Abstract: This application provides a photographing device and self-adaptive method of software functions and photographing parameters thereof.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of photographing technologies, and provides a video processing method and an electronic device, so as to adjust a playback speed for part of video frames during video recording. The electronic device displays a first screen, where the first screen includes a first icon for indicating that a recorded video is to be played at a first speed. The electronic device displays a second screen. Both the first screen and the second screen are viewfinder screens during video recording, and the second screen includes a second icon for indicating that the recorded video is to be played at a second speed. The electronic device generates a first video file. The first video file includes a first video stream and a second video stream the electronic device plays the first video stream at the first speed and plays the second video stream at the second speed.

Abstract: A transmission terminal transmits video data and display data of a screen shared with another transmission terminal to the other transmission terminal via a predetermined relay apparatus. The transmission terminal includes a storage unit that stores relay apparatus information of the relay apparatus to which the transmission terminal transmits the video data; a receive unit that receives the display data from an external input apparatus connected to the transmission terminal; and a transmitting unit that transmits the display data received by the receive unit to the relay apparatus indicated by the relay apparatus information stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: A frame resolution setting method based on device media foundation transform (DMFT) and a computer system are provided. The DMFT establishes a resolution list including at least one first resolution according to the at least one first resolution supported by a main image capture device. An application program provides at least one second resolution to the DMFT to update the resolution list. A camera application program selects a target resolution between the first resolution and the second resolution in the resolution list provided by the DMFT. The application program performs image scaling processing on a plurality of first input image frames generated by the main image capture device according to the target resolution to generate a plurality of first output image frames conforming to the target resolution. The application program provides the first output image frames conforming to the target resolution to the DMFT.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a first sound input unit, a second sound input unit different from the first sound input unit, an image capturing unit, and a control unit, wherein the control unit generates moving image data with sounds from moving image data generated by the image capturing unit and sound data generated by the first sound input unit, wherein, in a case where a sound corresponding to a voice instruction to control the image capturing apparatus is detected from sound data input to the second sound input unit, the control unit controls the image capturing apparatus based on the voice instruction, and wherein the second sound input unit includes a wireless communication unit configured to receive sound data from an external apparatus.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a reference image encoding method, including: encoding sequence, to obtain a reconstructed image of a first and second reference images; determining whether a local area in the second reference image is suitable for updating first reference image; determining whether the first reference image is updated; when the first reference image is not updated, and it is determined the second reference image is suitable for updating the first reference image, replacing a pixel value of a corresponding area or a related area in the first reference image with a pixel value of the local area in the second reference image; and compiling, into the bitstream.

Abstract: Example methods and systems for generating a video presentation to accompany audio are described. The video presentation to accompany the audio track is generated from one or more video sequences. In some example embodiments, the video sequences are divided into video segments that correspond to discontinuities between frames. Video segments are concatenated to form a video presentation to which the audio track is added. In some example embodiments, only video segments having a duration equal to an integral number of beats of music in the audio track are used to form the video presentation. In these example embodiments, transitions between video segments in the video presentation that accompanies the audio track are aligned with the beats of the music.

Abstract: An image display system includes an optical subsystem configured to emit a modulated light beam, and a scanning mirror for generating a reflected light beam that is scanned according to randomly selected or pseudo-randomly selected scan patterns to generate multiple image fields of a multiple interlaced scan image. A plurality of different scan patterns can be cycled through, randomly or pseudo-randomly selected, for the different image fields to reduce artifacts that may be observed while viewing a projected image.

Abstract: A modular camera includes a battery module, a camera module, and a lens module that can be connected together to make a water-tight camera suitable for monitoring wastewater in wet environments. The camera module includes multiple different external device interfaces that allow the camera to be directly connected to external power, a number of different analog and/or digital sensors, an auxiliary camera, and one or more control outputs. The camera module includes an artificial intelligence (AI) photo analysis tool that analyzes photographs taken by the camera based on an AI model to automatically categorize each photo in near real-time, thereby allowing the camera itself to detect alarm conditions based on an assigned category for a photo, to take action in response to the alarm, and optionally to activate one or more external devices in response to the alarm.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing method, including: obtaining a first image using a camera under a display screen; processing the first image using a processor; obtaining a second image using the camera under the display screen; processing the second image using the processor; and generating a superimposed image after superimposing the first sub-image and the second sub-image.

