Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a tempered glass, including an etching step of etching a plate-shaped or sheet-shaped chemically tempered glass having a compressive stress layer in a surface thereof. The method further includes a step of preparing, as the chemically tempered glass before the etching, a chemically tempered glass, which has in at least part thereof a bendable thin portion having a thickness tla, in which the thickness t1a is 150 µm or less, in which a maximum compressive stress CSa in the compressive stress layer before the etching is 1,100 MPa or less, and in which a depth DOLa of the compressive stress layer before the etching is less than 15 µm. The etching step includes etching the chemically tempered glass so that an etching amount ?t on one surface of the chemically tempered glass is 0.25 µm or more and 3 µm or less.

Abstract: An image capturing circuit that can be applied to an image capturing apparatus, including a pixel array having photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a matrix, a row selection circuit capable of reading out still image data with a first resolution and LV moving image data with a second resolution lower than the first resolution from the pixel array, an image memory for storing the read still image data and the read LV moving image data, and a reduction circuit that converts the still image data to reduced image data with a third resolution lower than the first resolution. The still image data is read out from the memory and output after converted to the reduced still image data, and the still image data is also output without being converted. The LV moving image data is read out from the memory and output without being converted.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus capable of keeping constant the update interval of a display section even when still image photographing is performed during moving image photographing. In the image capturing apparatus, by controlling a storage time period during which display image data is stored in a storage section, a time period from a frame start to the start of displaying image data with a first resolution is made equal to a time period from a frame start to the start of displaying image data with a third resolution. Further, by controlling changing the start timing of reading out image data with a second resolution, the update interval of the display image data is kept constant.

Abstract: A control apparatus comprises a generation unit that generates a first synchronization signal and a second synchronization signal; and a control unit that controls the generation unit. The control unit controls the generation unit such that the first synchronization signal used to repeatedly readout a first image signal to be sequentially displayed on a display and the second synchronization signal used to display the first image signal on the display are output with a predetermined time difference. In a case where a second image signal is read out at a timing corresponding to a shooting instruction between readouts of the first image signals, the first and second synchronization signals are output with the predetermined time difference before and after the readouts of the second image signal.

Abstract: A control apparatus comprises a generation unit that generates a first synchronization signal and a second synchronization signal; and a control unit that controls the generation unit. The control unit controls the generation unit such that the first synchronization signal used to repeatedly readout a first image signal to be sequentially displayed on a display and the second synchronization signal used to display the first image signal on the display are output with a predetermined time difference. In a case where a second image signal is read out at a timing corresponding to a shooting instruction between readouts of the first image signals, the first and second synchronization signals are output with the predetermined time difference before and after the readouts of the second image signal.

Abstract: This invention provides an imaging apparatus comprising a storage storing correction values, a correction circuit which corrects captured image data based on the correction values, a first memory and a second memory, a transferring circuit which transfers the correction values in the storage to the correction circuit, a write circuit which writes the transferred correction values to either the first memory or the second memory, and a controller which controls, in a case where a transfer time of the correction values is longer than a time for image capture processing of one frame, so that, over an image capturing period of a plurality of frames, the write circuit writes new correction values to one of the first and second memory and the correction circuit corrects the captured image data using the current correction values in the other memory.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises a first generation circuit that generates a first synchronization signal with a predetermined cycle, a second generation circuit that generates a second synchronization signal for controlling timings for driving an image sensor including timings for repeatedly reading out image signals from the image sensor, a control circuit that controls the second generation circuit in accordance with a driving method of the image sensor, a selector that selects the first synchronization signal or the second synchronization signal in accordance with the driving method of the image sensor and outputs the selected synchronization signal, and a display panel that updates and displays image signals which are repeatedly read out from the image sensor at timings based on the synchronization signal selected by the selector.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprising: an actuator that actuates an image sensor; a storage; an image processor that processes the image signal read out from the image sensor; and a controller that controls the actuator, the storage and the image processor by selectively using a plurality of operation modes. The plurality of operation modes includes a first operation mode of performing, at a predetermined first cycle, a first operation in which a first image signal is read out from the image sensor and processed by the image processor, and selectively performing a second operation in which a second image signal is read out from the image sensor and stored in the storage or a third operation in which the stored second image signal is read out from the storage and processed by the image processor.

Abstract: This invention provides an imaging apparatus comprising a storage storing correction values, a correction circuit which corrects captured image data based on the correction values, a first memory and a second memory, a transferring circuit which transfers the correction values in the storage to the correction circuit, a write circuit which writes the transferred correction values to either the first memory or the second memory, and a controller which controls, in a case where a transfer time of the correction values is longer than a time for image capture processing of one frame, so that, over an image capturing period of a plurality of frames, the write circuit writes new correction values to one of the first and second memory and the correction circuit corrects the captured image data using the current correction values in the other memory.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus comprises an image sensor and a control circuit that controls operations of the image sensor. The control circuit, in a case where a still image shooting instruction is input during moving image shooting that uses the image sensor, performs a first shot of still image shooting using the image sensor upon a time determined in advance elapsing from input of the shooting instruction, and, in a case where the shooting instruction is continuously input, controls the image sensor to perform still image shooting of a second shot onward during a blanking time period of the moving image shooting.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises a first generation circuit that generates a first synchronization signal with a predetermined cycle, a second generation circuit that generates a second synchronization signal for controlling timings for driving an image sensor including timings for repeatedly reading out image signals from the image sensor, a control circuit that controls the second generation circuit in accordance with a driving method of the image sensor, a selector that selects the first synchronization signal or the second synchronization signal in accordance with the driving method of the image sensor and outputs the selected synchronization signal, and a display panel that updates and displays image signals which are repeatedly read out from the image sensor at timings based on the synchronization signal selected by the selector.

