Abstract: A distance measurement device includes an imaging unit which captures a subject image formed by an imaging optical system forming the subject image indicating a subject, an emission unit which emits directional light as light having directivity along an optical axis direction of the imaging optical system, a light receiving unit which receives reflected light of directional light from the subject, a derivation unit which derives a distance to the subject based on a timing at which directional light is emitted by the emission unit and a timing at which reflected light is received by the light receiving unit, and a control unit which performs control such that at least a part of an imaging period by the imaging unit overlaps at least a part of a distance measurement period by the emission unit, the light receiving unit, and the derivation unit.

Abstract: A control system includes one or more processors and one or more memories. The one or more memories store one or more computer programs that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to obtain operation information of a movable platform performing an operation in a target area, determine at least one operation abnormal area of the movable platform performing the operation in the target area according to the operation information, determine a corresponding supplement operation path according to the at least one operation abnormal area, and control the movable flatform to perform a supplement operation based on the supplement operation path.

Abstract: A CPU of a controller of an imaging apparatus includes a stop driving controller. The stop driving controller performs drive control of a stop opening degree adjustment mechanism based on opening degree history information in which a current opening degree is associated with a target opening degree in accordance with a fluctuation of a focal length of a zoom lens.

Abstract: Provided is an image sensor including a pixel array that includes a plurality of pixels, wherein each of the plurality of pixels is configured to generate an analog signal in response to incident light; an analog-to-digital converter that includes a counter, wherein the analog-to-digital converter is configured to convert the analog signal into a digital signal; and a test circuit that is configured to change a reset code according to a horizontal time period, wherein the reset code corresponds to a first counting value during a reset time period of a test mode according to a count clock signal, and wherein the test circuit is configured to test a counting operation of the counter based on the reset code that changes according to the horizontal time period.

Abstract: Methods, storage media, and systems for selecting an optimal two-dimensional image frame within one or more capture windows for a three-dimensional reconstruction pipeline. The method may include generating one or more capture windows. Each capture window may be proximate to a detected actuation, relative to a first image frame, or a combination thereof. A plurality of candidate image frames and sensor data may be captured within each capture window, assigned to each capture window, or a combination thereof. A frame cost for each candidate image frame may be generated based on sensor data, image data, or a combination thereof. An optimal image frame may be selected based on frame cost, sensor data, image data, or a combination thereof. The optimal image frame may be stored. Image frames other than the optimal image frame may be distinguished.

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.