Abstract: An image sensing device includes a first detection structure and a second detection structure, each of the first detection structure and the second detection structure configured to generate a current in a substrate and to capture photocharges generated by incident light and carried by the current, wherein each of the first detection structure and the second detection structure includes: at least one detection node configured to capture the photocharges, the at least one detection node including first conductive impurities; and a potential adjustment region overlapping at least a portion of each of the at least one detection node, the potential adjustment region including second conductive impurities different from the first conductive impurities.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including a first image capturing section for capturing an image of an object, a second image capturing section for performing image capturing in a rear direction, and an operation section configured to receive an operation input by a user. In a case where no operation on the operation section is performed after an image of an object has been captured by the first image capturing section, whether or not a user has intention of capturing an image is determined based on an image captured by the second image capturing section. In a case where it is determined that the user does not have the intention of capturing an image, the first image capturing section is set o a first operation state rather than a second operation state larger in power consumption than the first operation state.

Abstract: Media hub systems and methods for providing content for display on a device provided. The media system may include a hub and a mount configured to secure the hub to a plurality of structures. The hub may include a camera and be configured to provide content for display on a device. The mount may be configured to couple to the hub via a magnetic connection. The magnetic connection may be configured to allow the hub to tilt relative to the mount to adjust a field-of-view of the camera.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that is capable of performing photographing without missing a desired photographing timing when performing photographing from a moving body according to a photographing instruction provided from a photographer. The image capturing apparatus has a pre-capture function. A position information acquisition section acquires position information of the image capturing apparatus. A controller calculates a moving speed of the image capturing apparatus based on the position information. In a case where the moving speed is equal to or higher than a predetermined speed, the pre-capture function is set to ON.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus receives a request for image capturing commission from an information processing apparatus, saves a captured image file obtained by image capturing, transmits the captured image file, to the information processing apparatus and disable access to the saved captured image file.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device may include: a camera module including an optical image stabilization (OIS) driver which is shiftable within an OIS driving range; and at least one processor electrically connected with the camera module. The at least one processor may control the camera module to fix the OIS driver at a position that is biased away from a center of the OIS driving range in a first direction, may obtain image frames through the camera module while fixing the OIS driver, and may obtain a moving image by performing at least one of video digital image stabilization (VDIS) or electronic image stabilization (EIS) with respect to the image frames. Various other embodiments that are understood through the specification are possible.

Abstract: An optical sensing circuit includes a light detection circuit, a differential circuit, and a controller. The light detection circuit includes a photodiode with a cathode electrode and a first amplifier transistor with a gate electrode connected to the cathode electrode. The light detection circuit outputs a voltage corresponding to a voltage at the gate electrode of the first amplifier transistor. The differential circuit determines a difference between a voltage read from the light detection circuit in an exposure state and a voltage read from the light detection circuit in a reset state. The differential circuit includes a second amplifier transistor that outputs the determined difference, a first transistor connecting a gate electrode and a drain electrode of the second amplifier transistor, and a second transistor connecting the drain electrode of the second amplifier transistor and a first voltage.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device includes a pixel array including at least one pixel region for which an exposure time is set, the at least one pixel region including a plurality of counting pixels each to output a pixel signal corresponding to a counted value of the number of photons incident during a given exposure time, and a control unit to control the exposure time of the pixel array. The at least one pixel region includes a detection unit to detect an event indicating a change in the pixel signals, and a selection unit to select one of the counting pixels included in the at least one pixel region as a first counting pixel connected to the detection unit. In a case where the event is detected, the control unit determines a length of the exposure time of the at least one pixel region.

Abstract: An imaging device capable of suppressing deterioration in electrical characteristics and improving layout efficiency is provided. The imaging device includes a semiconductor layer and a plurality of pixels provided in the semiconductor layer. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a photoelectric conversion unit, a floating diffusion that converts a charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit into a voltage signal, and a transfer transistor that transfers the charge generated in the photoelectric conversion unit to the floating diffusion. In one pixel and the other pixel that are adjacent to each other among the plurality of pixels, one or more of the photoelectric conversion unit, the floating diffusion, and the transfer transistor are arranged non-linearly symmetrically and point-symmetrically.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are described herein for foveated imaging. For instance, a method for foveated imaging is provided. The method may include determining a first region of interest within a first image based on a gaze of a user relative to the first image; clustering pixels of the first image into a one or more clusters of pixels based on a comparison of one or more characteristics of pixels of the first image; identifying a cluster of pixels from among the one or more clusters of pixels based on an intersection over union of the first region of interest and the cluster of pixels; generating a second region of interest based on the first region of interest and the cluster of pixels; and capturing a second image based on the second region of interest.

