Abstract: A camera body includes an infrared LED that applies infrared light toward a face of a user that is a subject, and an infrared detection camera. The camera body determines a first irradiation amount of the infrared LED and a second exposure condition of the infrared detection camera in accordance with an LED OFF image acquired by capturing an image of the subject in a first exposure condition used by the infrared detection camera without the infrared light applied toward the subject, acquires the LED OFF image and acquires an image (LED ON image) of the subject irradiated with a first irradiation amount in image capture in a second exposure condition used by the infrared detection camera, and detect a face direction of the subject by using a difference image between these images.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus that eliminates manual change of an image pickup direction during an image pickup operation. The image pickup apparatus is worn on a body part of a user other than a head and includes an image pickup unit that obtains a wide-angle image, a memory device that stores instructions, and a processor that executes the instructions to: detect a visual-line direction of the user, set an observation direction of the image pickup unit to be parallel to the visual-line direction, obtain an image extraction position from the wide-angle image, detect an object in the observation direction from the wide-angle image in picking up an image of the object, detect an object distance from the image pickup unit to the object, correct the image extraction position according to the visual-line direction and the object distance, and output and record a corrected image extraction position to a memory.

Abstract: An imaging device includes an object detection unit configured to detect an object from an image acquired from an imaging unit and a control unit configured to control an automated imaging process of the imaging unit on the basis of a result of detecting the object. The control unit has a first automated imaging mode in which the automated imaging process is performed using a focal length in a range of a prescribed value or more and a second automated imaging mode in which the automated imaging process is performed by limiting the focal length to less than the prescribed value.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a detection unit configured to detect an object region from an image, a first processing unit configured to perform first image processing on the object region, a second processing unit configured to perform second image processing on a region other than the object region, a first determination unit configured to determine, in the object region, a first referential region to undergo the first image processing and having a size approximating the object region; and a second determination unit configured to determine a second referential region having a size approximating the object region and different from the size of the first referential region, in order to determine the region to undergo the second image processing.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a detection unit configured to detect an object region from an image, a first processing unit configured to perform first image processing on the object region, a second processing unit configured to perform second image processing on a region other than the object region, a first determination unit configured to determine, in the object region, a first referential region to undergo the first image processing and having a size approximating the object region; and a second determination unit configured to determine a second referential region having a size approximating the object region and different from the size of the first referential region, in order to determine the region to undergo the second image processing.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus capable of displaying a live view image high in visibility on a high-luminance side. An image capturing section converts light from an object to image signals. An image processor performs image processing on image data formed by the image signals. An operation section receives an instruction for setting a live view mode for realizing a live view function. When an OVF simulation mode is set which is different from a recording live view mode for displaying image data subjected to the image processing on the image display section based on user's photographing settings, photographing is performed under an exposure condition darker than a proper exposure, gradation conversion for compensating for a difference in exposure condition from the proper exposure is performed, and display luminance is controlled to be brighter than display luminance in the recording live view mode.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus that eliminate manual change of an image pickup direction during picking up an image and can easily obtain an image that records experience while focusing attention on the experience. An image pickup unit picks up a wide-angle image. A face direction detection unit detects a direction of a face of a user. A user movement detection unit detects a movement of the user. A processor executes a set of instructions stored in a memory device to detect a vertical movement and/or a horizontal movement of the face based on an output of the face direction detection unit, determine a position and/or a size of an extraction image extracted from the wide-angle image based on the direction and movements of the face and the movement of the user, and extract the extraction image from the wide angle image with the position and/or the size determined.

