Abstract: Provided is a light detecting apparatus comprising a light emitting section that emits light; a light detecting section that detects light from an observation target irradiated with the light emitted by the light emitting section; a mount section attached to a test subject that includes the observation target; and a holding section that holds the light emitting section and the light detecting section and is detachably attached to the mount section. The holding section holds the light emitting section and the light detecting section in a manner to secure a relative positional relationship between the light emitting section and the light detecting section, and a relative positional relationship between the holding section and the mount section is determined by attaching the holding section to the mount section.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, an atransmission member includes plural first surfaces disposed side by side in a width direction of an optical path from a light source to an irradiation target, the plural first surfaces refracting light from the light source entering each of the first surfaces in a direction toward the irradiation target; a second surface interposed between the first surfaces adjacent to each other to form first highs and lows together with the adjacent first surfaces; and a third surface from which light refracted on the first surfaces exits, second highs and lows having a smaller interval than an interval of the first highs and lows being provided on the third surface.

Abstract: Provided is a light detecting apparatus comprising a light emitting section that emits light; a light detecting section that detects light from an observation target irradiated with the light emitted by the light emitting section; a mount section attached to a test subject that includes the observation target; and a holding section that holds the light emitting section and the light detecting section and is detachably attached to the mount section. The holding section holds the light emitting section and the light detecting section in a manner to secure a relative positional relationship between the light emitting section and the light detecting section, and a relative positional relationship between the holding section and the mount section is determined by attaching the holding section to the mount section.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, an atransmission member includes plural first surfaces disposed side by side in a width direction of an optical path from a light source to an irradiation target, the plural first surfaces refracting light from the light source entering each of the first surfaces in a direction toward the irradiation target; a second surface interposed between the first surfaces adjacent to each other to form first highs and lows together with the adjacent first surfaces; and a third surface from which light refracted on the first surfaces exits, second highs and lows having a smaller interval than an interval of the first highs and lows being provided on the third surface.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: a light source that irradiates light; a switching unit that switches a direction of the light irradiated by the light source to one of a plurality of predetermined directions; a light guiding unit that guides the light whose direction is switched by the switching unit and that travels in one of the plurality of directions to a position predetermined for each of the directions; and a light sensor that, in a case where an object is in the predetermined position, measures light reflect by the object out of the light guided to the position by the light guiding unit.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: a pointer having an axis extending along an axis line, that indicates a position on a medium; N (N?3) irradiating units that respectively irradiate light toward an area that includes the position; and a signal generator that generates, from the irradiated light reflected by the medium, a signal representing an image on the medium.

Abstract: An electronic writing device includes a light source, an image sensor, a detecting unit, table information, and a controller. The light source emits light to a recording medium. The image sensor receives the light reflected from the recording medium as image data. The detecting unit detects a light quantity of the image data received by the image sensor. In the table information, a light-quantity range and a control object for the image sensor or the light source are associated with each other. The light-quantity range is segmented into multiple threshold values. The controller controls the operation of the image sensor or the light source, every time the image sensor receives new image data, on the basis of the light quantity of the image data detected by the detecting unit and the table information.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: a pointer having an axis extending along an axis line, that indicates a position on a medium; N (N?3) irradiating units that respectively irradiate light toward an area that includes the position; and a signal generator that generates, from the irradiated light reflected by the medium, a signal representing an image on the medium.

Abstract: An image reading apparatus includes: a light source that irradiates light; a switching unit that switches a direction of the light irradiated by the light source to one of a plurality of predetermined directions; a light guiding unit that guides the light whose direction is switched by the switching unit and that travels in one of the plurality of directions to a position predetermined for each of the directions; and a light sensor that, in a case where an object is in the predetermined position, measures light reflect by the object out of the light guided to the position by the light guiding unit.

Abstract: A image reading apparatus includes an pointing part that points a position on a medium that has an image to be read formed thereon, an irradiating unit that irradiates light onto the medium on which the position was pointed by the pointing part, an imaging unit that forms an image of light reflected from the medium irradiated with light by the irradiating unit, a generating unit that generates a signal representing the image to be read that depends on the reflected light whose image is formed by the imaging unit, and a changing unit that varies an direction of the imaging unit, and changes the position on the image that is imaged by the generating unit, within an irradiation range irradiated with light by the irradiating unit.

Abstract: According to a remote control apparatus of the present invention, an image and device-specific information acquired by the acquisition section are stored in a non-volatile storage medium being associated with each other. Subsequently, an image stored in the storage medium is displayed, a desired device is selected based on specific information stored in the storage medium, and desired remote control for the device is selected. Then, a remote control signal corresponding to the selected remote control is transmitted to the selected device.

