Abstract: An imaging element comprising: an imaging unit that has: a plurality of groups each including at least one pixel; and a plurality of signal readout units that are each provided to each of the groups and read out a signal from the pixel; and a control unit that controls the signal readout unit in at least one group among the plurality of groups is provided. Each of the plurality of groups may include a plurality of the pixels. The control unit may select at least one group among the plurality of groups and control the signal readout unit by using a control parameter that is different from a control parameter that is used for another group among the plurality of groups.

Abstract: An imaging element comprising: an imaging unit that has: a plurality of groups each including at least one pixel; and a plurality of signal readout units that are each provided to each of the groups and read out a signal from the pixel; and a control unit that controls the signal readout unit in at least one group among the plurality of groups is provided. Each of the plurality of groups may include a plurality of the pixels. The control unit may select at least one group among the plurality of groups and control the signal readout unit by using a control parameter that is different from a control parameter that is used for another group among the plurality of groups.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pyrrole compound represented by the following formula (1):

Abstract: This anti-NASH composition, this food composition for preventing NASH, and this beverage composition for preventing NASH include, as an active ingredient, a Basidiomycetes-X FERM BP-10011 dry powder or an extract composition thereof. In addition, a composition for preventing cirrhosis and a composition for preventing hepatocellular carcinoma include, as an active ingredient, a Basidiomycetes-X FERM BP-10011 dry powder or an extract composition thereof, and prevent metastasis of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma from NASH.

Abstract: An imaging element comprising: an imaging unit that has: a plurality of groups each including at least one pixel; and a plurality of signal readout units that are each provided to each of the groups and read out a signal from the pixel; and a control unit that controls the signal readout unit in at least one group among the plurality of groups is provided. Each of the plurality of groups may include a plurality of the pixels. The control unit may select at least one group among the plurality of groups and control the signal readout unit by using a control parameter that is different from a control parameter that is used for another group among the plurality of groups.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a composition for an optical material can be provided, which is characterized by containing an episulfide compound having a value of turbidity in acetone of 3.0 ppm or less. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a composition for an optical material can be provided, which comprises: (a) a compound (an episulfide compound) which has a structure represented by formula (1) and has a value of turbidity in acetone of 3.0 ppm or less; (b) a polyisocyanate compound; and (c) a polythiol compound. (In the formula, m represents an integer of 0 to 4; and n represents an integer of 0 or 1.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a composition for an optical material can be provided, which is characterized by containing an episulfide compound having a value of turbidity in acetone of 3.0 ppm or less. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a composition for an optical material can be provided, which comprises: (a) a compound (an episulfide compound) which has a structure represented by formula (1) and has a value of turbidity in acetone of 3.0 ppm or less; (b) a polyisocyanate compound; and (c) a polythiol compound. (In the formula, m represents an integer of 0 to 4; and n represents an integer of 0 or 1.

Abstract: An imaging element comprising: an imaging unit that has: a plurality of groups each including at least one pixel; and a plurality of signal readout units that are each provided to each of the groups and read out a signal from the pixel; and a control unit that controls the signal readout unit in at least one group among the plurality of groups is provided. Each of the plurality of groups may include a plurality of the pixels. The control unit may select at least one group among the plurality of groups and control the signal readout unit by using a control parameter that is different from a control parameter that is used for another group among the plurality of groups.

Abstract: An imaging device comprising an image pickup sensor that captures an image of a subject, a storage unit that temporarily stores a plurality of frames of image data captured by the image pickup sensor, a detection unit that detects identity or non-identity between at least two image data consecutively captured by the image pickup sensor adjacent in time based on a predetermined image characteristic quantity, and a control unit that controls the device to write the later captured image data in the storage unit when the detection unit detects the non-identity and to not write the later captured image data in the storage unit when it detects the identity.

Abstract: An image processing device includes: an encoding unit that performs an encoding operation for encoding moving images; and a control unit that controls the encoding unit so as to perform the encoding operation on a plurality of still images that are captured in a continuous shooting mode.

Abstract: A monitoring apparatus includes a filter setting unit configured to store filter setting information for analyzing the video data, a filtering unit configured to determine whether the video data satisfies a filter condition of a filter stored in the filter setting unit and, when the video data satisfies the filter condition, perform filtering in which the number of detected objects is counted and output, and a filter calibrating unit configured to perform filter calibration in which at least one virtual filter is arranged with respect to a predetermined filter or a newly set filter, filtering is performed using the predetermined filter or the newly set filter and the virtual filter, a mode of values obtained as results of the filtering is calculated, and when the mode is determined to be equal to or approximate to a true value, the virtual filter is stored as a primary filter.

Abstract: An image processing device includes: an encoding unit that performs an encoding operation for encoding moving images; and a control unit that controls the encoding unit so as to perform the encoding operation on a plurality of still images that are captured in a continuous shooting mode.

Abstract: An image file generating device generates a still image file in which a first frame image, a second frame image and a third frame image are associated with one another, with the first frame image obtained according to a command; the second frame image being an image of an earlier point in time than the first frame image, and containing at least a common main subject with the first frame image; and the third frame image being an image of an earlier point in time than the second frame image, and containing at least the main subject.

Abstract: The image recording apparatus includes: an information acquisition unit; a metadata generation unit that generates metadata based upon acquired information, the metadata being different from an image to be recorded and the acquired information being obtained by the information acquisition unit at least after the image is obtained; and an information recording unit that records the metadata having been generated and the image in correlation to each other.