Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for continuous image capturing are described herein. In one embodiment, a method includes continuously capturing a sequence of images with an image capturing device. The method may further include storing a predetermined number of the sequence of images in a buffer. The method may further include receiving a user request to capture an image. In response to the user request, the method may further include automatically selecting one of the buffered images based on an exposure time of one of the buffered images. The sequence of images is captured prior to or concurrently with receiving the user request.

Abstract: In a processing method for a video conference, start speaking events and end speaking events of endpoints joined in the video conference are detected. Video streaming of a speaking endpoint is displayed in a speaking area of a foreground window of a display device. A current time “t”, a duration time “T” of the video conference, a start speaking time “si” and an end speaking time “ei” of the endpoints are recorded. Real-time activity scores of each of the endpoints are calculated and updated according to video recording contents. Video streaming of non-speaking endpoints are displayed in corresponding areas of the display device according to the calculated activity scores.

Abstract: Discussed herein are a video display device and a method of displaying a video. The video display device includes a communication unit acquiring a video including rotation information, a display unit displaying the video, and a processor setting up a video playback mode, wherein the video playback mode may include a natural display mode displaying the acquired video without performing any rotation compensation based upon the rotation information, and a horizontal display mode displaying the acquired video performing the rotation compensation based upon the rotation information, and wherein, when the video playback mode corresponds to the horizontal display mode, the video display device performs the rotation compensation of a plurality of sequential frames of the video based upon the rotation information, and displays each of the sequential frames of the video cropped to a size.

Abstract: Various systems and methods for controlling screen captures are described herein. A system comprises a touchscreen; a display module communicatively coupled to the touchscreen, the display module to display on the touchscreen an image in a blurred state to a user; a touchscreen module communicatively coupled to the touchscreen, the touchscreen module to detect a contact point on the touchscreen resulting from the user touching the touchscreen; wherein the display module is to display the image in a focused state on the touchscreen in response to the touchscreen module detecting the contact point; wherein the touchscreen module is to detect a change in the contact point; and wherein the display module is to display the image in the blurred state in response to the touchscreen module detecting the change in the contact point.

Abstract: An image processing device includes an image control unit that controls an operation of imaging a picture image; a detection control unit that controls an operation of detecting whether a direction of imaging the picture image is changed or not; and a display control unit that controls an operation of displaying a display image which is generated based on the imaged picture image, and displays an image for setting when the detection control unit detects that the direction of imaging is changed.

Abstract: A focus detection apparatus detects a first subject region (e.g., face region) from an image signal, detects a second subject region (e.g., human body region), in which the first subject region can be estimated, from the image signal, and performs focus detection based on an image signal corresponding to the set focus detection area. In the case where the primary subject corresponds to the first subject region detected, the focus detection area is set to a first region, and, in the case where the primary subject corresponds to the first subject region estimated based on the second subject region, the focus detection area is set to a second region that is larger than the first region.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes identifying one or more subjects appearing in an image captured by a mobile device. One or more approval statuses are determined, and an approval status is associated with each of the one or more subjects appearing in the image. Determining the one or more approval statuses includes searching, by a computer processor of the mobile device, within stored data for a blanket approval status applicable to the image for each subject in the image. A blanket approval status specifies an approval status to be applied for images captured in certain circumstances. The one or more approval statuses of the one or more subjects are displaying in association with the image, on the mobile device. It is determined whether the image is approved for publication based on the one or more approval statuses of the one or more subjects in the image.

Abstract: A system generates a synthesized image by combining content of a first image with content of a second image where both the first and second images are acquired by a portable terminal, The system identifies a portion of the second image, selects at least a part of the portion of the second image as a region of interest and generates a synthesized image by incorporating content of the first image in the region of interest. The method displays and stores the synthesized image.

