Abstract: According to the present invention, the first and second phase difference pixels are arranged on the pixel lines in the first direction in the color image that is thinned during imaging of a moving image including that for live view display. Therefore, even during moving image taking, phase difference AF can be accurately performed. Furthermore, the pixel values at the pixel positions of the first and second phase difference pixels in the thinned color image can be accurately acquired on the basis of the pixel values of the surrounding pixels. Accordingly, reduction in the image quality of the taken image (still image or moving image) due to the phase difference pixels can be prevented or alleviated. Furthermore, the pixel values can be accurately acquired on the basis of the pixel values of the surrounding pixels during simultaneous processing.

Abstract: According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, with an optical material compound including an episulfide compound represented by formula (1) and an episulfide compound represented by formula (2), it is possible to stably and inexpensively store the episulfide compound represented by formula (2) and also provide an optical material having excellent light resistance (in formula (1), m represents an integer from 0 to 4, and n represents an integer from 0 to 2) (in formula (2), m represents an integer from 0 to 4, and n represents an integer from 0 to 2).

Abstract: It is intended to provide an imaging apparatus and a focus control method that can prevent AF speed reduction even at the occurrence of a flicker. A system control unit 11 of a digital camera having a solid-state imaging device 5 that shoots a subject via an imaging lens 1 including a focus lens selectively performs one of a first focus control for controlling the focus lens so as to move it to a focus position by a phase difference AF method and a second focus control for controlling the focus lens so as to move it to a focus position by a contrast AF method. The system control unit 11 selects and performs the first focus control in a state that a flicker detection unit 12 has detected a flicker.

Abstract: It is intended to provide an imaging apparatus that enables proper exposure of phase difference detection pixels and thereby makes it possible to perform phase difference autofocusing with high accuracy. A system control unit 11 selects phase difference detection pixels from phase difference detection pixels 51R and 51L existing in a selected phase difference detection area 52 according to a position of the selected phase difference detection area 52 in a row direction X, and determines exposure conditions based on output signals of the selected phase difference detection pixels. A defocus amount calculation unit 19 calculates a defocus amount using output signals of the phase difference detection pixels 51R and 51L existing in the selected phase difference detection area 52 that are part of a shot image signal produced by shooting that is performed by an imaging device 5 under the exposure conditions determined by the exposure determining unit 11.

Abstract: A stereoscopic imaging apparatus comprising a single photographic optical system; an image sensor, on which subject images that have passed through different first and second areas in a predetermined direction, respectively, are formed after being pupil-split, photoelectrically converting the subject images that have passed through the first and second areas, respectively, to output a first image and a second image; a diaphragm restricting a light flux incident on the image sensor; a subject information acquiring device acquiring distance information of a subject within a photographic angle of view or a device acquiring an amount of parallax of the subject; and a diaphragm control device controlling an F-number of the diaphragm so that a parallax between the first image and the second image is in a predetermined range based on the acquired distance information of the subject or the acquired amount of parallax of the subject.

Abstract: The image acquisition section acquires a first image and a second image output from an image pick-up device. A parallax computation section computes parallax indicating the amount of displacement between each of the pixels in the first image and corresponding pixels in the second image acquired by the image acquisition section. The generation section generates a first display image based on a third image output from the image pick-up device, and generates a second display image for use in focus verification based on the first and second images acquired by the image acquisition section. The change section changes the resolution of at least the second display image from out of the first display image and the second display image generated by the generation section according to the parallax computed by the parallax computation section.

Abstract: A printing device has a liquid droplet ejection head that ejects liquid droplets; a conveyance unit that conveys recording paper; a platen that is disposed opposite the liquid droplet ejection head and has a plurality of suction holes arrayed in the conveyance direction in which the conveyance unit conveys the recording paper and a lateral direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction; a suction mechanism unit that suctions the recording paper through the suction holes in the platen; and an opening/closing mechanism that opens or closes at least part of the plural suction holes.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing electrophoresis particles having base particles exposing first functional groups on surfaces and block copolymers bonded to the base particles, the method including: obtaining the plurality of block copolymers in which dispersion portions formed by polymerizing monomers including side chains contributing to dispersibility in a dispersion medium and bonding portions formed by polymerizing second monomers including second functional groups having reactivity with the first functional group are bonded, by living polymerization; and bonding the bonding portions to the base particles by reacting the first functional groups and the second functional groups so that the block copolymers are bonded to the base particles.

Abstract: A resin-bonded body of a fuel injection apparatus includes a first resin material and a second resin material, which are bonded together and have different properties, respectively. The resin-bonded body has a fuel seal portion to limit leakage of fuel from a boundary surface between the first resin material and the second resin material to an outside. The fuel seal portion is formed in a portion of the boundary surface and is surface-modified to increase hydrophilicity of the fuel seal portion.

Abstract: An image processing device includes an image generation device, a first display device and a second display device, and a display control device, wherein the image generation device generates the first display image and the second display image such that the first display image and the second display image are different in at least any one of decimation ratio, enlargement ratio and reduction ratio of the first display image and the second display image, and the image generation device makes the first display device and the second display device different in at least any one of pixels that are of the first pixel group and the second pixel group and that are used in the generation of the second display image, the enlargement ratio and the reduction ratio of the second display image, and a pixel region in which the second display image is displayed.