Abstract: A device for organizing digital files is provided, wherein tagging data is applied to a sequence of image files previously captured by and received from an imaging device. A tagging image having tagging data therein is preferably provided before or after the sequence, or both. A text recognizing technology may be used to extract the tagging data from a tagging image. For example, if a tagging image is taken on a camera prior to a sequence of images, the device may extract tagging data from the tagging image and apply such tagging data to the sequence of image files. Preferably, the device provides for renaming of the image files utilizing the tagging data.

Abstract: Devices, methods, and program storage devices for creating and/or displaying backwards-compatible High Dynamic Range (HDR) images are disclosed, comprising: obtaining two or more exposures of a scene; creating a gain map based on at least one of the two or more exposures, wherein the gain map comprises a plurality of pixels each corresponding to a portion of the scene, and wherein values of the pixels in the gain map comprise indications of a brightness level of the corresponding portions of the scene; combining the two or more exposures to form a first image; tone mapping the first image based on a Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) format to generate a first SDR image of the scene; and storing the first SDR image and created gain map in a first enhanced image file. The first enhanced image file may be, e.g., a HEIF, HEIC, PNG, GIF, JPEG, or other suitable file format.

Abstract: A network device manages a first definition information in which a type of data to be collected in the network device and a first collection condition are defined received from a first client application, manages, after a second client application for transmitting data to a second system via the network is added to the network device, second definition information in which a type of data to be collected in the network device and a second collection condition are defined received from the added second client application, and collects data in the network device in accordance with the first definition information and second definition information. Data to be collected in accordance with both the first collection condition and the second collection condition is collected at a same timing.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a memory management method, and belongs to the technical field of networks. The method includes: allocating a first memory address to video frame data based on a memory multiplexing queue, wherein the memory multiplexing queue records a memory address of video frame data that has been rendered; storing the video frame data in a memory space indicated by the first memory address; and adding the first memory address to the memory multiplexing queue after performing rendering based on the video frame data.

Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards managing data retention policy for stream data stored in a streaming storage system. When a request to truncate a data stream from a certain position (e.g., from a request-specified stream cut) is received, an evaluation is made to determine whether the requested position is within a data retention period as specified by data retention policy. If any data prior to the stream cut position (corresponding to a stream cut time) is within the data retention period, the truncation request is blocked. Otherwise truncation from the stream cut point is allowed to proceed/is performed. Also described is handling automated (e.g., sized based) stream truncation requests with respect to data retention.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus acquires a plurality of pieces of image data sequentially outputted from an imager and, in accordance with reception of an image capturing instruction to capture a still image, specify as image data to be processed a plurality of pieces of image data in a period that includes a timing at which the still image is captured. The image processing apparatus, based on an action of a subject estimated using the image data to be processed, add information that indicates the action of the subject to data of the still image.

Abstract: A transmission terminal transmits video data and display data of a screen shared with another transmission terminal to the other transmission terminal via a predetermined relay apparatus. The transmission terminal includes a storage unit that stores relay apparatus information of the relay apparatus to which the transmission terminal transmits the video data; a receive unit that receives the display data from an external input apparatus connected to the transmission terminal; and a transmitting unit that transmits the display data received by the receive unit to the relay apparatus indicated by the relay apparatus information stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating the coordination of audio video (AV) production using multiple actors in respective locations that are remote from each other, such that an integrated AV product can be generated by coordinating the activities of multiple remote actors in concert with one another. A director can indicate in the virtual world a desired location of a stage prop, and a beacon may then be transmitted toward a real world location corresponding to the desired location to aid in placement of the prop.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: a distinction unit that distinguishes a captured person on a basis of feature information of the captured person, on a basis of staff registration information containing feature information of staff members, and on a basis of customer registration information containing feature information of customers, the person captured by a camera; a staff-smile determination unit that determines, if one staff member of the staff members is distinguished as corresponding to the captured person, whether the one staff member corresponding to the captured person has smiled on a basis of a smile index of the captured person; a staff-smile counting unit that counts by which the staff members are determined to have smiled in a preset time period; a customer-revisit detection unit that detects that one customer of the customers has revisited; and a customer-revisit counting unit.

