Abstract: An image capture device, a depth generating device and a method thereof are disclosed. The present disclosure is characterized in that a depth calculation technology with a structure light projection and a pictorial depth calculation technology are combined to better both of resolution and accuracy of the calculated image depth. In addition, the utilization of a modified flashlight enables the combination of the two technologies to be applied to a hand-held capture device.

Abstract: An image capturing device and a hybrid image processing method thereof are provided. The method is adapted to an image capturing device having a first lens and a second lens and includes the following steps. First, a scene is captured by the first lens and the second lens to respectively generate a mono image and a color image of the scene. Next, one of a mono image-based mode, a color image-based mode, and a color image-only mode is dynamically selected, and an output image is generated accordingly, wherein the mono image-based mode is to produce the output image by adding color image data onto the mono image, the color image-based mode is to produce the output image by adding mono image data onto the color image, and the color image-only mode is to produce the output image by only using the color image.

Abstract: An image capturing device and a hybrid image processing method thereof are provided. The method is adapted to an image capturing device having a first lens and a second lens and includes the following steps. First, a scene is captured by the first lens and the second lens to respectively generate a mono image and a color image of the scene. Next, one of a mono image-based mode, a color image-based mode, and a color image-only mode is dynamically selected, and an output image is generated accordingly, wherein the mono image-based mode is to produce the output image by adding color image data onto the mono image, the color image-based mode is to produce the output image by adding mono image data onto the color image, and the color image-only mode is to produce the output image by only using the color image.

Abstract: A lens module array for being assembled to a portable device is provided. The lens module array includes a wide-angle mono lens module, a narrow-angle mono lens module, and two color lens modules. While the wide-angle mono lens module, the narrow-angle mono lens module, and the two color lens modules are assembled onto the portable device, the wide-angle mono lens module, the narrow-angle mono lens module, and the two color lens modules are located at four vertices of a quadrangle, respectively. Besides, the two color lens modules are located at two opposite vertices.

Abstract: An image processing system and a method for object-tracing are provided. The method includes: receiving a first wide field of view image and a first narrow field of view image, and determining a to-be-traced object therefrom and choosing one image therefrom for serving as a first output image; using an area size of the to-be-traced object in the first output image as a reference area; comparing the reference area with the area sizes of the to-be-traced object from a second wide field of view image and a second narrow field of view image respectively so as to determine one of that as a main image, and respectively zooming and deforming the main image and an area corresponding to the other image, and then fusing a zoomed and deformed second image as a second output image.

Abstract: An image capturing device and a digital zooming method thereof are proposed in the invention. The method includes the following steps. A scene is captured by a primary lens and a secondary lens to generate a primary image and a secondary image. Image rectification is then performed on the primary and the secondary images to obtain two corresponding rectified images. Feature points detected and matched from the two rectified images are used to determine a corresponding overlapping region, respectively. Pixel displacement and depth map in the two overlapping regions could be calculated and estimated. Image zooming and warping techniques are performed on the two rectified images to obtain corresponding warped images using a recalculated homography matrix according to each specific zooming factor. Finally, the two overlapping regions in the warped image are fused by a weighted blending approach to generate a digital zoomed image.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of capturing images and an image capturing device using the method. The image capturing device has a first lens module and a second lens module having a view angle which is smaller than that of the first lens module. The method comprises: increasing an exposure time and reducing a light sensitivity value of the first lens module and capturing a first image by using the first lens module; reducing the exposure time and increasing the light sensitivity value of the first lens module and capturing a second image by using the second lens module; extracting a plurality of image features from the first image and the second image respectively and determining a region corresponding to the second image in the first image; and merging the second image into the region in the first image to generate an output image.

Abstract: An image capturing device and a digital zooming method thereof are proposed in the invention. The method includes the following steps. A scene is captured by a primary lens and a secondary lens to generate a primary image and a secondary image. Image rectification is then performed on the primary and the secondary images to obtain two corresponding rectified images. Feature points detected and matched from the two rectified images are used to determine a corresponding overlapping region, respectively. Pixel displacement and depth map in the two overlapping regions could be calculated and estimated. Image zooming and warping techniques are performed on the two rectified images to obtain corresponding warped images using a recalculated homography matrix according to each specific zooming factor. Finally, the two overlapping regions in the warped image are fused by a weighted blending approach to generate a digital zoomed image.

Abstract: An image processing system and a method for object-tracing are provided. The method includes: receiving a first wide field of view image and a first narrow field of view image, and determining a to-be-traced object therefrom and choosing one image therefrom for serving as a first output image; using an area size of the to-be-traced object in the first output image as a reference area; comparing the reference area with the area sizes of the to-be-traced object from a second wide field of view image and a second narrow field of view image respectively so as to determine one of that as a main image, and respectively zooming and deforming the main image and an area corresponding to the other image, and then fusing a zoomed and deformed second image as a second output image.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an image capturing device and a digital zoom method. The image capturing device comprises a first lens module, a second lens module, a feature extraction unit, an image zooming-deformation unit and an image merging unit. The first lens module and the second lens module are applied to capture a first image and a second image, respectively. The feature extraction unit extracts a plurality of first image features and second image features from the first image and the second image, respectively, and generating pixel offset characteristics. Based on a zoom factor and the pixel offset characteristics, the image zooming-deformation unit zooms and deforms the first and second images to generate a third image and a fourth image. The image merging unit bases the zoom factor to merge the third image and the fourth image for obtaining a combined image.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of capturing images and an image capturing device using the method. The image capturing device has a first lens module and a second lens module having a view angle which is smaller than that of the first lens module. The method comprises: increasing an exposure time and reducing a light sensitivity value of the first lens module and capturing a first image by using the first lens module; reducing the exposure time and increasing the light sensitivity value of the first lens module and capturing a second image by using the second lens module; extracting a plurality of image features from the first image and the second image respectively and determining a region corresponding to the second image in the first image; and merging the second image into the region in the first image to generate an output image.

