Abstract: A method includes: recognizing a signal candidate position around a vehicle by using a sensor mounted on the vehicle, the signal candidate position being a position a traffic light is possibly present, the vehicle including a light configured in such a manner that a light distribution state of the light changes; and performing a first light control process of controlling the light in response to recognition of the signal candidate position, the first light control process including at least one of: increasing an intensity of light emitted to the signal candidate position to a value higher than before the recognition of the signal candidate position; or making the intensity of the light emitted to the signal candidate position higher than an intensity of light emitted to an area other than the signal candidate position.

Abstract: A stop line detection apparatus recognizes a boundary line of a lane on which the host vehicle travels, and detect a stop line at an intersection in front of the host vehicle. The apparatus sets an intersection area corresponding to the intersection in the road on which the host vehicle travels on the basis of a captured image by a front camera of the host vehicle, detects a crosswalk in the intersection area, a stop line search area setting unit configured to set a stop line search area extending from the crosswalk toward a front side in the lane on which the host vehicle travels, and performs stop line detection in the stop line search area. A depth of the stop line search area in an extending direction of a traveling lane is smaller than twice a depth of the crosswalk.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a division unit configured to divide one frame image into a plurality of divided images, a plurality of image processing units configured to respectively process the plurality of divided images, and a combining unit configured to combine the divided images respectively subjected to image deformation processing by the plurality of image processing units, wherein the division unit changes an amount of overlap between the plurality of divided images according to a deformation amount of the image deformation processing performed on the divided image calculated by the image processing unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: an input unit that inputs an image signal from an image sensor, the image sensor being capable of carrying out first readout control, in which each line in a first region is read out at a first timing, and second readout control, in which each line in a second region is read out at a second timing different from the first timing; an acquisition unit that acquires a shake amount from a shake detection unit at the first timing and the second timing; and a correction unit that corrects distortion in the image signal caused by the shake amount. The correction unit changes a correction amount used in the correction on the basis of a difference between the first timing and the second timing.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a division unit configured to divide one frame image into a plurality of divided images, a plurality of image processing units configured to respectively process the plurality of divided images, and a combining unit configured to combine the divided images respectively subjected to image deformation processing by the plurality of image processing units, wherein the division unit changes an amount of overlap between the plurality of divided images according to a deformation amount of the image deformation processing performed on the divided image calculated by the image processing unit.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus derives a frequency distribution of subject distances from captured images, selects a plurality of subject distances based on peaks in the frequency of appearance, and acquires a plurality of captured images whose focus distances are the plurality of selected subject distances, enabling an image focused on a plurality of subjects at different distances to be efficiently obtained.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus capable of performing proper image evaluation in photographing a moving image by changing the exposure condition. An image pickup unit picks up an image of an object and a driving unit drives a focus lens in an optical axis direction. A control circuit controls a focus state of the object by causing the driving unit to move the focus lens in the optical axis direction. A focus evaluation value is acquired from each image. The control circuit causes the image pickup unit to pick up images of a multistage exposure image group by changing exposure time, selects an image according to exposure time, updates a direction of driving the focus lens using the focus evaluation value acquired from the selected image, and causes the driving unit to move the focus lens in the updated driving direction.

Abstract: An apparatus which reproduces a movie from a recording medium, when receiving an instruction, reproduces the movie from a point associated with an appearance point of a feature portion.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to capture an image by using a rolling shutter method, a movement detection unit configured to detect a movement amount of the imaging apparatus relative to an object, an in-focus detection unit configured to detect an in-focus degree to the object, a distortion correction unit configured to correct a distortion in the image generated due to the rolling shutter method by changing a reading position of each line in the image, and a control unit configured to determine a correction amount of the distortion generated due to the rolling shutter method from the movement amount detected by the movement detection unit and the in-focus degree detected by the in-focus detection unit.