Abstract: Disclosed are a display apparatus and a control method thereof. The display apparatus includes a transparent display unit to display content including a first part and a second part based on a first direction in which a first user is located, a sensor unit to receive information sensed in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a controller to implement mirror flipping the second part to be displayed in the second direction according to the received sensed information. The transparent display unit displays the first part in the first direction and the mirror flipped second part. The first part and the second part are included in the same content, the first part is set to maintain the first direction, and the second part is set to be mirror flipped based on the second direction.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for controlling an imaging area of a flexible display device. A method of controlling an imaging area in a display area of a flexible display device including a display unit for receiving a touch, and a display area overlapping the display unit and for displaying an image includes obtaining at least two input signals input to the display unit in response to a continuous touch in the form of a closed loop, setting an internal area of the closed loop as an imaging area based on the obtained at least two input signals, and controlling the image displayed on the display area to be moved and displayed onto the set imaging area. An area for displaying an image may be controlled appropriately for the shape of a flexible display device by using an input signal generated by a user's touch.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus according to the present invention includes: sequentially estimating a photographic scene; sequentially setting, based on the photographic scene sequentially estimated, a photographic scene that serves as a basis for judging a photographic condition; sequentially displaying, based on the photographic scene sequentially set, scene identification information indicating the photographic scene being set; and controlling, for each photographic scene, an update condition for determining an update timing of the photographic scene set by the scene setting unit or an update timing of the photographic scene displayed by the scene display unit, so that, with this configuration, it is possible to preferably set a timing or a condition relating to setting.

Abstract: An information display apparatus includes an input device adapted to input user operation information, a touch sensor adapted to detect the state of the input device in terms of whether the input device is touched by a user, a display adapted to display information, and a control unit adapted to receive user operation information from the input device and sensor detection information from the touch sensor, and control displaying of the information on the display in accordance with the received user operation information and the sensor detection information. If the touch information indicating that the input device is touched by the user is received from the touch sensor, the control unit displays first information associated with the input device on the display. If the input device is maintained in the touched state longer than a predetermined period, the control unit switches the displayed information into second information.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for notifying users on the occurrence of an event is disclosed. An embodiment further includes notifying selected users upon the occurrence of particular events in sessions using a variety of notification methods.

Abstract: A digital signal processor and a digital image processing apparatus adopting the same. The digital signal processor comprises a data converter, which converts digital image data in red, green, and blue form to digital image data in luminance and chrominance form, such that when photograph-image data is captured by photographing, the data converter processes the photograph-image data during each period of time from the time when processing of one frame data of live-view is completed to the time when processing of next frame data begins.

Abstract: An image testing apparatus compares output image data of an image which has been output onto a recording medium and original image data which has been read from an original and is used to output the image onto the recording medium, and determines an output state of the image. The image testing apparatus includes an output mode obtaining part configured to obtain an output mode designated by a user; a testing item setting part configured to set, according to the output mode obtained by the output mode obtaining part, an item for which the output state of the image is changed, as a testing item; and a testing part configured to test the output state of the image for the testing item which is set by the testing item setting part.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods related to custom view finders are disclosed. In one embodiment, for example, a method is disclosed which includes defining a view finder region within a first image and saving the image with the view finder into a non-transitory computer readable medium. Additionally, the method includes capturing a second image with a digital camera and compositing the second image into the view finder region of the first image to generate a composite image.

Abstract: The subject technology provides embodiments for tracking a user's face/head (or another object) using one or more cameras provided by a computing device. Embodiments implement exposure sweeping based on an average intensity of a current scene to a target intensity for a given image. If a face is not detected, an exposure duration and/or gain may be adjusted and the face detection is performed again. Once the face is detected, an average intensity of a virtual bounding box surrounding the detected face is determined and exposure sweeping may be performed solely within the virtual bounding box to reach a target intensity. When the average intensity is within a predetermined threshold of the target intensity, the detected face may be at an optimal exposure. Embodiments also provide for switching to another camera(s) of the computing device when not detecting a face in the image upon performing a full exposure sweep.

Abstract: The position and orientation at a time of shooting by a shooting unit of a portable terminal is transmitted to an information processing apparatus. Based on the transmitted position and orientation of the portable terminal and the stored position of an image processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus extracts an image processing apparatus from the shot image and transmits information about the extracted image processing apparatus to the portable terminal. The portable terminal combines the shot image with an option for selecting a function available in the image processing apparatus and displays the combined image on a display unit, based on the information transmitted from the information processing apparatus. When selection of a function is accepted, a screen for operating the selected function is displayed on the display unit of the portable terminal.

Abstract: A mobile electronic device presents a social network user interface to the device's user. The social network user interface displays posts from other network members who are connected to the device's user in the social network. A social networking application highlights one of the posts on the display. If the device is shaken while the post is highlighted, the application will cause an expression of the first user's positive reaction to the highlighted post to be displayed via the social network so that the first user's positive reaction can be viewed by at least the member who provided the selected post to the social network.