Abstract: A method of processing of a sequence of video frames from a camera capturing a writing surface for subsequent transmission to at least one of a remote videoconferencing client and a remote videoconferencing server. The method comprises receiving the sequence of video frames from the camera; and selecting an image area of interest in the video frames, comprising selecting one of a sub-area of the video frames and an entire area of the video frames. The method also comprises, for each current video frame of the sequence of video frames, generating a pen stroke mask by applying adaptive thresholding to the image area of interest. The method also comprises generating an output video frame using the pen stroke mask. Corresponding systems and computer readable media are disclosed.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus of the present disclosure includes: a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels including a first partial pixel, a second partial pixel, and a third partial pixel are arranged; and an addition processor that adds, for each of the pixels, a third partial pixel signal generated from the third partial pixel to either one of a first partial pixel signal generated from the first partial pixel and a second partial pixel signal generated from the second partial pixel, on the basis of a temperature of the pixel array.

Abstract: A method for providing a preview and an electronic device for displaying a preview are provided. The electronic device includes a camera module, a display, a processor operatively connected to the camera module and the display, and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to acquire original image frames through the camera module, display, on the display, first preview image frames corresponding to the acquired original image frames, receive an input for requesting dynamic-tone-mapping-based recording, perform the dynamic-tone-mapping-based recording in response to the reception of the input, and while performing the dynamic-tone-mapping-based recording, generate second preview image frames by performing dynamic-tone-mapping processing to first preview image frames acquired after a time point at which the input is received, and display the generated second preview image frames on the display.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging element in which a first frame rate is a frame rate higher than a second frame rate, and a first processor is configured to read out image data of a plurality of frames in parallel within an output period of image data of one frame defined by the second frame rate, acquire a focus driving speed and a rolling shift amount, decide a combining condition for the image data of the plurality of frames stored in a memory based on the acquired focus driving speed and the rolling shift amount, perform combining processing on the image data of the plurality of frames in accordance with the decided combining condition, and output the image data after combining obtained by the combining processing.

Abstract: A device comprising filtering means having a pattern of at least four blocks wherein a second block is located vertical to a first block, a third block is located horizontal to said first block and a fourth block is located vertical to said third block and horizontal to said second block; and means to generate a new image from images captured using said filtered rays.

Abstract: In a camera-enabled electronic device, photo capture is triggered by a press-and-hold input only if the holding duration of the press-and-hold input is greater than a predefined threshold duration. A press-and-hold input shorter in duration than the threshold triggers video capture. Thus, a short press triggers video capture, while a long press triggers photo capture.

Abstract: An image capture device may automatically capture images. An image sensor may generate visual content based on light that becomes incident thereon. A motion of interest within the visual content may be identified, and multiple images may be generated to include portions of the visual content that span a time duration of interest.

Abstract: Provided are an image sensor module, an image processing module, and an imaging device including the two modules. The image sensor module includes: a plurality of image sensors: a frame in which the image sensors are mounted to have different imaging angles; and at least one memory configured to store calibration information reflecting distance information generated from images obtained by the image sensors, respectively.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises an image processing circuit capable of applying development processing to RAW data obtained by a sensor. The apparatus has a non-development mode and a development mode as operation modes, the non-development mode being a mode in which the apparatus records the RAW data into a storage device without applying the development processing to the RAW data, and the development mode being a mode in which the apparatus applies the development processing to a plurality of the RAW data recorded into the storage device during when the apparatus operated in the non-development mode. The apparatus operates in the non-development mode or the development mode in accordance with a setting.

Abstract: Present embodiments pertain to systems, apparatuses, and methods for analyzing and reporting the movements in mechanical structures, machinery, and machine components, including one or more regions of interest in the object of interest, with processing of visual data related to such movements performed by reconstructing video images that have enhanced dynamic visual information related to the motion of the object, wherein examples of one or more enhancements optionally selected by a user may include filtering unwanted frequencies, amplifying the motion, changing the playback speed to decrease, freeze, or increase of the motion, and generating quantitative graphical representations of the motion that could not be achieved without the use of digital photography and image processing algorithms.