Abstract: It is intended to provide an imaging apparatus capable of selecting a contrast AF method immediately if a subject is judged not suitable for a phase difference AF method, as well as its focus control method. In an imaging apparatus which switches between a focus control by a phase difference AF method and focus control by a contrast AF method, whether to perform a focus control according to the phase difference AF method is determined according to a color of an image taken in an AF area selected from plural AF areas 52 that are set in a photodetecting surface 50.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus, includes: an image capturing element configured to capture an image of a subject; and a focusing control unit configured to perform a focusing control by a phase difference AF method using detection signals of first signal detection units and second signal detection units; a matching degree generation unit configured to generate a first matching degree which corresponds to a matching degree of two images captured by a first pair using the detection signals of the respective signal detection units of the first pair, and a second matching degree which corresponds to a matching degree of two images captured by a second pair using the detection signals of the respective signal detection units of the second pair; and a credibility determination unit configured to determine credibility of the focusing control by the phase difference AF method based on the first matching degree and the second matching degree.

Abstract: An imaging device to which an imaging optical system is attachable, includes a correction data generating unit that generates correction data to correct a sensitivity difference of first phase difference detecting pixel cells and second phase difference detecting pixel cells; and a signal correcting unit that corrects at least one of an output signal of the first phase difference detecting pixel cells and an output signal of the second phase difference detecting pixel cells in accordance with the correction data, in which the correction data generating unit calculates two ratios to generate the correction data based on the two ratios.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing device, includes: an expansion amount decision section that, for each target pixel for image processing in a first image and a second image, decides on an expansion amount of parallax according to parallax; a coefficient decision section that, for each target pixel for image processing in the first image and the second image, decides on a parallax conversion coefficient for converting the parallax into expanded parallax based on the expansion amount decided by the expansion amount decision section; an image processing section that performs processing on the target pixels to expand parallax based on the parallax conversion coefficient decided by the coefficient decision section; a generation section that generates a first display image based on an image signal, and generates a second display image for use in focus verification based on the first image and the second image.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a sulfur-containing epoxy compound producing no scum-like insoluble matter. According to the present invention, a sulfur-containing halohydrin compound is dripped into and reacted with a mixed solvent containing an organic solvent and a basic compound to provide the method for producing the sulfur-containing epoxy compound. According to aspects of the present invention, the organic solvent is at least one type of compound selected from toluene and benzene, the basic compound is at least one type of compound selected from sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide, and the reaction temperature is between ?5° C. and 30° C.

Abstract: An electronic component mounting structure includes a first land, a second land making a pair with the first land, an electronic component having a chip shape and including a first electrode connected to the first land and a second electrode connected to the second land, a first wiring pattern connected to the first land, and a second wiring pattern connected to the second land and including a first partial pattern overlapping a portion of a body of the electronic component in planar view, the portion being not covered with the pair of electrodes, a second partial pattern formed integral with the first partial pattern and overlapping the first electrode of the electronic component in planar view, and a third partial pattern formed integral with the second partial pattern and parallel to the first wiring pattern.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging apparatus that is convenient for use with a combination of an optical finder and an electronic finder and is capable of minimizing manufacturing costs while preventing visibility in the finder from being lowered. In the EVF mode, a control unit 32 of a digital camera 10 moves members 18b, 18c, and 18d of an objective optical system 18 toward the subject along an optical axis L, and inserts a display unit 19 to a position of an imaging plane 21 with a distance between the member 18d and the imaging plane 21 secured to be long. In the OVF mode, the control unit 32 fixes the objective optical system 18 at a position determined in advance, and retracts the display unit 19 from a gap between the objective optical system 18 and an eyepiece optical system 20.

Abstract: According to the present invention, since a color image for a moving image including that for live view display includes image data on pixel lines including first and second phase difference pixels, phase difference AF can be accurately performed during the moving image taking. A color image for the moving image includes not only the image data on the pixel lines including the first and second phase difference pixels, but also image data on pixel lines that do not include the first and second phase difference pixels and only include normal pixels. Accordingly, the image quality of the color image for the moving image is improved, an image interpolation process can be accurately performed, and reduction in image quality of a taken image (still image and moving image) through the phase difference pixels can be prevented or alleviated.

Abstract: The carriage of a line printer has a head unit that supports a printhead, and a carriage frame that supports the head unit movably up and down. When moving the carriage from a standby position to an opposing position, the carriage is moved while the head unit is held at a up position where the gap to the platen unit is a first distance. The head unit is then lowered at the standby position from the up position to a down position where the platen gap is a second distance that is shorter than the first distance.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention thinning-reads pixel signals from the multiple pixels according to a thinning pattern from an image pickup element, or extracts pixel signals from the multiple pixels according to the thinning pattern from a color image that is read from the image pickup element and corresponds to the color filter array, and acquires a thinned color image. Then, moving image data is generated on the basis of the thinned color image. Adoption of the thinned color image as a target image to be subjected to moving image processing can facilitate reduction in processing time per frame, and prevent the frame rate from decreasing. Furthermore, thinning-reading pixels from the image pickup element can facilitate reduction in time of reading an image from the image pickup element.