Abstract: A method enables self-camera shooting in a mobile terminal. In the method, whether a first user input is detected is determined. When the first user input is detected, a half shutter mode is entered. Whether a second user input is detected is determined. When the second user input is detected, self-camera shooting is performed.

Abstract: A shutter lag from when a shutter button is fully pressed to when an exposure is actually performed may be reduced by performing a precedence operation for a state transition of a shutter when the shutter button is half pressed.

Abstract: In the present invention, a control section distinctly displays, as indexes for indicating that data (image) switching can be performed from a starting point that is the arrayed position of data selected as a display target from among a plurality of data arrayed in virtual and multiple dimensions based on plural types of imaging parameters, information regarding the array status of the plurality of data on a display section, in association with plural directions in which data switching can be performed. As a result of this configuration, when instructing to perform data switching in a direction arbitrarily selected from among a plurality of data switching directions, the user can instruct to perform data switching while visually checking information regarding the array status of data for each data switching direction. That is, by this configuration, data in each data switching direction becomes more recognizable visually.

Abstract: Image processing methods and systems for handheld devices are provided. First, an image effect is determined. Then, a plurality of preview images is continuously captured by an image capture unit of an electronic device. After the respective preview image is captured, the image effect is applied to the preview image, and the preview image applied with the image effect is displayed in a display unit of the electronic device.

Abstract: A method of displaying a high dynamic range (HDR) image is described. An HDR mode is entered based on a user input. A preview image is received. An HDR image is obtained based on the received preview image. The obtained HDR image and the preview image are displayed together.

Abstract: An image-capturing apparatus includes an image-capturing device having an image-capturing surface, a shutter unit having an aperture configured to allow light from an object to pass through the aperture, and a controller that controls the shutter unit. The shutter unit includes a curtain unit that selectively executes an opening operation of opening the aperture and a closing operation of closing the aperture, and an actuator that drives the curtain unit. The controller is operable to control the shutter unit to execute: an image-capturing operation in which the shutter unit executes the closing operation after resetting an electric charge stored in the image-capturing device; and a pre-driving operation in which the actuator drives the curtain with a small motion before executing the image-capturing operation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a camera module having a selective focus adjustment function. The camera module includes a lens part containing a multiple of lenses, an image sensor converting an optical image transmitted through the lens part into an electric signal, and a main control part transferring the lens part driving signal to set a focusing area around the finger end part indicated by a finger in an image obtained from the optical image in a preview state. According to the proposed invention, a focusing region is set around the end part of a finger at the time of capturing an image when a user indicates a desired focusing setting area by a finger, so that the user can take the focus by selecting a desirable focus position freely at the time of photographing an image using a portable terminal having a camera module of the present invention.

Abstract: An object is to provide an imaging system for taking an image of a subject with high reproducibility. It includes an imaging device for taking a picture in accordance with imaging conditions which are set values concerning imaging, a display device for displaying the image taken with the imaging device in accordance with display conditions which are set values concerning display, and an imaging condition decision unit for determining imaging conditions corresponding to the display conditions. When the display device alters the display conditions, the imaging condition decision unit determines the imaging conditions corresponding to the display conditions after the alteration, and the imaging device alters the imaging conditions stored in an imaging condition altering unit to the imaging conditions the imaging condition decision unit determines.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that includes a camera unit that captures image data; a display unit that displays the image data captured by the camera unit; a control unit that sets a photographing target region specified at a desired position on a screen of the display unit, and instructs the camera unit to start photographing when a photographing target is detected in the photographing target region in the image data captured by the camera unit; and a memory unit that stores an image captured by the camera unit after the instruction to start photographing.

Abstract: A image pickup apparatus includes a touch panel configured to detect a touch operation, an image pickup element arranged to pick up a moving image, and a system control unit configured to control to record the moving image picked up by the image pickup element and control to make the operation-receiving sensitivity of the touch panel for the touch operation in moving image recording higher than in a state other than the moving image recording.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for optical systems and methods. A compact optical system can include a fore optical assembly, an aft optical assembly, and a phase corrector plate located between the fore optical assembly and the aft optical assembly. The phase corrector plate can have a substantially flat first surface and a set of high order aspherical coefficients on the second surface. In one aspect, the fore optical assembly and the aft optical assembly comprise achromatic doublets, apochromatic triplets, or a combination of elements. In another aspect, a surface of the phase corrector plate is located near or at an optical stop.