Abstract: An image pickup element has a configuration in which a pixel region substrate and a readout circuit substrate are stacked. On a pixel region substrate, a plurality of unit pixels configured by a micro lens and a plurality of photoelectric converters are arranged in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. On a readout circuit substrate, a plurality of readout circuits that read out a signal based on charges stored in the photoelectric converter is arranged in the horizontal and vertical directions. In the unit pixels that are adjacent to each other in the horizontal direction (or the vertical direction), a first photoelectric converter of a first unit pixel and a second photoelectric converter of a second unit pixel share one readout circuit.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that capture and compress frames of pixel data. In an implementation, an image sensor chip is configured to convert light into pixel data and generate compressed pixel data at a variable compression rate including applying a transform to pixel data associated with a pixel category from a plurality of pixel categories. The variable compression rate is within an available bandwidth of an output bus configured to output the compressed pixel data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide an image storage method and apparatus, and an electronic device and a storage medium. In the method, pixel data obtained by scanning with a first partial region of a scanning region is acquired as first pixel data, and the first pixel data is stored in a storage space; the first pixel data is corrected by using a preset correction algorithm to obtain second pixel data, and the second pixel data is stored in the storage space; if it is determined that the remaining space of the storage space meets the preset condition, the pixel data obtained by scanning with the remaining region of the scanning region is acquired as the third pixel data, and the third pixel data is stored in the storage space; wherein, the scanning mode of the remaining region is a preset second scanning mode; and the third pixel data is corrected by using the preset correction algorithm to obtain fourth pixel data, and the fourth pixel data is stored in the storage space.

Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for modifying image parameters of an image to be captured by an image capturing device based on input from a wearable computing device. In some embodiments, the system receives image data, determines an image parameter based on the image data, and receives data from a wearable computing device positioned proximate to a subject of the image. The system modifies the image parameter based on the data received from the wearable computing device and captures the image data using the modified image parameter.

Abstract: Images with an optical field of view are captured by an image capture device. An observed trajectory of the image capture device reflects the positions of the image capture device at different moments may be determined. A capture trajectory of the image capture device reflects virtual positions of the image capture device from which video content may be generated. The capture trajectory is determined based on a subsequent portion of the observed trajectory such that a portion of the capture trajectory corresponding to a portion of the observed trajectory is determined based on a subsequent portion of the observed trajectory. Orientations of punch-outs for the images are determined based on the capture trajectory. Video content is generated based on visual content of the images within the punch-outs.

Abstract: An image capture device includes a processor that is configured to set the image capture device to a zero-shutter-lag (ZSL) mode in response to a capture of a first image; start a timer; restart the timer when a second image is captured while the timer is active; and, in response to detecting an event indicating that no image was captured before the timer expired, set the image capture device to the non-ZSL mode. The processor is configured to set the image capture device to a non-ZSL mode when the timer expires.

Abstract: An audio signal controlling method includes identifying whether an audio zooming effect is used for at least one audio object present in a virtual reality (VR) through an audio zooming effect field included in metadata, and controlling an audio signal corresponding to the audio object based on a preset method when the audio zooming effect is identified as being used.

Abstract: An image capture device may buffer video footage in a memory buffer before a command to record video is received. The image capture device may present a progression of color along a path to reflect the amount of buffered video footage. When the command to record the video is received, the video may be generated to include both buffered video footage and the video footage captured after the command.

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments may comprise: a communication module; an image sensor; a control circuit electrically connected to the image sensor, acquiring a first image and a second image in order by using the image sensor, compressing the first image according to a first compression scheme by using attribute information generated in relation to an operation of compressing an image acquired before acquisition of the first image, compressing the second image according to the first compression scheme by using first attribute information generated in relation to an operation of compressing the first image, and generating second attribute information in relation to an operation of compressing the second image, and a processor electrically connected to the control circuit and the communication module, wherein the processor is configured to: acquire, from the control circuit, the first image compressed by the first compression scheme and the second image compressed by the first compression

Abstract: For the purpose of providing an image encoding technique for reducing the amount of codes, in inter prediction in which motion search is performed by using a block obtained by dividing an input image and a reference image, the motion vector of the block is predicted by selecting from the motion vectors of the surrounding blocks. Further, in the method of calculating a differential vector and then performing encoding, the number or positions of candidate blocks from which a prediction vector is selected are changed block by block or frame by frame and thereby adaptive and efficient video image compression is performed.

Abstract: A wide-angle camera comprises a spectroscopic module, a first imaging module, and a second imaging module. The spectroscopic module comprises a spectroscopic lens holder, a first optical prism, and a second optical prism. The first optical prism is disposed on a first sidewall of the spectroscopic lens holder. The second optical prism is disposed on a second sidewall of the spectroscopic lens holder. The first sidewall is opposite to the second sidewall. An external light is split into a first light and a second light correspondingly through the first optical prism and the second optical prism. The first imaging module corresponds to the first optical prism and receives the first light for generating a first image. The second imaging module corresponds to the second optical prism and receives the second light for generating a second image. The first image and the second image are synthesized into a wide-angle image.

