Abstract: A shutter speed determination device includes a motion detector and controller. The motion detector, on a block-by-block basis having a specified block size, performs detection processing of a motion vector for image data obtained by capturing a subject image. The controller, while reducing the block size, causes the motion detector to execute the detection processing repeatedly, each time executing the detection processing the controller finds a motion vector related value that changes in a same direction as a direction in which a magnitude of the motion vector changes, the controller determines a shutter speed used when capturing the subject image thereafter, based on the motion vector related value found.

Abstract: An image processing device includes: an obtaining unit configured to obtain an image including at least one body hair; and an analyzing unit configured to analyze the image to output information indicating an orientation of the at least one body hair included in the image.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging part to capture a subject so as to generate image data, an image processor to generate first image data having a first dynamic range relating to brightness based on the image data, a display being not compatible with reproduction of the image having the first dynamic range but being compatible with reproduction of an image having a second dynamic range narrower than the first dynamic range, and a controller to control a display of an image indicated by the first image data. The controller has a first mode in which when the first image data is displayed on the display, the controller converts a color gamut of the first image data to a color gamut with which the display is compatible without converting a gamma characteristic of the first image data.

Abstract: An image processing device includes: a first color conversion processor configured to perform first color conversion processing on image data; a second color conversion processor configured to perform second color conversion processing on the image data; a coefficient calculator configured to calculate a coefficient indicating a blend ratio between an output of the first color conversion processor and an output of the second color conversion processor; and a blend processor configured to blend the output of the first color conversion processor and the output of the second color conversion processor based on the ratio indicated by the coefficient, wherein the coefficient calculator calculates a position on an xy chromaticity diagram of a color indicated by each pixel in image data processed by the first color conversion processor to determine the coefficient based on a distance from the calculated position to a boundary of a color gamut.

Abstract: An imaging device includes: an imaging element that outputs an image signal in a nondestructive manner; an image processor that performs predetermined processing on the outputted image signal to generate image data; and a controller that controls the image processor. Under control of the controller, the image processor reads out image signals from the imaging element a plurality of times within one exposure period, calculates a target gain value based on a target level and an added signal, and multiples the added signal by the target gain value to generate the image data. The target level is calculated based on a signal level of a last read-out image signal in one exposure period. The added signal being obtained by adding up the image signals read out the plurality of times.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging part to capture a subject so as to generate image data, an image processor to generate first image data having a first dynamic range relating to brightness based on the image data, a display being not compatible with reproduction of the image having the first dynamic range but being compatible with reproduction of an image having a second dynamic range narrower than the first dynamic range, and a controller to control a display of an image indicated by the first image data. The controller has a first mode in which when the first image data is displayed on the display, the controller converts a color gamut of the first image data to a color gamut with which the display is compatible without converting a gamma characteristic of the first image data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of at least one compatible solute and/or its physiologically acceptable salt for countering age-related skin color change or for the suppression and/or reduction of protein carbonylation and/or for the suppression and/or reduction of the accumulation of carbonylated proteins in the stratum corneum. The invention is further directed to formulations comprising at least one compatible solute and/or its physiologically acceptable salt and at least one further skin pore lightening active, as well as a process for preparing such formulation.

Abstract: An imaging device includes: an imaging element that outputs an image signal in a nondestructive manner; an image processor that performs predetermined processing on the outputted image signal to generate image data; and a controller that controls the image processor. Under control of the controller, the image processor reads out image signals from the imaging element a plurality of times within one exposure period, calculates a target gain value based on a target level and an added signal, and multiples the added signal by the target gain value to generate the image data. The target level is calculated based on a signal level of a last read-out image signal in one exposure period. The added signal being obtained by adding up the image signals read out the plurality of times.

Abstract: An image processing device includes: a first color conversion processor configured to perform first color conversion processing on image data; a second color conversion processor configured to perform second color conversion processing on the image data; a coefficient calculator configured to calculate a coefficient indicating a blend ratio between an output of the first color conversion processor and an output of the second color conversion processor; and a blend processor configured to blend the output of the first color conversion processor and the output of the second color conversion processor based on the ratio indicated by the coefficient, wherein the coefficient calculator calculates a position on an xy chromaticity diagram of a color indicated by each pixel in image data processed by the first color conversion processor to determine the coefficient based on a distance from the calculated position to a boundary of a color gamut.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition contains liquid crystals containing one kind of or two or more kinds of silicone surfactants, a phenyl-modified silicone oil and water. The liquid crystal composition of the present invention contains 5 to 95% by weight in total of one kind of or two or more kinds of silicone surfactants, 0.1 to 90% by weight of a phenyl-modified silicone oil and 0.1 to 90% by weight of water. The liquid crystal composition of the present invention can solubilize hydrophobic compounds having poor solubility (for example, hydrocarbon oils such as squalane, fatty acids such as oleic acid and lipoic acid and ester oils such as cetyl isooctanoate) and is thus useful, for example, as toiletry materials and cosmetic materials.

Abstract: An image capture device includes: first and second shooting sections, each of which is configured to shoot an image of a subject; and a signal processing section configured to generate, based on first and second images that have been shot by the first and second shooting sections, respectively, information indicating the amount of parallax between the first and second images. Based on at least one of the states of the first and second images, a zoom power during shooting, and the tilt of the image capture device during shooting, the signal processing section generates control information indicating the degree of stereoscopic property of a 3D image to be generated based on the first and second images or indicating whether or not the 3D image needs to be output, and records the control information and the information indicating the amount of parallax.

