Abstract: A laser ranging unit is rotatably attached to a camera body by a hinge unit. The camera body has a first imaging unit and a laser radiation position specification unit. The laser ranging unit has a laser radiation unit, a laser receiving unit, a second imaging unit, and a distance calculation unit. The first imaging unit images a first range to generate a first image. The laser radiation unit is able to radiate a laser beam in an arbitrary direction within the first range. The laser receiving unit receives a reflected beam of the laser beam. The second imaging unit images a second range including a radiation position of the laser beam within the first range to generate a second image. The laser radiation position specification unit searches for a portion matching the second image in the first image to specify the radiation position in the first image. The distance calculation unit calculates the distance to the radiation position based on the time of receiving the reflected beam.

Abstract: When an image is captured in a wood lumber measuring mode, a distance to wood lumber is detected. An area extracting unit 51 for a component drawing image area extracts component image areas 53A-53L of the wood lumber. A drawing generator 61 for a component drawing image selects the component image areas 53A-53L successively to generate a component drawing image 62. Among shape lines in the component drawing image 62, an eliminator 66 eliminates a paracentral shape line 71, an edge side shape line 72, a peripheral shape line 73 and determined shape lines 74. If a total pixel number of a portion where an estimated elliptical shape 76 generated by a shape estimation unit 67 is overlapped on a residual shape line 75 disposed inside a corrected drawing image 64 is more than a threshold, it is judged that the estimated elliptical shape 76 is correctly shaped. An object shape determining unit 83 extracts the estimated elliptical shape 76 as a shape of wood lumber.

Abstract: A distance measuring apparatus according to the present invention includes an image input unit configured to input a plurality of viewpoint images obtained by capturing a subject from different viewpoints, an obtaining unit configured to obtain, regarding each of a plurality of distances of interest, a piece of calibration data corresponding to each of the plurality of distances of interest from a plurality of pieces of calibration data for matching two-dimensional coordinates of the viewpoint images and three-dimensional coordinates in a real space, an image correcting unit configured to correct, for each of the distances of interest, the plurality of viewpoint images based on each of the pieces of calibration data, a parallax calculation unit configured to calculate, for each of the distances of interest, a parallax between the plurality of corrected viewpoint images, a comparing unit configured to compare the corrected viewpoint images over the plurality of distances of interest to specify a piece of optim

Abstract: An image processing apparatus that an image input unit; a parallax acquisition unit configured to acquire a per-pixel or per-region parallax between two-viewpoint images; a main subject detection unit configured to detect a main subject on the two-viewpoint images; a parallax acquisition unit configured to acquire a parallax of the main subject; a setting unit configured to set a conversion factor of the parallax; a correction unit configured to correct the conversion factor of the parallax per pixel, per region, or per image; a multi-viewpoint image generation unit configured to convert at least one image of the two-viewpoint images in accordance with the corrected conversion factor of the parallax; an image adjustment unit configured to shift the two-viewpoint images or multi-viewpoint images to obtain a parallax appropriate for stereoscopic view; and a stereoscopically-displayed image generation unit configured to generate a stereoscopically-displayed image.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image generating apparatus is constituted by: an image obtaining section, for obtaining a plurality of image groups, each constituted by a plurality of images for generating stereoscopic images and obtained by photography of subjects from different viewpoints; and an image layout section, for generating a stereoscopic layout image, in which a single image group selected from among the plurality of image groups as an image of interest is arranged at a predetermined position on a display screen in a stereoscopically viewable manner, and selected images from among the image groups other than the single image group are arranged such that they appear to be inclined and facing toward the predetermined position on the display screen at at least one of the right and left sides of the predetermined position.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus inputs stereoscopic images, detects a depth of each of the inputted stereoscopic images, lays out the stereoscopic images at least in partial overlap in such a manner that the lager the depth is, the more forward the corresponding stereoscopic image is placed, and records the stereoscopic images having been laid out.