Abstract: A control apparatus comprises a generation unit that generates a first synchronization signal and a second synchronization signal; and a control unit that controls the generation unit. The control unit controls the generation unit such that the first synchronization signal used to repeatedly readout a first image signal to be sequentially displayed on a display and the second synchronization signal used to display the first image signal on the display are output with a predetermined time difference. In a case where a second image signal is read out at a timing corresponding to a shooting instruction between readouts of the first image signals, the first and second synchronization signals are output with the predetermined time difference before and after the readouts of the second image signal.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that is capable of reducing deviation of cycles of modules having independent clock supply sources. A processor controls a first module to operate in synchronization with a first synchronizing signal supplied from a first timing controller, controls a second module to operate in synchronization with a second synchronizing signal supplied from a second timing controller, measures times of supplying the synchronizing signals to the modules, calculates a time difference between the times when the first timing controller is switched to a second mode where the first synchronizing signal is supplied to the first module based on a setting period after synchronizing the synchronizing signals in a first mode where the first synchronizing signal is supplied to the first module in synchronization with the second synchronizing signal, and changes the setting period when the time difference is more than a threshold.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises a pixel unit, a driver that drives the pixel unit, a memory that stores image data output from the pixel unit, and at least one image processor that performs a first operation which uses a first image data and a second operation for obtaining an image using the image data, and a controller that controls transfer of the image data to the memory and the image processor. The controller controls so that after the first image data is transferred to the image processor, second image data of the image data is transferred to the image processor, and the driver drives the pixel unit so as to output the image data in a predetermined order which is different from an order of transferring the first image data and the second image data to the image processor.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus comprises an image sensor and a control circuit that controls operations of the image sensor. The control circuit, in a case where a still image shooting instruction is input during moving image shooting that uses the image sensor, performs a first shot of still image shooting using the image sensor upon a time determined in advance elapsing from input of the shooting instruction, and, in a case where the shooting instruction is continuously input, controls the image sensor to perform still image shooting of a second shot onward during a blanking time period of the moving image shooting.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that is capable of reducing deviation of cycles of modules having independent clock supply sources. A processor controls a first module to operate in synchronization with a first synchronizing signal supplied from a first timing controller, controls a second module to operate in synchronization with a second synchronizing signal supplied from a second timing controller, measures times of supplying the synchronizing signals to the modules, calculates a time difference between the times when the first timing controller is switched to a second mode where the first synchronizing signal is supplied to the first module based on a setting period after synchronizing the synchronizing signals in a first mode where the first synchronizing signal is supplied to the first module in synchronization with the second synchronizing signal, and changes the setting period when the time difference is more than a threshold.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprises a pixel unit, a driver that drives the pixel unit, a memory that stores image data output from the pixel unit, and at least one image processor that performs a first operation which uses a first image data and a second operation for obtaining an image using the image data, and a controller that controls transfer of the image data to the memory and the image processor. The controller controls so that after the first image data is transferred to the image processor, second image data of the image data is transferred to the image processor, and the driver drives the pixel unit so as to output the image data in a predetermined order which is different from an order of transferring the first image data and the second image data to the image processor.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes an imaging element, first and second setting units, and a reading unit. The imaging element includes a plurality of pixels configured to have a plurality of photoelectric conversion units for one micro lens. The first setting unit sets a first region and a second region. The second setting unit sets a distance measurement region. The reading unit performs different readout operations in the first region and the second region. At the time of capturing images in a plurality of frames, when the second setting unit sets the same distance measurement region in the images in the plurality of frames, the first setting unit changes the position of the first region in the distance measurement region between the images in the plurality of frames at random or periodically.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging device, a readout unit, and a correction unit. The readout unit performs a first reading operation of reading out a first signal corresponding to accumulated electric charge on a pixel included in a first area of the imaging device, and performs a second reading operation of reading out a second signal corresponding to accumulated electric charge on a pixel included in a second area different from the first area. The correction unit corrects image signals based on signals obtained from the first and second areas by use of neighboring image signals obtained from neighboring pixels located near a pixel targeted for the correction process, and coefficients corresponding respectively to the neighboring pixels. The correction unit sets a coefficient corresponding to each of the neighboring pixels in accordance with the first or second reading operation executed on a neighboring pixel of the neighboring pixels.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes an imaging element, first and second setting units, and a reading unit. The imaging element includes a plurality of pixels configured to have a plurality of photoelectric conversion units for one micro lens. The first setting unit sets a first region and a second region. The second setting unit sets a distance measurement region. The reading unit performs different readout operations in the first region and the second region. At the time of capturing images in a plurality of frames, when the second setting unit sets the same distance measurement region in the images in the plurality of frames, the first setting unit changes the position of the first region in the distance measurement region between the images in the plurality of frames at random or periodically.