Abstract: A web camera mount configured to removably engage with a bottom portion of a frame on a monitor and to support a webcam may include a rear jaw assembly; a front jaw assembly adjustably engaged with the rear jaw assembly via a ratcheting assembly, wherein the front jaw assembly includes a tab extending from an inner surface thereof to engage with the bottom portion of the frame; and a mount plate operatively attached to and extending from the front jaw assembly, the mount plate sized to support the webcam thereon.

Abstract: A media application receives, from a server, an identification of a first composition type from a set of compositions to apply to an initial image captured with a user device. Responsive to one or more people being detected in the initial image, the media application generates a modified image, where the one or more people are removed from the initial image to obtain the modified image. The media application scores at least one candidate position within the modified image based on corresponding composition rules for the first composition type. The media application provides a graphical guide on a viewfinder of the user device to guide a user to capture a final image, wherein the graphical guide indicates a recommended position for the one or more people in the final image.

Abstract: An information handling system having a display magnetically couples a peripheral camera to the display with a ferromagnetic material disposed behind the display. A dock couples to the display and has a curved base on which a cylindrical housing of the peripheral camera rests. A wireless charging receiver in the cylindrical housing has a curved shape that conforms to the cylindrical housing shape proximate a curved side of the cylindrical housing. A wireless charging transmitter in the dock has a curved shape that conforms to the curved base of the dock. Alignment magnets disposed through openings in the wireless charging receiver and wireless charging transmitter bias the peripheral camera into a charging position on the dock.

Abstract: This application discloses a video recording method and an electronic device, and pertains to the field of video processing technologies. The video recording method includes: receiving, during recording of a first video based on a first recording property, a first input for a shooting preview screen corresponding to the first video; in response to the first input, obtaining a second recording property; and recording a second video based on the second recording property while retaining the recording of the first video based on the first recording property.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an actuator for driving zoom lenses, where the zoom actuator comprises a first carrier having attached thereto a first lens and movable along an optical axis; a second carrier having attached thereto a second lens and being capable of moving along the optical axis and running anterior or posterior to the first carrier; a housing enclosing the first and second carriers; a first magnet attached to the first carrier; a second magnet attached to the second carrier; a first coil unit mounted to the housing and facing the first magnet; a second coil unit mounted to the housing and facing the second magnet; and a plurality of balls; with at least one of said plurality of balls positioned between the housing and the first carrier; and at least one of said plurality of balls positioned between the housing and the second carrier.

Abstract: An image capture device includes an image capture module and a base module. The image capture module is releasably connectable to the base module. The image capture module includes an integrated image sensor and optical component for capturing image data. The base module includes a processor. The processor is configured and the base module is calibrated based on identification data provided by the image capture module when releasably connected to the base module. The image information and identification data may be wirelessly transferred from the image capture module to the base module.

Abstract: A display control apparatus, comprises: obtaining unit for obtaining an image captured by an image capturing unit; display controlling unit for performing control to display the image on a display unit; and changing unit for changing to at least one of a display format of a first display indicating a predetermined specific image capture state or a display format of a second display indicating a predetermined specific focus state. In a case where the first display and the second display are superimposed on the image, the changing unit changes at least one of the display format of the first display or the display format of the second display to make the display format of the first display and the display format of the second display different display formats.

Abstract: A focusing calculation includes two focusing calculation methods with different focusing performance and resistance to noise on a signal for calculation. A noise removal unit and a focusing calculation unit of a CPU select a focusing calculation method from among two focusing calculation methods based on a result of performing the focusing calculation at least once using any one of two focusing calculation methods, and perform the focusing calculation using the selected focusing calculation method. More specifically, in a case where a reliability degree of the focusing calculation using any one of two focusing calculation methods is high, the one focusing calculation method is selected. On the contrary, in a case where the reliability degree of the focusing calculation using any one of two focusing calculation methods is low, the other focusing calculation method is selected.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect a specific object from an image picked up by an image pickup unit, a determination unit configured to determine whether a subject is a moving object, and a setting unit configured to set a sensitivity to be used when the determination unit determines that the subject is a moving object. The setting unit sets the sensitivity depending on whether the specific object is detected by the detection unit.

Abstract: This application provides a shooting method. By implementing the method, a terminal device such as a mobile phone or a tablet computer can determine a shot protagonist based on a user operation when starting shooting or in a shooting process. In the shooting process, the terminal device may display, in a preview window, an image stream collected by a camera, and the terminal device may further generate a small window that specially displays the protagonist. After recording ends, a user may obtain two videos: an original video generated based on the image stream in the preview window, and a close-up video generated based on a protagonist image stream in the small window. In this way, the user can choose to use the original video and/or the close-up video to meet personalized requirements in different scenarios at different moments of the user.