Abstract: When an image is captured in a wood lumber measuring mode, a distance to wood lumber is detected. An area extracting unit 51 for a component drawing image area extracts component image areas 53A-53L of the wood lumber. A drawing generator 61 for a component drawing image selects the component image areas 53A-53L successively to generate a component drawing image 62. Among shape lines in the component drawing image 62, an eliminator 66 eliminates a paracentral shape line 71, an edge side shape line 72, a peripheral shape line 73 and determined shape lines 74. If a total pixel number of a portion where an estimated elliptical shape 76 generated by a shape estimation unit 67 is overlapped on a residual shape line 75 disposed inside a corrected drawing image 64 is more than a threshold, it is judged that the estimated elliptical shape 76 is correctly shaped. An object shape determining unit 83 extracts the estimated elliptical shape 76 as a shape of wood lumber.

Abstract: Appropriate selection of calibration data by shortening process time without wasteful processing is provided. Before measuring a three dimensional point of a target object from a stereo image, the calibration data according to an in-focus position of taking optical systems are applied to the stereo image. To select the calibration data, an object distance is acquired according to parallax obtained from the stereo image being reduced. The object distance is an estimated focusing distance corresponding to the in-focus position. One of the calibration data assigned with a set distance region in which the estimated focusing distance is included is selected. Respective view images are reduced in a range in which it is possible to detect any one of the set distance regions determined for a respective reference focusing distance corresponding to the calibration data.

Abstract: A distance measuring apparatus according to the present invention includes an image input unit configured to input a plurality of viewpoint images obtained by capturing a subject from different viewpoints, an obtaining unit configured to obtain, regarding each of a plurality of distances of interest, a piece of calibration data corresponding to each of the plurality of distances of interest from a plurality of pieces of calibration data for matching two-dimensional coordinates of the viewpoint images and three-dimensional coordinates in a real space, an image correcting unit configured to correct, for each of the distances of interest, the plurality of viewpoint images based on each of the pieces of calibration data, a parallax calculation unit configured to calculate, for each of the distances of interest, a parallax between the plurality of corrected viewpoint images, a comparing unit configured to compare the corrected viewpoint images over the plurality of distances of interest to specify a piece of optim

Abstract: An image processing apparatus that an image input unit; a parallax acquisition unit configured to acquire a per-pixel or per-region parallax between two-viewpoint images; a main subject detection unit configured to detect a main subject on the two-viewpoint images; a parallax acquisition unit configured to acquire a parallax of the main subject; a setting unit configured to set a conversion factor of the parallax; a correction unit configured to correct the conversion factor of the parallax per pixel, per region, or per image; a multi-viewpoint image generation unit configured to convert at least one image of the two-viewpoint images in accordance with the corrected conversion factor of the parallax; an image adjustment unit configured to shift the two-viewpoint images or multi-viewpoint images to obtain a parallax appropriate for stereoscopic view; and a stereoscopically-displayed image generation unit configured to generate a stereoscopically-displayed image.

Abstract: The main power source unit of an image read-out device supplies power to an laser diode (LD) power supply unit of an electronic cassette through a contact. The LD power supply unit supplies the supplied power to a laser diode (LD), as power used for emitting laser light, and also supplies a portion of the supplied power to an LD power supply unit of the image read-out device through a contact. The power supplied to the LD power supply unit of the image read-out device is supplied as power for emitting laser light to an LD of the image read-out device. When there is a change in the relative position of the casings of the electronic cassette and the image read-out device, the contact and electrical continuation of the contacts breaks and laser light stops being emitted from the LDs.

Abstract: A subject is imaged at a predetermined time interval by a plurality of imaging units which obtains a plurality of images having a parallax of a subject viewed from different viewpoints by imaging the subject from different viewpoints. An evaluation value which includes at least one of a luminance and a high frequency component of the images obtained by the imaging units at the predetermined time interval is calculated. When the evaluation value has changed by an amount exceeding a predetermined threshold value, the distance information calculation and three-dimensional processing on the plurality of images and object are performed. Here, a relative position of the object with respect to the three-dimensional image in a three-dimensional space is changed based on the distance information such that overlapping of the object and the three-dimensional image on top of each other is prevented when the three-dimensional display is performed.

