Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing method includes storing, in a frame memory, first and second images of continuously taken N (however, N is not less than 2) images, cutting an image as an image for correction from a plurality of reference areas of the first and second images stored in the frame memory, calculating such a hand shake correction amount that the first image and the second image overlap with high accuracy with the use of a plurality of images for correction of the first and second images and correcting the first image with the calculated hand shake correction amount, overwriting the corrected first image in the first image stored in the frame memory, composing the corrected first image and the second image to obtain a composite image, and overwriting the composited the composite image in the second image stored in the frame memory.

Abstract: An optical module comprises an apodizer includes a black resin layer having a concavity the diameter of which gradually changes in a direction light passes through the apodizer, and, provided in the concavity, a transparent resin layer having the same refractive index as the black resin layer, the black resin layer and the transparent resin layer having a total thickness of 0.001 to 0.10 mm, an input lens opposed to the black resin layer of the apodizer and an output lens opposed to the transparent resin layer of the apodizer.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, in a first imaging mode, an imaging mode control unit allows a second imaging optical system to function in an optical path between an imaging unit and a first imaging optical system and stops focus adjustment. In a second imaging mode, the imaging mode control unit stops the function of the second imaging optical system and allows the focus adjustment to be performed. The first imaging optical system takes in a light from an object to the imaging unit. The second imaging optical system forms an image piece in each pixel block.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a camera module includes a plurality of sub-camera modules. The sub-camera modules include imaging elements and imaging lenses. At least two of the sub-camera modules include the imaging lenses, subject distances of which when best-focused are set different from each other.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, in a solid-state imaging device having color pixels in which color filters are arranged for respective pixels, two blocks of two pixels in the row direction×two pixels in the column direction of an X1 color are arranged on one diagonal line, and a block of two pixels in the row direction×two pixels in the column direction of one of an X2 color and an X3 color and a block of two pixels of the other color and two pixels of an X4 color arranged diagonally are arranged on the other diagonal line, and magnitudes of wavelengths satisfy the following relationship: X3 color<X1 color<X4 color<X2 color.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device having color pixels in which color filters are arranged for respective pixels, wherein in a color filter array in which two blocks of two pixels in a row direction×two pixels in a column direction of an X1 color are arranged on one diagonal line, and a block of two pixels in the row direction×two pixels in the column direction of an X2 color and a block of two pixels in the row direction×two pixels in the column direction of an X3 color are arranged on the other diagonal line, the pixels are shifted by one pixel in the column direction alternately in the row direction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a camera module includes an image sensor, a main lens system and a sublens group. The sublens group is provided in an optical path between the main lens system and the image sensor. The sublens group forms an image piece for every pixel block. The image piece corresponds to a part of a subject image. The sublens group is integrated with a support structure. The support structure serves to support the sublens group above the image sensor.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes an imaging processing circuit and a focus drive control section. The imaging processing circuit includes a luminance information generating section and a disparity amount calculating section. The luminance information generating section generates first luminance information from a first image signal. The disparity amount calculating section calculates a disparity amount based on the first luminance information and second luminance information. The second luminance information is contained in a second image signal. The focus drive control section controls the focus drive in accordance with a subject distance obtained using the disparity amount.

Abstract: An image processing device of an example of the invention comprises a section which acquires a gain value obtained by an automatic white balance process executed on image data to be processed, a section which, based on the gain value, determines a correction color matrix coefficient having a property of correcting a change in an appearance caused by a color temperature corresponding to the gain value, and a section which, based on the correction color matrix coefficient, performs a color adjustment on the image data obtained by the automatic white balance process.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a first image sensor, a second image sensor, and an image pickup processing circuit. The first image sensor is configured to output a first image signal according to an intensity distribution of each of color lights from an object. The second image sensor is configured to output a second image signal according to a luminance distribution of the light from the object. The image pickup processing circuit includes an image synthesizer. The image synthesizer is configured to synthesize color information included in the first image signal and luminance information included in the second image signal.

