Abstract: To provide an imaging device for controlling imaging ranges of a plurality of imaging units, the imaging device includes: a first imaging unit and a second imaging unit; a driving mechanism for controlling an imaging range of at least one of the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit; a synthesizing unit for synthesizing a first image acquired by the first imaging unit and a second image acquired by the second imaging unit to generate a wide-angle image; a display unit for displaying an image; a user interface used for a user to designate an region or a position in the image displayed by the display unit; and a control unit for controlling the imaging range of at least one of the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit in accordance with the designated region or position and control whether the synthesizing unit performs synthesizing.

Abstract: In order to suppress degradation of color reproducibility in a visible light image or a composite image obtained by compositing the visible light image and an infrared light image, an image processing apparatus obtains a first image obtained by a first image capturing element that generates a visible-range image based on incident light from an imaging optical system, estimates received light intensity of infrared light that enters the first image capturing element, and controls a white balance adjustment on the first image based on the received light intensity estimated by the estimation unit.

Abstract: In order to be able to appropriately control whether to generate a wide-angle image in accordance with control of an imaging range of the plurality of imaging units, an imaging device includes: a first imaging unit and a second imaging unit, each of which is movable in a predetermined direction; a combination processing unit configured to combine a first image obtained by the first imaging unit and a second image obtained by the second imaging unit to generate a wide-angle image; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not to generate the wide-angle image by the combination processing unit, based on a relation between an imaging range of the first imaging unit and an imaging range of the second imaging unit, or a position relation between the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit in the predetermined direction.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a solid-state imaging element including a first pixel and a second pixel, the first pixel being higher in sensitivity than the second pixel in a first wavelength range of visible light, the second pixel being higher in sensitivity than the first pixel in a second wavelength range of visible light, and further the first pixel being higher in sensitivity than the second pixel in a wavelength range of near-infrared light, a first cut filter provided on a light entry side of the solid-state imaging element and configured to cut visible light, and at least one processor or circuit configured to generate an image from pixel signals acquired by the solid-state imaging element, wherein the at least one processor or circuit determines a pixel signal to be used for generating the image, according to brightness of an object.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus, comprising: a first imaging section having a plurality of imaging sections arranged so that parts of their image capturing ranges overlap; a second imaging section configured to generate a detailed image by capturing a part of an image capturing range of the first imaging section; a combining section configured to generate a wide-angle image by combining images captured by the plurality of imaging sections; a transfer section configured to transfer the wide-angle image; and a control section configured to control a maximum charge accumulation time period that can be set to the plurality of imaging sections in the first imaging section to be greater than a maximum charge accumulation time period that can be set to the second imaging section.

Abstract: An imaging device capable of increasing a dynamic range of an image while minimizing a decrease in image quality when capturing is performed under low illuminance. An imaging device includes: a first imaging element (103) having sensitivity to visible light and configured to output a first image signal (107); a second imaging element (104) having sensitivity to infrared light and configured to output a second image signal (108A) and a third image signal (108B) acquired under an exposure condition different from that of the second image signal (108A) at a second frame rate higher than a first frame rate of the first imaging element (103); and a combination processor configured to generate a combination including the first image signal (107) output from the first imaging element (103) and the second image signal (108A) and the third image signal (108B) output from the second imaging element (104) and generate a fourth image signal (109).

Abstract: A first imaging unit according to the present embodiment acquires a wide angle image. A second imaging unit according to the present embodiment captures a part of a capturing range of the first imaging unit and comprises a drive mechanism capable of changing a capturing direction. A control unit controls a frequency of acquiring the wide angle image based on at least one of a state of the second imaging unit and information included in a detail image captured by the second imaging unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprising, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a visible light image and an invisible light image, a determination unit configured to determine a region on an image based on the visible light image or the invisible light image acquired by the acquisition unit, and a combining unit configured to generate a composite image such that a combination ratio of the visible light image is larger than a combination ratio of the invisible light image in the region determined by the determination unit, wherein the acquisition unit acquires the visible light image for which an exposure is adjusted such that a region of the visible light image that corresponds to the region determined by the determination unit has an appropriate exposure.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises: an image sensor; an optical filter having a first filter region that selectively passes light in a first wavelength band; and a calculation circuit that calculates an in-focus position of a focus lens based on a signal obtained from the image sensor. The calculation circuit estimates a first component in the first wavelength band and a second component in a second wavelength band of light received by a second pixel region of the image sensor excluding a first pixel region of the image sensor, based on a first signal obtained from the first pixel region that receives light passed through the first filter region and a second signal obtained from the second pixel region, and calculates an in-focus position with respect to a predetermined shooting distance based on the estimated first and second components.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus that can obtain an optimum image in accordance with a region of interest of a user is provided. An image processing apparatus comprises an image synthesis unit configured to synthesize a visible light image and an infrared light image and generate a synthesis image; a region specifying unit configured to specify a region in the synthesis image; and an evaluation unit configured to evaluate the saturation of the synthesis image in a region specified by the region specifying unit. The image synthesis unit changes the synthesis ratio of the visible light image and the infrared light image in the synthesis image in accordance with the saturation that has been evaluated by the evaluation unit.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a focus controller, an image sensor, an angle controller configured to change an angle of an imaging plane of the image sensor, an evaluation value acquirer configured to acquire a contrast evaluation value in a first evaluation area of the image sensor during a focus control, and to acquire a contrast evaluation value in a second evaluation area different from the first evaluation area during an angle control, and an exposure controller configured to control an exposure condition of the image sensor. The exposure controller determines a first exposure condition so as to provide a correct exposure value to the first evaluation area during the focus control, and determines a second exposure condition different from the first exposure so as to provide a correct exposure value to the second evaluation area during the angle control.