Abstract: A method, system and reference target for estimating spectral data on a selected one of three spectral information types is disclosed. Spectral information types comprise illumination of a scene, spectral sensitivity of an imager imaging the scene and reflectance of a surface in the scene. The method comprises obtaining a ranking order for plural sensor responses produced by the imager, each sensor responses being produced from a reference target in the scene, obtaining, from an alternate source, data on the other two spectral information types, determining a set of constraints, the set including, for each sequential pair combination of sensor responses when taken in said ranking order, a constraint determined in dependence on the ranking and on the other two spectral information types for the respective sensor responses and, in dependence on the ranking order and on the set of constraints, determining said spectral data that optimally satisfies said constraints.

Abstract: A digital photographing apparatus is provided that enlarges and displays one area of a subject to be photographed for a self-timer photographing standby time, as is a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus. The method includes: receiving a self-timer photographing input signal; enlarging and displaying one area of a displayed input image for a self-timer photographing standby time; and capturing the displayed input image after the self-timer photographing standby time elapses. The area of the subject to be photographed is enlarged and displayed for the self-timer photographing standby time so that a photographing state of the subject to be photographed may be checked and a desired image may be captured.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that generates image data of a subject image obtained via a lens unit, a display unit that displays an image corresponding to the image data generated by the imaging unit, an input unit that receives input for specifying an area of a portion of the image displayed by the display unit, and a display controller that controls a display mode for confirming a specified image corresponding to the area of which input is received by the input unit.

Abstract: In an image capturing apparatus comprising an image sensor has focus detection pixels and image forming pixels, a calculation unit calculates first and second charge accumulation periods, a control unit reads out an image forming signal from the image forming pixels accumulated for the first charge accumulation period and a focus detection signal from the focus detection pixels accumulated for the second charge accumulation period, a display unit displays the image forming signal, and a focus control unit performs phase difference focus control process based on the focus detection signal. When the second charge accumulation period is longer than the first charge accumulation period, the control unit reads out the focus detection signal and the image forming signal in parallel, and sets a readout rate of the focus detection signal to be lower than that of the image forming signal.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus comprising: an image sensor; a setting unit configured to set, in the image sensor, a first region for obtaining a focus detection signal, and a second region, larger than the first region and contains the first region, for obtaining an image signal; a focus control unit configured to carry out focus control by finding an in-focus position of a focus lens using the focus detection signal output from the first region; and a readout unit configured to read out the focus detection signal from the first region and the image signal from the second region in parallel. The readout unit sets a framerate for reading out the focus detection signal to be higher than a framerate for reading out the image signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile terminal and a method of capturing an image using the same. The mobile terminal controls a camera conveniently and efficiently to capture an image and performs focusing in various manners to capture an image. Accordingly, a user can obtain a desired image easily and conveniently.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a communication unit, a display unit, a selecting unit, an imaging unit, and a control unit. The communication unit acquires image data of a connection partner from an external apparatus of the imaging apparatus. The display unit displays an image in accordance with the acquired image data of the connection partner. The selecting unit selects, as a connection side, one of sides of the image displayed on the display unit. The imaging unit images a subject to acquire image data to be connected to the image data of the connection partner after the connection side is selected by the selecting unit. The control unit records the image data acquired by the imaging unit in a recording unit together with information indicating the position of the connection side.

Abstract: An imaging device includes an imaging section for repeatedly forming an image of a subject at a set period, while performing a bulb exposure operation, and outputting image data; an adding processing section for performing adding processing of the image data and previously output image data; an image display section for displaying the added image; and a designation section for designating to display only notification information indicating that bulb exposure is being performed, on the image display section, for a given period from commencement of the bulb exposure.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: a first display panel unit for executing display toward a user side; a second display panel unit for executing display toward a subject side; an imaging processing unit for subjecting incident light from the subject side to photoelectric conversion to obtain a captured image signal; a recording processing unit for executing a recording process to a recording medium regarding the captured image signal obtained at the imaging processing unit; and a control unit for controlling the display states of the first display panel unit and the second display panel unit for each of a plurality of various types of operation periods changing along with the operation of the imaging processing unit or the recording processing unit, and executing display control wherein the first display panel unit and the second display panel unit can have different display content during at least a single operation period.