Abstract: An exemplary image processing apparatus generates an interpolation frame to be inserted between two contiguous frames of a moving picture. The image processing apparatus includes: a motion vector calculation section configured to calculate a first motion vector by performing a matching operation between first and second frames, of a first frame, a second frame and a third frame of the moving picture contiguous with one another, and calculate a second motion vector by performing a matching operation between the second and third frames; and an interpolation frame generation section configured to generate an interpolation frame to be inserted between the second frame and the third frame through a process performed based on a magnitude of a difference vector between the first motion vector and the second motion vector.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: a separation unit configured to separate image data into a luminance signal and a color difference signal; a decision unit configured to decide a reference pixel, which is referenced for a pixel of interest included in the image data; a luminance noise reduction unit configured to reduce luminance noise in the luminance signal of the image data; a weight calculation unit configured to calculate a weight of the reference pixel based on similarity of luminance included in the luminance signal having been subjected to noise reduction by the luminance noise reduction unit between a first area containing the pixel of interest and a second area containing the reference pixel; and a color noise reduction unit configured to reduce color noise in the color difference signal for the pixel of interest by using the weight of the reference pixel.

Abstract: An image capture device includes: first and second shooting sections, each of which is configured to shoot an image of a subject; a disparity calculating section configured to generate a depth map based on first and second images that have been shot by the first and second shooting sections, respectively; and an image generating section configured to generate, based on the depth map and the first image, a third image that has as high a resolution as the first image and that forms part of a 3D image. The image generating section is controlled to determine whether or not to generate the third image based on at least one of the states of the first and second images, a zoom power during shooting, and the tilt of the image capture device during shooting.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing device including: a 3D-NR unit that performs, using first image data and second image data obtained by capturing images at temporally different times, 3D noise reduction (NR) processing for reducing noise in the first image data; an edge detection unit that detects an edge strength in an image indicated by the 3D-NR processed image data; and a synthesization unit that determines, based on the detected edge strength obtained by the edge detection unit, a synthesis ratio of the first image data and the 3D-NR processed image data, synthesizes the first image data and the 3D-NR processed image data, using the determined synthesis ratio, and outputs synthesized image data obtained by synthesizing the first image data and the 3D-NR processed image data.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: a separation unit configured to separate image data into a luminance signal and a color difference signal; a decision unit configured to decide a reference pixel, which is referenced for a pixel of interest included in the image data; a luminance noise reduction unit configured to reduce luminance noise in the luminance signal of the image data; a weight calculation unit configured to calculate a weight of the reference pixel based on similarity of luminance included in the luminance signal having been subjected to noise reduction by the luminance noise reduction unit between a first area containing the pixel of interest and a second area containing the reference pixel; and a color noise reduction unit configured to reduce color noise in the color difference signal for the pixel of interest by using the weight of the reference pixel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition contains liquid crystals containing one kind of or two or more kinds of silicone surfactants, a phenyl-modified silicone oil and water. The liquid crystal composition of the present invention contains 5 to 95% by weight in total of one kind of or two or more kinds of silicone surfactants, 0.1 to 90% by weight of a phenyl-modified silicone oil and 0.1 to 90% by weight of water. The liquid crystal composition of the present invention can solubilize hydrophobic compounds having poor solubility (for example, hydrocarbon oils such as squalane, fatty acids such as oleic acid and lipoic acid and ester oils such as cetyl isooctanoate) and is thus useful, for example, as toiletry materials and cosmetic materials.

Abstract: In a content shooting apparatus (Acc) for recording content data (Sav) containing video, audio, or data onto an information recording medium (214), in combination with first metadata (Di, Dm) containing a parameter representing scene information (SI), and allowing access to a specific portion of the content (Sav) with reference to the scene information (SI), a camera microcomputer (206) detects movement of a camera (101) to generate the first metadata (Di, Dm) by comparing the detected movement with a predetermined value (Th), and also generates second meta data (Di, Dm) by filtering out the first metadata (Di, Dm) generated within a predetermined specific window period (W) via a predetermined function.

Abstract: A content shooting apparatus is provided, in which thresholds for generating metadata concerning shot images can be calibrated in accordance with shooting conditions. In a content shooting apparatus (Acc) for converting content data (Dc) into a stream (AV) and recording the stream (AV) to a recording medium (214) in combination with content-related metadata (Dm), a camera (101) shoots a subject (105) and generates the content data (Dc), a camerawork statistics portion (206s) detects movement (?) of the camera, a camera microcomputer (206) compares the detected movement (?) with a predetermined value (Th) to generate the metadata (Dm), and an automatic threshold setting portion (206t) changes the predetermined value (Th) in accordance with the detected movement (?).

Abstract: A content shooting apparatus is provided, in which thresholds for generating metadata concerning shot images can be calibrated in accordance with shooting conditions. In a content shooting apparatus (Acc) for converting content data (Dc) into a stream (AV) and recording the stream (AV) to a recording medium (214) in combination with content-related metadata (Dm), a camera (101) shoots a subject (105) and generates the content data (Dc), a camerawork statistics portion (206s) detects movement (?) of the camera, a camera microcomputer (206) compares the detected movement (?) with a predetermined value (Th) to generate the metadata (Dm), and an automatic threshold setting portion (206t) changes the predetermined value (Th) in accordance with the detected movement (?).