Abstract: A live view control device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a display control unit that displays each of a plurality of live view images received from a plurality of imaging devices in each of a plurality of areas of a display screen, a priority setting unit that sets a priority of the plurality of live view images, a transfer condition setting unit that sets transfer conditions including at least one of a frame rate of transfer and an image size of the transfer of the plurality of live view images on the basis of the priority of the plurality of live view images, and a communication control unit that transmits a transfer instruction for a live view image according to the set transfer conditions to the plurality of imaging devices via the wireless communication unit.

Abstract: A live view control device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a radio wave intensity detection unit that detects radio wave intensity with respect to each of a plurality of imaging devices, a priority setting unit that sets a priority of a plurality of live view images on the basis of the detected radio wave intensity, a transfer condition setting unit that sets transfer conditions including at least one of a frame rate of transfer and an image size of the transfer of each of the plurality of live view images on the basis of the priorities of the plurality of live view images, and a communication control unit that transmits the set transfer conditions to the plurality of imaging devices via a wireless communication unit.

Abstract: An imaging control device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a rotation instruction input unit that receives an input of an instruction of rotation of a pan and tilt mechanism of a camera, a rotation instruction output unit that outputs the rotation instruction to the camera, an image input unit that receives a live view image according to the rotation instruction from the camera, and a display control unit that causes the display unit to perform a display for superimposing the live view image input from the camera on a limit display image of a two-dimensionally displayed spherical surface indicating an imagable region and a non-imagable region respectively corresponding to within a rotation limit and out of the rotation limit of the imaging unit of the camera, and rotating the limit display image along the two-dimensionally displayed spherical surface according to the input of the rotation instruction.

Abstract: A smartphone which functions as a moving editing device includes: a wireless communication unit that is connected to plural cameras capable of performing moving image capturing in a wireless manner and acquires one or plural live view images from the plural cameras; a display panel that displays the acquired one or plural live view images; an operation panel that performs switching between live view images displayed on the display panel by a manual operation; a storage unit that stores operation history information indicating an operation history in the operation panel; and a main controller which functions as a moving image editing unit that performs moving image editing for automatically creating, after the moving image capturing in the plural cameras is terminated, one moving image based on plural moving images respectively captured by the plural cameras and the operation history information stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: An imaging control device according to an aspect of the present invention comprises a motion vector calculation unit that calculates a motion vector of a tracking target on the basis of a moving image obtained by an imaging unit, a tracking direction instruction input unit that receives an input of a tracking direction instruction indicating a specific tracking direction for tracking the tracking target, a tracking direction motion component extraction unit that extracts a motion component in the specific tracking direction from the motion vector of the tracking target on the basis of the tracking direction instruction; and a drive information generation unit that generates drive information of only the specific tracking direction of a pan and tilt mechanism on the basis of the extracted motion component in the specific tracking direction.

Abstract: An imaging device (pan/tilt camera) includes an imaging unit including an imaging lens and an imaging element, a pan/tilt mechanism that rotates the imaging unit in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction with respect to a camera body, an object detection unit that detects an object, which is a tracking target, from a moving image captured by the imaging unit, a pan/tilt control unit that controls the pan/tilt mechanism such that the object detected by the object detection unit is tracked, a motion sensor that detects a physical amount related to the movement of the camera body, and an operation control unit that stops the pan/tilt mechanism in a case in which the physical amount detected by the motion sensor is equal to or greater than a first threshold value.

Abstract: An imaging control device 100 includes a control communication unit 110 that communicates with a plurality of imaging devices and an overall control unit 101. The overall control unit 101 transmits an imaging preparation command to prepare imaging to each of the plurality of imaging devices 10 through the control communication unit 110 in response to an instruction received through an instruction receiving unit, receives preparation completion information indicating the completion of preparation for imaging from each of the plurality of imaging devices 10 through the control communication unit 110, and transmits a captured image acquisition command to acquire a captured image to each of the plurality of imaging devices 10 through the control communication unit 110 after receiving the preparation completion information from the plurality of imaging devices 10.

Abstract: Provided are an imaging device operation device, an operation method, and a program that can simply and rapidly operate a pan/tilt mechanism such that an imaging unit is located at a desired position. A pan/tilt operation device includes a touch panel in which a touch centering detection region is set, predetermined pan angle rotation instruction regions are set on the left and right sides of the touch centering detection region, and predetermined tilt angle rotation instruction regions are set on the upper and lower sides of the touch centering detection region, a touch centering instruction unit, a predetermined pan angle rotation instruction unit that outputs an instruction to pan a pan/tilt mechanism at a predetermined pan angle, and a predetermined tilt angle rotation instruction unit that outputs an instruction to tilt the pan/tilt mechanism at a predetermined tilt angle.

Abstract: In one aspect of the present invention, when reset of a camera is received, a pan motor and a tilt motor of a pan and tilt mechanism are rotated in a first preset rotation direction, and the pan and tilt mechanism is first moved to a pan reference position and a tilt reference position. Thereafter, the pan motor and the tilt motor are rotated in a second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction, and the pan and tilt mechanism is moved to an initial pan position and an initial tilt position. Using a movement of the pan and tilt mechanism to initial pan and tilt positions, detection of a subject for automatic tracking is performed, and if the subject is detected, then transition to an automatic tracking state is caused to occur.