Abstract: According to the embodiment, a camera module has a variable aperture unit and a control driver. In the variable aperture unit, switching is made between transmitting and blocking of the light incident from the imaging lens for each region. In the variable aperture unit, at least one of an area and a position of the transmissive region for transmitting light can be changed. The control driver can adjust the imaging timing of the image sensor in response to at least one of the area and the position of the transmissive region.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing device includes a shading correcting unit, a distortion correcting unit, a lens-characteristic estimating unit, and a resolution restoring unit. The shading correcting unit, the distortion correcting unit, the lens-characteristic estimating unit, the resolution restoring unit carry out signal processing for each of image data obtained by a plurality of sub-camera modules.

Abstract: According to embodiments, a solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixel cells. The plurality of pixel cells includes a first green pixel cell and a second green pixel cell. The first green pixel cell detects first green light of a first wavelength region. The second green pixel cell detects second green light of a second wavelength region. The second wavelength region includes the first wavelength region. A half-value width of a function representing a spectral sensitivity characteristic of the second green pixel cell is larger than a half-value width of a function representing a spectral sensitivity characteristic of the first green pixel cell.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing method includes at least one of an alignment adjustment and a resolution reconstruction in image processing on an object image. The object image is imaged by an imaging optical system including a fisheye lens. In the alignment adjustment, a coordinate transformation on the object image is performed. The coordinate transformation includes a correction of displacement in the object image caused by an individual difference of the fisheye lens. The resolution reconstruction is performed on the object image based on lens characteristics of the fisheye lens.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an image capturing unit and a timing adjustment unit. The image capturing unit captures a first image and a second image. The timing adjustment unit adjusts the frame timing of the first image and the frame timing of the second image captured to the image capturing unit. The timing adjustment unit makes an adjustment for delaying the frame timing of the second image to the frame timing of the first image possible.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array and an infrared light eliminating portion. The pixel array has a plurality of pixel cells arranged as being array-shaped. The pixel array detects a signal level of each color light as being shared for each pixel cell. The infrared light eliminating portion eliminates infrared light from light proceeding toward a photoelectric conversion element. The infrared light eliminating portion is arranged for each pixel cell. The infrared light eliminating portion has selection wavelength being set in accordance with color light to be a detection target of the pixel cell.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a camera module includes a second imaging optical system and an image processing section. The second imaging optical system forms an image piece. The image processing section has at least one of an alignment adjustment section, a resolution restoration section, and a shading correction section and has a stitching section. The stitching section joins the image pieces, subjected to at least one of alignment adjustment, resolution restoration, and shading correction, together to form a subject image.

Abstract: With an ink jet head having for each color two parallel columns of nozzles arranged shifted by one-half the pitch, odd-numbered rasters and even-numbered rasters are printed by the two nozzle columns. The registration between the odd- and even-numbered rasters is secured during the printing to produce a high quality image. The ink ejection timing between the two raster groups is shifted by a predetermined interval to form adjustment patterns; the adjustment patterns are checked and, according to the check result, an adjustment value for the ink ejection timing between the two ink nozzle columns is entered, and the entered adjustment value is stored to be reflected on the actual printing operation. To facilitate the adjustment pattern check, the adjustment patterns have a dot distribution with a blue noise characteristic at a resolution at which the printing apparatus can print.

Abstract: A frequency component comparing unit performs frequency component comparison for each of the image signals corresponding to the wavelength components subjected to resolution reconstruction. An image synthesizing unit performs image synthesis with an image signal that is selected according to a comparison result of the frequency component comparing unit as a component. The wavelength component that is subjected to frequency component comparison by frequency component comparing unit is selected according to the modulation transfer function characteristic of the optical system.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a camera module has a first image sensor, a second image sensor and an image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus outputs an image signal for a stereoscopic display. A second sub-camera module including the second image sensor has a signal processing unit. The second image is acquired by the second sub-camera module. The signal processing unit executes signal processing for adjusting a second image corresponding to a difference between the numbers of pixels of the first image sensor and the second image sensor.