Abstract: An image capturing element provided in an image capturing apparatus has an AD conversion circuit unit configured to perform AD conversion of a pixel signal by comparing the pixel signal, which is output from among a plurality of pixels, with a slope voltage for which the electric potential changes with time. A synchronous control unit selects a first mode or a second mode according to a drive mode related to the image capturing element. In the first mode, AD conversion of the pixel signal is performed by selecting one slope voltage from a plurality of slope voltages, then comparing the selected slope voltage with the pixel signal, and in a second mode, AD conversion of the pixel signal is performed by comparing a pre-determined slope voltage with the pixel signal.

Abstract: A glass panel unit manufacturing method includes a punching step and a pillar mounting step. In the punching step, a punch punches at least one of a plurality of portions from a base material of a sheet to form at least one pillar. Each of the plurality of portions is surrounded by a corresponding one of a plurality of loop-shaped grooves in the base material. In the pillar mounting step, the at least one pillar is mounted on a surface of a first substrate including a glass pane.

Abstract: A glass panel unit manufacturing method includes a punching step and a pillar mounting step. In the punching step, a punch punches at least one of a plurality of portions from a base material of a sheet to form at least one pillar. Each of the plurality of portions is surrounded by a corresponding one of a plurality of loop-shaped grooves in the base material. In the pillar mounting step, the at least one pillar is mounted on a surface of a first substrate including a glass pane.

Abstract: A glass panel unit manufacturing method includes a punching step and a pillar mounting step. In the punching step, a punch punches at least one of a plurality of portions from a base material of a sheet to form at least one pillar. Each of the plurality of portions is surrounded by a corresponding one of a plurality of loop-shaped grooves in the base material. In the pillar mounting step, the at least one pillar is mounted on a surface of a first substrate including a glass pane.

Abstract: A glass panel unit manufacturing method includes a punching step and a pillar mounting step. In the punching step, a punch punches at least one of a plurality of portions from a base material of a sheet to form at least one pillar. Each of the plurality of portions is surrounded by a corresponding one of a plurality of loop-shaped grooves in the base material. In the pillar mounting step, the at least one pillar is mounted on a surface of a first substrate including a glass pane.

Abstract: A frame memory and a computing processing unit are provided within an image pickup device having a first semiconductor substrate and a second semiconductor substrate mutually stacked and electrically directly connected, and digital image data having undergone resize processing are output from the image pickup device.

Abstract: A frame memory and a computing processing unit are provided within an image pickup device having a first semiconductor substrate and a second semiconductor substrate mutually stacked and electrically directly connected, and digital image data having undergone resize processing are output from the image pickup device.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor in which a plurality of pixels are arrayed two-dimensionally, a driving unit that bends the image sensor, and a control unit that controls the driving unit to bend the image sensor at a predetermined curvature. The control unit controls the driving unit so that stress acting on the image sensor in the case where an image capture operation is not carried out is lower than stress acting on the image sensor in the case where an image capture operation is carried out.

Abstract: An image pickup element generates an AF evaluation value to be used for image-pickup in accordance with an image signal corresponding to a voltage signal obtained from a first pixel group among a plurality of pixels. The image pickup element further outputs an image signal corresponding to a voltage signal obtained from a second pixel group among the plurality of pixels as a live-view display signal for image display. In accordance with the AF evaluation value, a control unit controls a mechanical optical unit having a focus lens and performs live-view display on an image display unit in accordance with the live-view display signal.

Abstract: Evaluation values relating to image capture are detected from at least two out of a plurality of images having different exposure amounts, which are used to generate a composite image. From a plurality of detected evaluation values relating to image capture, an evaluation value relating to image capture used to control an operation of an image capture apparatus is selected under a predetermined operation, thereby improving the detection accuracy of evaluation values relating to image capture in an HDR moving image capture operation.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor in which a plurality of pixels are arrayed two-dimensionally, a driving unit that bends the image sensor, and a control unit that controls the driving unit to bend the image sensor at a predetermined curvature. The control unit controls the driving unit so that stress acting on the image sensor in the case where an image capture operation is not carried out is lower than stress acting on the image sensor in the case where an image capture operation is carried out.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus sequentially obtains images obtained by image capturing of a subject and detects the angle of view of each obtained image at the time of image capturing. The apparatus sequentially selects a plurality of images, of the obtained images, which are used to generate one frame. The apparatus combines the selected images to generate a moving image including an obtained composite image as a frame. If the selected images differ in angle of view at the time of image capturing, the apparatus changes all the selected images into images having the same angle of view and the same number of pixels by adjusting angles of view of selected images which differ in angle of view from one reference image of the selected images, and combines the images.