Abstract: Provided are a synthesis processing configured to that synthesize a first image acquired by a first imaging unit and a second image acquired by a second imaging unit of which an imaging range overlaps a part of an imaging range of the first imaging unit and generates a wide-angle image and an extraction unit configured to extract a region of interest within an imaging range in which the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit perform overlapping imaging on the basis of at least one of a third image, acquired by a third imaging unit, which includes at least a part of the imaging range in which the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit perform overlapping imaging in an imaging range thereof and a state of the third imaging unit when the third image is captured. The synthesis processing unit adjusts an amount of positional shift between the first image and the second image in the region of interest, and generates the wide-angle image.

Abstract: To provide an image processing device which is user-friendly and is able to acquire an optimum image in which a user's intention is reflected based on various kinds of parameter setting by the user, the image processing device includes: a combination processing unit configured to combine a visible-light image signal and an infrared-light image signal to generate a combined image signal, and a parameter setting unit configured to set a parameter other than combination ratios of the visible-light image signal and the infrared-light image signal in the combined image signal. The combination processing unit changes the combination ratio in accordance with a change in the parameter when the parameter setting unit changes the parameter.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus capable of improving the quality of an image captured using illumination. A multi-eye image capture section has image capture sections that capture images in different image capture ranges partially overlapping with each other to generate a wide-angle image. A single-eye image capture section captures an image in part of the image capture ranges of the multi-eye image capture section and changes an image capture direction. When performing image capture using illumination, the exposure level of a first image capture section of the multi-eye image capture section, having an image capture range overlapping with the image capture range of the single-eye image capture section is controlled to be lower than the exposure level of a second image capture section having an image capture range not overlapping with the image capture range of the single-eye image capture section.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor, an angle controller configured to change an angle between a plane orthogonal to an optical axis of an imaging optical system and an imaging plane of the image sensor, an illuminator; and an illumination controller configured to change an optical axis direction of the illuminator based on the angle.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus, comprising: a first imaging section having a plurality of imaging sections arranged so that parts of their image capturing ranges overlap; a second imaging section configured to generate a detailed image by capturing a part of an image capturing range of the first imaging section; a combining section configured to generate a wide-angle image by combining images captured by the plurality of imaging sections; a transfer section configured to transfer the wide-angle image; and a control section configured to control a maximum charge accumulation time period that can be set to the plurality of imaging sections in the first imaging section to be greater than a maximum charge accumulation time period that can be set to the second imaging section.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a solid-state imaging element including a first pixel and a second pixel, the first pixel being higher in sensitivity than the second pixel in a first wavelength range of visible light, the second pixel being higher in sensitivity than the first pixel in a second wavelength range of visible light, and further the first pixel being higher in sensitivity than the second pixel in a wavelength range of near-infrared light, a first cut filter provided on a light entry side of the solid-state imaging element and configured to cut visible light, and at least one processor or circuit configured to generate an image from pixel signals acquired by the solid-state imaging element, wherein the at least one processor or circuit determines a pixel signal to be used for generating the image, according to brightness of an object.

Abstract: A first imaging unit according to the present embodiment acquires a wide angle image. A second imaging unit according to the present embodiment captures a part of a capturing range of the first imaging unit and comprises a drive mechanism capable of changing a capturing direction. A control unit controls a frequency of acquiring the wide angle image based on at least one of a state of the second imaging unit and information included in a detail image captured by the second imaging unit.

Abstract: A first imaging unit according to the present embodiment has a plurality of imaging units arranged such that capturing ranges partially overlap with each other and generates a combined image in which images captured by the plurality of imaging units are connected and combined to each other by a combining processing unit. A second imaging unit according to the present embodiment captures a part of a capturing range of the first imaging unit. A control unit according to the present embodiment controls exposure levels of the plurality of imaging units based on at least one of a state of the second imaging unit and information included in an image captured by the second imaging unit.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an imaging apparatus having a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels including: a first photoelectric converter; a first pixel memory; a first transfer unit configured to transfer charges from the first photoelectric converter to the first pixel memory; a second photoelectric converter; a second pixel memory; a second transfer unit configured to transfer charges from the second photoelectric converter to the second pixel memory; and a switch adapted to control an electric connection state between the first pixel memory and the second pixel memory, wherein the exposure time of the first photoelectric converter is longer than the exposure time of the second photoelectric converter.