Abstract: A camera body includes an infrared LED that applies infrared light toward a face of a user that is a subject, and an infrared detection camera. The camera body determines a first irradiation amount of the infrared LED and a second exposure condition of the infrared detection camera in accordance with an LED OFF image acquired by capturing an image of the subject in a first exposure condition used by the infrared detection camera without the infrared light applied toward the subject, acquires the LED OFF image and acquires an image (LED ON image) of the subject irradiated with a first irradiation amount in image capture in a second exposure condition used by the infrared detection camera, and detect a face direction of the subject by using a difference image between these images.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus capable of displaying a live view image high in visibility on a high-luminance side. An image capturing section converts light from an object to image signals. An image processor performs image processing on image data formed by the image signals. An operation section receives an instruction for setting a live view mode for realizing a live view function. When an OVF simulation mode is set which is different from a recording live view mode for displaying image data subjected to the image processing on the image display section based on user's photographing settings, photographing is performed under an exposure condition darker than a proper exposure, gradation conversion for compensating for a difference in exposure condition from the proper exposure is performed, and display luminance is controlled to be brighter than display luminance in the recording live view mode.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a detection unit configured to detect an object region from an image, a first processing unit configured to perform first image processing on the object region, a second processing unit configured to perform second image processing on a region other than the object region, a first determination unit configured to determine, in the object region, a first referential region to undergo the first image processing and having a size approximating the object region; and a second determination unit configured to determine a second referential region having a size approximating the object region and different from the size of the first referential region, in order to determine the region to undergo the second image processing.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus provided with an image capturing unit that captures a first image, a scene discrimination unit that discriminates a scene of an object a candidate generation unit that generates a shooting setting candidate, based on a result of the discrimination, an image generation unit that generates, based on the shooting setting candidate, an image reflecting an effect obtained by the shooting setting candidate, and a display device. The candidate generation unit performs at least one of a first operation for generating a plurality of shooting setting candidates in which a predetermined parameter is separated by greater than a threshold value and a second operation for generating at least one shooting setting candidate based on the result of the discrimination, and the display device preferentially displays the shooting setting candidates generated by the first operation.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus provided with an image capturing unit that captures a first image, a scene discrimination unit that discriminates a scene of an object a candidate generation unit that generates a shooting setting candidate, based on a result of the discrimination, an image generation unit that generates, based on the shooting setting candidate, an image reflecting an effect obtained by the shooting setting candidate, and a display device. The candidate generation unit performs at least one of a first operation for generating a plurality of shooting setting candidates in which a predetermined parameter is separated by greater than a threshold value and a second operation for generating at least one shooting setting candidate based on the result of the discrimination, and the display device preferentially displays the shooting setting candidates generated by the first operation.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus configured to perform white balance correction on an image captured with flash emission includes an object region specifying unit configured to specify an object region irradiated with flash by the flash emission, a first white balance coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate a first white balance coefficient based on a light amount of flash for the object region specified by the object region specifying unit and a light amount of external light, an object distance calculation unit configured to calculate an object distance when imaging with the flash emission includes underwater photography, and a second white balance coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate a second white balance coefficient from the first white balance coefficient and the object distance calculated by the object distance calculation unit when the object distance calculated by the object distance calculation unit is equal to or less than a predetermined distance.

Abstract: A wire harness includes a wire bundle and a sheathing member covering the wire bundle and configured from a nonwoven member that has been hot-pressed. The sheathing member includes a plurality of path regulators along each of an extension direction and a circumference direction of the wire bundle, the path regulators being capable of regulating a path of a long member to be arranged along a surface of the sheathing member.

Abstract: A wire harness includes a wire bundle, an elongated object, and a covering member. The covering member is made of a single sheet-shaped nonwoven member and covers the wire bundle and the elongated object. The covering member includes a first portion that is wound around the wire bundle and is hot-pressed, and a second portion that is continuous with the first portion and that covers the elongated object on the first portion.

Abstract: A method for producing a wire harness includes hot pressing a first portion including an edge portion of a nonwoven material, and curing the first portion of the nonwoven material, and thereafter partially overlapping the first portion and a second portion that is softer than the first portion and is the portion of the nonwoven material other than the first portion, so that a wire bundle is covered by the first portion and the second portion.

Abstract: An object is to achieve excellent wear resistance in a case where a flexible portion is partially formed in a protection member formed by hot-pressing a nonwoven fabric. A wire harness has a wire harness main body including at least one electric wire and a protection member. The protection member includes a path regulating portion formed by hot-pressing a nonwoven member in a state of covering at least a portion of the wire harness main body, and a bendable portion formed by covering the wire harness main body with the nonwoven member, adjacent to the path regulating portion along an extending direction of the wire harness main body, the bendable portion being more readily bent than the path regulating portion and being more depressed than the path regulating portion.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus and a control method capable of obtaining an image with a wide dynamic range, without using a special image sensor. An amount of dynamic range enhancement for lessening an amount of blown-out highlights of an image is determined based on the amount of blown-out highlights. An image with enhanced dynamic range is then obtained, by performing image capture at a sensitivity that has been lessened based on the amount of dynamic range enhancement, and correcting a drop in brightness of the captured image due to the lessened sensitivity.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus divides image data captured while a flash light is not emitted into a plurality of areas, calculates color evaluation value for each of the divided areas. The apparatus divides image data captured while the flash light is emitted into a plurality of areas and to calculate color evaluation value for each of the divided areas. The apparatus determines a movement for each of the plurality of areas in accordance with the calculated color evaluation value and the calculated color evaluation value. The apparatus performs white balance processing into image data in accordance with the determined movement.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus determines a scene of a captured image, and, depending on the scene determination result, performs image capture with an expanded dynamic range, or performs a dynamic range contraction process based on the captured image. In the case of executing the dynamic range expansion process, the image capturing apparatus performs image capture at a decreased ISO speed, and performs tone correction for compensating the decrease in ISO speed with respect to the captured image. The image capturing apparatus is thereby capable of performing image capture with a dynamic range that takes into consideration the subject and the scene.