Abstract: Evaluation values relating to image capture are detected from at least two out of a plurality of images having different exposure amounts, which are used to generate a composite image. From a plurality of detected evaluation values relating to image capture, an evaluation value relating to image capture used to control an operation of an image capture apparatus is selected under a predetermined operation, thereby improving the detection accuracy of evaluation values relating to image capture in an HDR moving image capture operation.

Abstract: An image pickup element generates an AF evaluation value to be used for image-pickup in accordance with an image signal corresponding to a voltage signal obtained from a first pixel group among a plurality of pixels. The image pickup element further outputs an image signal corresponding to a voltage signal obtained from a second pixel group among the plurality of pixels as a live-view display signal for image display. In accordance with the AF evaluation value, a control unit controls a mechanical optical unit having a focus lens and performs live-view display on an image display unit in accordance with the live-view display signal.

Abstract: An image sensing apparatus comprises an image sensor configured to convert an optical image of a subject into image signals by photoelectric conversion. The image sensing apparatus acquires information for estimating a magnitude of a dark current in the image sensor, and, on the basis of the acquired information, selects any one of vertical linear noise correction processing, black subtraction processing, and normal readout processing in which neither the vertical linear noise correction processing or the black subtraction processing is carried out. Then, the image sensing apparatus carries out the vertical linear noise correction processing to correct a vertical linear noise in an image if the vertical linear noise correction processing is selected, or the black subtraction processing to correct a vertical linear noise and a fixed pattern noise in an image if the black subtraction processing is selected.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus sequentially obtains images obtained by image capturing of a subject and detects the angle of view of each obtained image at the time of image capturing. The apparatus sequentially selects a plurality of images, of the obtained images, which are used to generate one frame. The apparatus combines the selected images to generate a moving image including an obtained composite image as a frame. If the selected images differ in angle of view at the time of image capturing, the apparatus changes all the selected images into images having the same angle of view and the same number of pixels by adjusting angles of view of selected images which differ in angle of view from one reference image of the selected images, and combines the images.

Abstract: The voltage application probe and the voltage measurement probe are connected to the voltage application pad and the voltage measurement pad of the semiconductor device. The voltage application pad and the voltage measurement pad are connected by the conductor, measuring the voltage applied to the voltage application pad through the voltage measurement probe. The voltage compensation circuit in the voltage development device operates to make the voltage applied to the voltage application pad equal to the set voltage for the voltage development device. Even when the resistance between the voltage application probe and the voltage application pad increases, the accurate setting voltage is applied to the voltage application pad.

Abstract: The voltage application probe and the voltage measurement probe are connected to the voltage application pad and the voltage measurement pad of the semiconductor device. The voltage application pad and the voltage measurement pad are connected by the conductor, measuring the voltage applied to the voltage application pad through the voltage measurement probe. The voltage compensation circuit in the voltage development device operates to make the voltage applied to the voltage application pad equal to the set voltage for the voltage development device. Even when the resistance between the voltage application probe and the voltage application pad increases, the accurate setting voltage is applied to the voltage application pad.

Abstract: An image sensing apparatus comprises an image sensor configured to convert an optical image of a subject into image signals by photoelectric conversion. The image sensing apparatus acquires information for estimating a magnitude of a dark current in the image sensor, and, on the basis of the acquired information, selects any one of vertical linear noise correction processing, black subtraction processing, and normal readout processing in which neither the vertical linear noise correction processing or the black subtraction processing is carried out. Then, the image sensing apparatus carries out the vertical linear noise correction processing to correct a vertical linear noise in an image if the vertical linear noise correction processing is selected, or the black subtraction processing to correct a vertical linear noise and a fixed pattern noise in an image if the black subtraction processing is selected.

Abstract: The voltage application probe and the voltage measurement probe are connected to the voltage application pad and the voltage measurement pad of the semiconductor device. The voltage application pad and the voltage measurement pad are connected by the conductor, measuring the voltage applied to the voltage application pad through the voltage measurement probe. The voltage compensation circuit in the voltage development device operates to make the voltage applied to the voltage application pad equal to the set voltage for the voltage development device. Even when the resistance between the voltage application probe and the voltage application pad increases, the accurate setting voltage is applied to the voltage application pad.