Abstract: When an end portion of a three-dimensional image appears to pop forward from a display surface, a predetermined end area is set at a periphery of images forming the three-dimensional image to modify at least one of the images to modify the stereoscopic effect so that at least a part of the end portion appears to be level with the display surface. A disparity between corresponding pixels in the end area of the images is modified so that the disparity is gradually decreased toward the end of the images, and image parts at left and right areas of the end area of a reference image among the images are deformed based on the disparity. At least one of the images is modified by modifying the image other than the reference image with the deformed image parts of the end area. Then, three-dimensional processing is applied to the modified images.

Abstract: A subject is imaged at a predetermined time interval by a plurality of imaging units which obtains a plurality of images having a parallax of a subject viewed from different viewpoints by imaging the subject from different viewpoints. An evaluation value which includes at least one of a luminance and a high frequency component of the images obtained by the imaging units at the predetermined time interval is calculated. When the evaluation value has changed by an amount exceeding a predetermined threshold value, the distance information calculation and three-dimensional processing on the plurality of images and object are performed. Here, a relative position of the object with respect to the three-dimensional image in a three-dimensional space is changed based on the distance information such that overlapping of the object and the three-dimensional image on top of each other is prevented when the three-dimensional display is performed.

Abstract: When an end portion of a three-dimensional image appears to pop forward from a display surface, a predetermined end area is set at a periphery of images forming the three-dimensional image to modify at least one of the images to modify the stereoscopic effect so that at least a part of the end portion appears to be level with the display surface. A disparity between corresponding pixels in the end area of the images is modified so that the disparity is gradually decreased toward the end of the images, and image parts at left and right areas of the end area of a reference image among the images are deformed based on the disparity. At least one of the images is modified by modifying the image other than the reference image with the deformed image parts of the end area. Then, three-dimensional processing is applied to the modified images.

Abstract: A mobile device is equipped with a transmitting function to transmit data. When a power switch is turned off during data transmission, a transition is made to a transmission-during-power-off mode that continues data transmission. The transition to the transmission-during-power-off mode is performed when an inquiry is made on a screen as to whether transmission will be performed and “continue” is subsequently selected. In this mode, even when the mobile device with the power switch being turned off is carried around, data transmission is continued and data is recorded into a storage section of a home personal computer.

Abstract: Multiple marks are attached to a subject. A camera shift direction is set to the right direction. Before capturing Nth (N is a natural number equal to or larger than 2) L and R images, (N?1)th L and R images are read from a memory card, and feature points common to the (N?1)th L and R images are extracted. At least three feature points located in a right edge portion of each of the (N?1)th L and R images are selected as guide points. The right edge portion containing all three guide points is cut out from each of the (N?1)th L and R images to generate L and R guide images which guide a next camera position. The L and R guide images are combined into the left edge portions of the L and R images (through images), respectively. The combined images are displayed on an LCD.

Abstract: A main frame adapter is detachably mounted, instead of a camera head, on a camera main frame from which the camera head is separated. The camera head comprises an image taking optical system and an imaging device. The camera main frame is adapted to receive an image signal from the camera head that is detachably mounted on the camera main frame. A head adapter that is detachably mounted, instead of the camera main frame, on the camera head separated from the camera main frame. Both the adapters have each the radio communication section.

Abstract: A Web page is displayed on a display screen of a digital camera. The Web page is composed of an image corresponding to one frame. When a radio button corresponding area is clicked, a http request indicating that the radio button corresponding area is clicked is transmitted from the digital camera to a conversion server. In the conversion server, a Web page in which the clicked radio button corresponding area is marked with a solid circle is generated. A html response representing the generated Web page is transmitted from the conversion server to the digital camera. The Web page in which the clicked radio button corresponding area is marked with a solid circle is displayed on the display screen of the digital camera. The radio button function of the Web page can be substantially utilized.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image taking main unit that prevents entry of foreign matter and has excellent usability even when an image taking lens unit is not attached thereto. The image taking main unit has a concave mount to which the image taking lens unit with an image taking optical system and an imaging device is removably attached and receives image signals from the image taking lens unit attached thereto to record the image signals therein. The image taking main unit also has a barrier and an electronic device disposed on the barrier. The barrier covers an opening of the mount and retracts into the concave portion of the mount by being pressed by the image taking lens unit when the image taking lens unit is attached to the image taking main unit.