Abstract: An optical system includes, in order from the object side, an aperture, a first lens having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens having a positive refractive power and having a meniscus shape with a convex surface facing the image side, and a fifth lens having a negative refractive power. The optical system satisfies a certain condition.

Abstract: A photographing apparatus according to the present invention comprises: an imaging section converting an object image into image data; a photographing section obtaining the image data from the imaging section in response to release operation and also obtaining the image data of continuous shooting from the imaging section before or after the release operation; a trimming section generating trimming images sequentially for frames in different areas, respectively, using the image data of the continuous shooting; and a control section recording the trimming image generated in the trimming section and the image data obtained in the release operation.

Abstract: An imaging device includes an image data interface unit that outputs the first image data according to a pixel signal from a solid-state imaging device, an image data reading unit that reads image data from a storage unit and outputs the read image data as second image data, an image synthesizing unit that outputs third image data in which the first image data is synthesized with the second image data, an evaluation value generating unit that generates an evaluation value based on image data, a first image data selecting unit that inputs selected image data to the evaluation value generating unit, an image data writing unit that stores input image data in the storage unit via the data bus, a second image data selecting unit that inputs selected image data to the image data writing unit, and a display unit that displays an image corresponding to the third image data.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device acquiring a captured image on a subject; a display section; setting means for setting whether to make effective a temporary recording mode in which the captured image is temporarily recorded in a first storage section; if the temporary recording mode is effective, display control means for playback displaying the captured image recorded in the first storage section from when the temporary recording mode has been effective on the display section in response to an instruction operation of a user; and recording control means for recording an image specified by the user from the playback-displayed captured images in a second storage section as an image to be saved.

Abstract: Provided are photographing apparatuses and methods of controlling the same. The photographing apparatuses may set an auto-focusing (AF) region according to a touch, a drag, and a touch release on a touchscreen, thereby making it possible to prevent the AF region from being easily shifted by an unintended touch of a user.

Abstract: A display control apparatus performs control so as to enlarge and display a portion of an image in response to a TELE operation performed while the entire image is being normally displayed, and performs control so as to change an enlargement area of the image to an area corresponding to an in-focus position within an area of the image in response to a press of a set button while the image is being enlarged and displayed. The set button has a function of displaying a FUNK menu when the set button is pressed while the entire image is being normally displayed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for simulating an image exposure capture a first set of images of a scene; and generate a flash preview image based on the first set of images, an estimated scene spectral reflectance, an estimated spectral power distribution of the scene, and one or more flash device settings, wherein the flash preview image approximates a brightness and a color appearance of a final image of the scene captured while the scene is illuminated by a flash device according to the one or more flash device settings.

Abstract: A digital image processing apparatus includes an image capturing unit that captures an image of a subject and converts the image into image data, a storage unit that stores the image data, a successive capturing information generating unit that adds successive capturing photographing information to image data of images that are obtained by the image capturing unit when successively capturing a plurality of images, a display unit that displays an image representing the image data, a user input unit that generates an input signal when an input is received from a user, and a slide show control unit that displays successively captured images obtained by a single successive capturing photographing operation on the display unit at predetermined time intervals based on the successive capturing photographing information included in the image data, wherein a portion of the successively captured images is enlarged and sequentially displayed.

Abstract: A method is described to greatly improve the efficiency of and reduce the complexity of image compression when using single-sensor color imagers for video acquisition. The method in addition allows for this new image compression type to be compatible with existing video processing tools, improving the workflow for film and television production.

Abstract: In a camera and method, a scene is captured as an archival image, with the camera set in an initial capture configuration. Then, a plurality of parameters of the scene are evaluated. The parameters are matched to one or more of a plurality of suggested capture configurations to define a suggestion set. User input designating one of the suggested capture configurations of the suggestion set is accepted and the camera is set to the corresponding capture configuration.

Abstract: A candidate image presenting method using thumbnail images and an image signal processor and an imaging device performing the candidate image presenting method are provided. The image signal processing device processes a plurality of original image data by frames to generate a plurality of frame image data, generates and firstly outputs a plurality of thumbnail image data corresponding to the plurality of frame image data, and secondly outputs the frame image data corresponding to the thumbnail image data selected on the basis of a selection signal. Accordingly, it is possible to enable an image to be captured in a suitable photographing mode without missing a desired instant by providing a user with thumbnail images obtained by means of photographing operations in various photographing modes for a short time and causing a user to select a desired frame image on the basis of the thumbnail images.