Abstract: When correcting rotary shake, an area to be referenced when distortion aberration correction is performed is rotated by a detected rotation amount in a direction correcting the rotary shake, such that the reference area fits into the area of an image that has been captured. A rectangular image of the same size as the captured image is obtained by applying distortion aberration correction to an image included in the reference area. If the reference area will not fit into the area of the captured image when rotated by the detected rotation amount, the reference area is rotated by a maximum angle at which the reference area will fit into the area of the captured image, and distortion aberration correction is applied to the image included in the reference area. Information on the captured angle of view can thereby be effectively used when performing distortion aberration correction and rotary shake correction.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus derives a frequency distribution of subject distances from captured images, selects a plurality of subject distances based on peaks in the frequency of appearance, and acquires a plurality of captured images whose focus distances are the plurality of selected subject distances, enabling an image focused on a plurality of subjects at different distances to be efficiently obtained.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of an object via an optical system, a display unit configured to display the image captured by the image capturing unit on a screen, a detection unit configured to simultaneously detect a plurality of touch positions on the screen on which the image is displayed, and a control unit configured to adjust a focus state in accordance with a change in a distance between a first detected touch position and a second detected touch position, so as to change a focus area.

Abstract: An identification device capable of improving identification accuracy. The identification device performs identification according to a face area contained in image data. Feature data is extracted from a face area in each of frames of image data. The extracted feature data is registered in a person database section. Identification is performed through comparison between the feature data registered in the person database section and the extracted feature data. A tracking section identifies an identical face area in consecutive frames. If a face area is identified in a first frame, but a face area in a second frame following the first frame, which is identified by the tracking section as identical to the identified face area in the first frame, is not identified, the extracted feature data associated with the face area in the second frame is registered as additional feature data in the person database section.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus reproduces still image data recorded on a recording medium and designates an aspect ratio of moving image data to be generated using the still image data. The image processing apparatus converts an aspect ratio of the reproduced still image data according to the designated aspect ratio and generates moving image data using the converted still image data to output the generated moving image data as still image movie data. The image processing apparatus records the still image movie data on the recording medium.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus capable of performing proper image evaluation in photographing a moving image by changing the exposure condition. An image pickup unit picks up an image of an object and a driving unit drives a focus lens in an optical axis direction. A control circuit controls a focus state of the object by causing the driving unit to move the focus lens in the optical axis direction. A focus evaluation value is acquired from each image. The control circuit causes the image pickup unit to pick up images of a multistage exposure image group by changing exposure time, selects an image according to exposure time, updates a direction of driving the focus lens using the focus evaluation value acquired from the selected image, and causes the driving unit to move the focus lens in the updated driving direction.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and method in which auto-selecting of an object to be prioritized from among a plurality of detected objects is capable more appropriately. A characteristic detecting unit detects a previously set characteristic portion of an object from an image signal constituting a moving image. A control unit sets a priority to each characteristic portion when a plurality of the characteristic portions are detected by the characteristic detecting unit and also sets a high priority to a characteristic portion being detected for a long period of time.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus converts a frame number of stream data of a moving image signal recorded at a high speed frame rate and generates stream data of a low speed frame rate. The image recording apparatus records in a recording medium, already recorded stream data of a low speed frame rate and the generated stream data of a low speed frame rate so that both stream data can be continuously reproduced.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus determines from which position in a plurality of photographed frames a pixel of each of lines of an image to be output is read out, on the basis of a motion amount at a photographing time of each of the lines of a photographed predetermined frame, and if the determined read-out position is located on the outside of a photographing range of the predetermined frame, then determines to read out a pixel in a frame photographed before and/or after a photographing of the predetermine frame as the pixel of the output image and calculates a read-out position of the pixel on the basis of the motion amount at a photographing time of each of the lines in the frame.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of an object via an optical system, a display unit configured to display the image captured by the image capturing unit on a screen, a detection unit configured to simultaneously detect a plurality of touch positions on the screen on which the image is displayed, and a control unit configured to adjust a focus state in accordance with a change in a distance between a first detected touch position and a second detected touch position, so as to change a focus area.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to capture an image by using a rolling shutter method, a movement detection unit configured to detect a movement amount of the imaging apparatus relative to an object, an in-focus detection unit configured to detect an in-focus degree to the object, a distortion correction unit configured to correct a distortion in the image generated due to the rolling shutter method by changing a reading position of each line in the image, and a control unit configured to determine a correction amount of the distortion generated due to the rolling shutter method from the movement amount detected by the movement detection unit and the in-focus degree detected by the in-focus detection unit.