Abstract: A motor itself has multi-functions to be able to drive a plurality of objects to be controlled, so that the whole apparatus is compact and provided at low cost. The rotation planes of first and second rotating units B1 and B2 are faced with each other to make these planes in a mutually pressed state. A current is supplied to a piezoelectric element provided on the rotation plane of any one or both of the first and second rotating units, and the rotation of any one of the first and second rotating units is selectively stopped by pressing members, so that any one of the rotating units can be selectively rotated.

Abstract: A plurality of shutter times are set to an image pickup device and an image is taken in a way to separate an incident light amount range into a low and a high luminance and, through the signal processing, it is possible to take an image over a wider dark to bright light amount range and, in particular, obtain a better color reproduction over a wider luminance range. In the case where an (R-Y) signal and (B-Y) signal are processed with a low-speed and high-speed shutter signal obtained and the high-speed shutter signal is subjected to logarithmic conversion and a bias signal is applied to provide a continuity with the low-speed shutter signal, processing is performed on a comparing section, characteristic conversion section and calculating section so that a greater one of the (R-Y) and (B-Y) signals is subjected to logarithmic conversion and the other signal is subjected to characteristic conversion in accordance with a value corresponding to a conversion ratio.

Abstract: A plurality of leads are formed on a wiring board which is adhered onto a light transmitting member for transmitting a light beam. A plurality of electrode pads are formed, corresponding to the leads, on a photoelectric converting device. An anisotropically conductive film is formed between each of the leads and each of the corresponding electrode pads.

Abstract: A plurality of leads are formed on a wiring board which is adhered onto a light transmitting member for transmitting a light beam. A plurality of electrode pads are formed, corresponding to the leads, on a photoelectric converting device. An anisotropically conductive film is formed between each of the leads and each of the corresponding electrode pads.

Abstract: An auto focus apparatus for a camera comprising a group of lenses which include a focus lens and a zoom lens. The auto focus apparatus also comprises a focus detector, a motor and a controller. The focus detector detects whether the camera is in focus or not. The motor drives the focus lens and zoom lens. The controller controls the motor for driving the zoom lens and the focus lens. When the focus detector does not detect a focused image through the focus lens, the zoom lens is then driven to focus the camera. A method of auto focusing comprises the step of driving a focus lens so as to obtain a focusing point. The method of auto focusing also comprises the steps of detecting whether the camera is in focus or not, and driving the zoom lens when a focusing point is not achieved by the focus lens.

Abstract: The driver circuit for a two-dimensional, CCD image sensor provides a pulse elimination period before the start of each field shift. During this elimination period, the operation of transmission registers is stopped so that the amplitude of a signal component used for even field shifting substantially matches the amplitude of another signal component used for odd field shifting, such that, as a result, the output signal of the image sensor is free of flickering.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus such as a video camera including a pickup tube, a diaphragm mechanism and an electrochromic filter plate which are disposed along the optical path of incident image light on the pickup tube. When an illuminance of an object to be photographed is lower than a predetermined illuminance, only the diaphragm mechanism is used to suitably control an exposure of the pickup tube. However, when the illuminance of the object exceeds the predetermined illuminance level, the diaphragm mechanism is operated to keep its aperture size at a predetermined aperture size which is larger than an original minimum aperture size corresponding to a pinhole state. At the same time, the electrochromic filter plate continuously changes its light transmissivity in response to an aperture control signal, thereby controlling the exposure of the pickup tube.

Abstract: The invention provides a color image pickup device in which image light from a white object to be photographed or image light integrated by a diffusion plate or the like is incident on a pickup tube through an electrochromic element. Two primary color signals are separated from a video signal from the pickup tube, a voltage corresponding to a difference between the two primary color signals is detected by a differential amplifier, and the voltage is then applied across an electrochromic element. A spectral transmittance of which is then controlled, thereby achieving an optimal white balance.

Abstract: A television camera equipped with an active filter section capable of producing dynamic special effects in the picture. The filter section of the camera includes an electro-optic light control device which is arranged in the optical path of the imaging optical section of the television camera such that its light transmittance for the incident light to the image screen of the camera is varied in response to the application of an electric signal, and the variable transmittance area is divided into a plurality of sections adapted to be controlled and drived selectively. Also, the camera includes a drive unit for selectively controlling and driving the sections of the electro-optic light control device so as to vary with time the spread of the area of the sections having the transmittance varied in response to the application of the electric signal.