake amount.