Abstract: In an aspect of the present invention, assignment and a rotation direction of a pan motor and a tilt motor of each key of a cross key are set on the basis of the installation posture of the camera. Accordingly, it is possible to operate the cross key without discomfort when the camera is caused to perform a pan operation or a tilt operation using the cross key. Further, if the camera is caused to perform the pan operation using the cross key and a specific condition under which a video rotates is discriminated from a tilt angle, a display of a corresponding icon of the cross key is switched from a first icon indicating an up and down direction or a left and right direction to a second icon indicating a rotation direction. Accordingly, it is possible not to cause discomfort even when a video rotates.

Abstract: An image display method includes the steps of: acquiring a third image formed by applying dynamic range extension processing to a first image and a second image photographed with low sensitivity or low exposure with respect to the first image, or a fourth image without dynamic range extension processing; displaying the acquired image in a transmissive type display panel; and making backlight luminance of a segment corresponding to a high luminance portion in the third image higher than backlight luminance of a segment corresponding to a low luminance portion when the acquired image is determined to be the third image.

Abstract: On the basis of the image data obtained by the image data acquisition section, a target luminance calculation section calculates a target luminance, which is a target value for the luminance of emitted light for each segment region. An inverse filter acquisition section acquires an inverse filter of a light emission distribution function which represents light emission distribution characteristics of the light source for each segment region. A setting value calculation section calculates a setting value for the luminance of emitted light of the light source for each segment region by performing a convolution operation on the target luminance for each segment region with the inverse filter. On the basis of the setting value for each segment region calculated by the setting value calculation section, a light source control section controls the luminance of emitted light of the light source for each segment region.

Abstract: An image file generation device comprises a first image data acquisition device that acquires N-bit first image data, a second image data generation device that generates M (M<N)-bit second image data, a third image data generation device that selects low brightness pixels with a predetermined brightness level from among respective pixels of the first image data to generate third image data with the number of gradations more than the number of gradations assigned to pixel values equal to or less than the brightness level of the second image data, on the basis of the low brightness pixels, and an image file generation device that generates an image file in which the second image data, the third image data, and brightness level information showing the brightness level used for generating the third image data, are associated with each other.

Abstract: When a user A of a terminal a sets to open image data, open data information relating to the image data is transmitted to a server 200, thereafter, when a terminal b enters the communication area X of the terminal a, image data and the ID thereof are transmitted to the terminal b from the terminal a, ID of the image data and receiving terminal information are transmitted to the server 200 from the terminal b and the receiving terminal information is recorded in a pair with open data information, thereafter, receiving terminal information is transmitted to the server 200, every time image data is transmitted between terminals 100, and is recorded in a pair with open data information.

Abstract: An image display method includes the steps of: acquiring a third image formed by applying dynamic range extension processing to a first image and a second image photographed with low sensitivity or low exposure with respect to the first image, or a fourth image without dynamic range extension processing; displaying the acquired image in a transmissive type display panel; and making backlight luminance of a segment corresponding to a high luminance portion in the third image higher than backlight luminance of a segment corresponding to a low luminance portion when the acquired image is determined to be the third image.

Abstract: An image display method includes the steps of: acquiring a third image formed by applying dynamic range extension processing to a first image and a second image photographed with low sensitivity or low exposure with respect to the first image, or a fourth image without dynamic range extension processing; displaying the acquired image in a transmissive type display panel; and making backlight luminance of a segment corresponding to a high luminance portion in the third image higher than backlight luminance of a segment corresponding to a low luminance portion when the acquired image is determined to be the third image.

Abstract: An image file generation device comprises a first image data acquisition device that acquires N-bit first image data, a second image data generation device that generates M (M<N)-bit second image data, a third image data generation device that selects low brightness pixels with a predetermined brightness level from among respective pixels of the first image data to generate third image data with the number of gradations more than the number of gradations assigned to pixel values equal to or less than the brightness level of the second image data, on the basis of the low brightness pixels, and an image file generation device that generates an image file in which the second image data, the third image data, and brightness level information showing the brightness level used for generating the third image data, are associated with each other.

Abstract: In the present invention, an image processing method includes a dividing process, a performing process, and a superimposing process. In the dividing process, an image is divided into plural local portions. In the performing process, the blurring processing is performed on at least one of the plural local portions. In the superimposing process, the artificial noise is superimposed on the at least one local portion.

Abstract: Provided is an augmented reality providing apparatus capable of preventing an image sickness and reduction of a third party. When a position measurement reliability is less than a first threshold and a movement of HMD 100 is a second threshold or more, the HMD 100 does not output the same virtual combined images as that displayed on display units 3R, 3L, but outputs virtual combined image having been stored in an image storing unit 17 and displayed on the display units 3R, 3L previously to an external display device.

Abstract: An image display method includes the steps of: acquiring a third image formed by applying dynamic range extension processing to a first image and a second image photographed with low sensitivity or low exposure with respect to the first image, or a fourth image without dynamic range extension processing; displaying the acquired image in a transmissive type display panel; and making backlight luminance of a segment corresponding to a high luminance portion in the third image higher than backlight luminance of a segment corresponding to a low luminance portion when the acquired image is determined to be the third image.