Abstract: An image capturing device and an image processing method are provided. The present method includes following steps. A first image and a second image are captured with a first focal length and a second focal length correspondingly. The motion corrected second image is produced by performing geometric correction procedure on the second image. A gradient operation is performed on each of the pixels of the first image to obtain a plurality of first gradients, and the gradient operation is performed on each of the pixels of the motion corrected second image to obtain a plurality of second gradients. The first gradients and the second gradients are compared and a first parameter map is generated according to the comparison results. A blending image is produced in according with the first parameter map and the first image, and an output image is produced at least in according with the blending image.

Abstract: An image capturing device and a digital zoom display method are provided. The device includes two lens modules configured to respectively capture a first image and a second image, and their capturing view fields are substantially identical, a preview processing unit configured to generate a third image by down-sampling the first image according to a display unit's resolution, a feature extraction unit, an image zooming and distortion unit and an image fusing unit. The second image is trimmed for generating a fourth image according to the same size of the third image. A pixel offset feature corresponding with the third and fourth images is generated by the feature extraction unit. The image zooming and distortion unit generates a fifth image and a sixth image according to the pixel offset feature and zoom ratio to the image fusing unit to generate a combined image displayed on the display unit.

Abstract: A shading compensation method of an image capturing device, adapted to an image capturing device having a primary lens, a secondary lens, and a diffuser as well as pre-storing a primary-secondary lenses table and a secondary lens-diffuser table, includes the following steps. First, the secondary lens is covered by the diffuser. A scene is simultaneously captured by the primary lens and the secondary lens covered by the diffuser so as to generate a primary image and a diffused image. Next, according to the primary image and the diffused image, a shading compensation table corresponding to the scene is constructed by using the primary-secondary lenses table and the secondary lens-diffuser table. A shading compensation process is then performed on the primary image according to the shading compensation table so as to generate a compensated image.

Abstract: An image capture device and an image compensating method are provided. The image compensating method is for the image capture device and includes following steps. An image is captured under a current light source. The current light source is detected and a white balance process is executed so as to obtain current gain information of the current light source. A modifying parameter is determined according to the current gain information and reference gain information. The reference gain information is corresponding to a plurality of predefined color temperatures which are different to each other. A first shading compensation table is modified by using the modifying parameter to obtain a second shading compensation table. The image is compensated by using the second shading compensation table so as to generate a compensated image.

Abstract: A shading compensation method of an image capturing device, adapted to an image capturing device having a primary lens, a secondary lens, and a diffuser as well as pre-storing a primary-secondary lenses table and a secondary lens-diffuser table, includes the following steps. First, the secondary lens is covered by the diffuser. A scene is simultaneously captured by the primary lens and the secondary lens covered by the diffuser so as to generate a primary image and a diffused image. Next, according to the primary image and the diffused image, a shading compensation table corresponding to the scene is constructed by using the primary-secondary lenses table and the secondary lens-diffuser table. A shading compensation process is then performed on the primary image according to the shading compensation table so as to generate a compensated image.

Abstract: The present disclosure illustrates a lens distortion correction method to solve influence for distortion correction caused by an alignment error between a lens center and a center of image sensor unit during assembling. The present disclosure is characterized in that the spatial geometric calibration is incorporated with the lens distortion correction and different image centers are selected repeatedly when transformation relationship of image coordinates is used to perform the lens distortion correction, so as to correct the image center of the image to be corrected and enhance the accuracy of lens distortion correction.

Abstract: The present disclosure illustrates an image recognition system with assistance of the multiple lenses. The system is characterized in using an image capturing device having dual lenses to calculate 3D data of an object, and the 3D data includes spacial coordinates corresponding to multiple parts of the object image. The object image exists in both of the first image and the second image, and corresponds to the object.

Abstract: The present disclosure illustrates a lens distortion correction method to solve influence for distortion correction caused by an alignment error between a lens center and a center of image sensor unit during assembling. The present disclosure is characterized in that the spatial geometric calibration is incorporated with the lens distortion correction and different image centers are selected repeatedly when transformation relationship of image coordinates id used to perform the lens distortion correction, so as to correct the image center of the image to be corrected and enhance the accuracy of lens distortion correction.

Abstract: An image capture device, a depth generating device and a method thereof are disclosed. The present disclosure is characterized in that a depth calculation technology with a structure light projection and a pictorial depth calculation technology are combined to better both of resolution and accuracy of the calculated image depth. In addition, the utilization of a modified flashlight enables the combination of the two technologies to be applied to a hand-held capture device.