Abstract: A multi-camera control apparatus identifies an adjusted camera setting for a first image pickup apparatus to achieve a uniform brightness in a stitched portion of a composite image, the composite image including at least a portion of an image captured by the first image pickup apparatus and at least a portion of an image captured by a second image pickup apparatus.

Abstract: Particular embodiments extract features for frames from a video. Then, a sequence of frames is identified based on a pattern analysis of frames based on the features. This pattern may be used to select sentinel features from the sequence of frames. For example, a pattern may include a first sentinel sequence followed by a transitional frame and then a second sentinel sequence. The transitional frame may be a black frame that is used to identify back-to-back sentinel sequences. Then, a sentinel frame that demarks a transition from a first content type to a second content type is identified. For example, the frames on either side of the black frame may be very similar and be identified as sentinel frames that mark a transition from program content to advertisement content. The above process may allow automated detection of sentinel frames that can run without user supervision.

Abstract: An image viewing method and a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes: detecting whether a viewing instruction of a user for a display identifier on a target position is received, where the display identifier is a display identifier of a target image selected by the user from an image selection interface; displaying the target image corresponding to the display identifier, in a case that the viewing instruction is received; and jumping to a position where the target image is located in the image selection interface.

Abstract: A video recording method is disclosed. The method includes receiving video recording instructions; monitoring an object distance between an object to-be-recorded and a lens of a camera; if the object distance between the object to-be-recorded and the lens is within a first range, controlling a first camera to focus based on the object distance, wherein different object distances within the first range correspond to different focus points; and if the object distance between the object to-be-recorded and the lens is within a second range, controlling a second camera to focus at a hyperfocal length, wherein different object distances within the second range correspond to a same focus point.

Abstract: An integrated display panel, a display apparatus and an image display method. The integrated display panel includes a display substrate and a plurality of photodiodes located in the display substrate, at least part of the plurality of photodiodes being configured to acquire light signals of a target area and convert the acquired light signals of the target area into electric signals for forming a target area image.

Abstract: This application relates to a photographing method and a terminal. The terminal includes a front-facing camera, a rear-facing camera, and a touch display screen detects that the front-facing camera is enabled; displays a preview image that is captured in selfie mode by using the front-facing camera; detects an enabling command of a user on a photographing shutter, enters a first user interface, and displays, on the first user interface, a first image and a second image that is a mirror of the first image; and in response to a selection of the user for the first image or the second image displayed on the first user interface, displays an image selected from the first image and the second image.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an open-close detector configured to detect an open-close state indicating whether an optical path open-close device of a film camera is open or closed, a displacement detector configured to detect a displacement of a movable portion of the film camera interlocked with a movement of an operation portion of the film camera, and control circuitry. In response to a detection result of the displacement detector, the control circuitry selects a measurement mode for measuring an open time during which the optical path open-close device is open, from a plurality of operation modes of the electronic device. In the measurement mode, the control circuitry measures the open time based on the open-close state detected by the open-close detector.

Abstract: An image device and an image processing integrated circuit (IC) of the image device are provided. The image device includes a camera module, a display panel, a central processing IC, and an image processing IC. Based on a control of the central processing IC, the image processing IC decides whether to pre-process an output of the camera module and provide a pre-processed result to the central processing IC, or provide the output of the camera module directly to the central processing IC. Based on the control of the central processing IC, the image processing IC decides whether to post-process an output of the central processing IC and provide a post-processed result to the display panel, or provide the output of the central processing IC directly to the display panel.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a distortion correction unit that performs correct distortion processing on a captured image, a SRAM that stores image data after the distortion correction processing, a filter processing unit that receives the image data after the distortion correction processing from the SRAM and that performs smoothing filter processing on the image data after the distortion correction processing, after the image data after the distortion correction processing having a size required for the smoothing filter processing is stored in the SRAM, and an image reduction unit that performs reduction processing on image data after the smoothing filter processing.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for generating audio signals according to visual content. Bokeh refers to a blurring of areas in a photograph or video that are in front of or behind a visual focal plane. Microphones in different positions in the environment of the captured visual content may be mixed according to their positions relative to a visual focal plane of the visual content to generate audio signals. Audio signals may be generated further dependent on a visual effect applied to captured content.