Abstract: An image that enables proper object recognition is generated. An image processing device includes an image processing unit that processes an image. The image processing unit included in this image processing device corrects the level of a pixel constituting the image. That is, the image processing unit corrects the level of a target pixel constituting the image on the basis of a low-frequency component in a peripheral image of a pixel constituting the target image. Here, the peripheral image is made up of a plurality of pixels that includes the target pixel and is located around the target pixel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to video processing, and provides a method for detecting and reducing video flicker. The method for detecting video flicker includes steps of: calculating the line sums of the luminance components of two adjacent frames in a video frame sequence; comparing the line sums of the luminance components of the two adjacent frames, and calculating a flicker component; obtaining the light source flicker frequency according to an assumed k value; determining two different local intervals by the coordinates of a current point of the flicker component according to the light source flicker frequency; and respectively calculating a peak function and a valley function of the flicker component in the two different local intervals; and determining whether there is video flicker caused by the light source in the current frame according to the peak function and the valley function of the flicker component.

Abstract: An imaging control method is provided. The method may include obtaining a current image generated based on an exposure parameter, wherein the current image includes a plurality of pixels; determining a plurality of target pixels or target pixel groups from at least portion of the plurality of pixels; determining a statistic representation based on target pixels or target pixel groups; determining a characteristic feature based on the statistic representation; and, updating the exposure parameter, based on the characteristic feature, to generate an updated image.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus according to the present invention, includes: an input unit configured to receive a predetermined user operation for an image displayed on a display; a change unit configured to perform control of increasing a display range of the display in a case where the predetermined user operation is received by the input unit; a processing unit configured to perform gradation conversion on the image to improve gradation of a high brightness portion, based on the display range increased by the change unit; and a control unit configured to perform control of enabling the increase in the display range in accordance with the predetermined user operation in a case where the image satisfies a predetermined condition and disabling the increase in the display range in accordance with the predetermined user operation in a case where the image does not satisfy the predetermined condition.

Abstract: A device and method for fluorescent imaging may include an imaging unit including a fluorescent camera with an optical detector that is configured to acquire a fluorescent image of a fluorescing sample, the image including raw pixel values. A user interface may display an image formed from display image pixels derived from the raw image pixels. A distance sensor may measure a distance to the fluorescing sample. A distance between the optical detector and fluorescing sample may be determined from the measured distance. A processing unit may obtain a gain value, match the determined distance to a distance value associated a respective gain range, and impose limits of the gain values range onto the gain value, to determine a limited gain value. The limited gain value may be applied to the raw image pixels, thereby deriving display image pixels.

Abstract: It is possible to adjust brightness of an image for which contrast correction has been performed for each local area. An image processing apparatus that adjusts brightness of a processed image for which contrast correction for removing a scattered light component has been performed for each local area, including: an estimation unit configured to estimate luminance of the processed image based on luminance of an input image before the contrast correction is performed for each local area and transmittance corresponding to the luminance; a parameter calculation unit configured to calculate an exposure correction parameter based on the luminance of the input image and the luminance of the processed image estimated by the estimation unit; and an exposure correction unit configured to perform exposure correction for the processed image by using the exposure correction parameter.

Abstract: A method of processing a digital image having a predetermined color pattern, includes converting the predetermined color pattern of the digital image into a converted digital image having a different desired color pattern; and using algorithms adapted for use with the desired color pattern for processing the converted digital image.

Abstract: A camera phone and method for automatically adjusting the exposure of a camera in order to improve image of an object is previewed with a current exposure, data is extracted from frames of the previewed image and analyzed to determine illumination of the previewed object, and an exposure is adjusted according to the analyzed result.

Abstract: Object: To broaden the range of photographing of object, until illumination of 0.02 lux. Construction: In the case of sufficient bright object, photographing is performed by a conventional circuit at a high S/N ratio, at a high degree. In the case of an insufficient bright object, inserting auxiliary amplifying circuit m, m1, m2 or em and ignoring the S/N ratio, and raising the amplification degree. In the case of sufficient bright object, photographing is performed by high S/N ratio, and high degree, in the case of insufficient bright object, an auxiliary amplifying circuit m, m1, m2 or em is inserted ignoring the S/N ratio until utility noise composite of 20 dB (10%).