868results about "Exposure control" patented technology

An image capturing system including a lens apparatus including a diaphragm, a diaphragm driver, an aperture value setting member to set a first aperture value in accordance with a user operation, and a first controller to control the diaphragm driver, and an image capturing apparatus including a second controller to set a second aperture value based on a photometric value, switch a diaphragm controlling role to the first controller from the second controller after controlling the diaphragm driver to drive the diaphragm to the first aperture value via the first controller, when an image capturing mode is switched to a first mode in which the first controller controls the diaphragm driver so as to drive the diaphragm to the first aperture value from a second mode in which the second controller controls the diaphragm driver via the first controller to drive the diaphragm to the second aperture value.

An image blur correction device acquires a blur detection signal, and separates it into a high frequency band signal component and a low frequency band signal component using an HPF and an LPF. A high frequency side prediction processing unit acquires an output of the HPF, and a low frequency side prediction processing unit acquires an output of the LPF via a down-sampler. A prediction processing unit updates a filter coefficient of a prediction filter using an adaptive algorithm, and performs linear prediction on the blur detection signal. An adder adds an output of the high frequency side prediction processing unit to an output of the low frequency side prediction processing unit via a up-sampler, and outputs a superimposed output signal. Image blur correction control is performed on the basis of a superimposed output signal.

An imaging support device is an imaging support device that supports imaging performed by an imaging device mounted in a moving object. The imaging device includes an image sensor. The imaging support device includes a processor. The processor derives a shake amount that is allowable for a subject image formed on the image sensor in a state in which the moving object is moving, based on a dimension of a specific part included in a subject and pixel resolution, and derives an exposure time for the image sensor based on a moving speed of the moving object and the shake amount.

An accessory is detachably mounted between an interchangeable lens and an image pickup apparatus. The accessory includes a first aperture unit configured to adjust a light amount incident from the interchangeable lens, a communication unit configured to communicate with each of the interchangeable lens and the image pickup apparatus, and a processor configured to control the first aperture unit, and change a communication processing method with the interchangeable lens or the image pickup apparatus according to whether or not received information received via the communication unit is information regarding aperture control.

There is provided an information processing method to easily recognize a region focused by a shooting camera. The information processing method according to the present disclosure includes: placing a virtual camera in a virtual environment space obtained by modeling a target environment in which a mobile object equipped with a shooting camera is allowed to move, the virtual camera being associated with the shooting camera; determining a virtual focus region in the virtual environment space on the basis of an image corresponding to the field range of the virtual camera, the virtual focus region corresponding to a region focused by the shooting camera in the target environment; and displaying region-specific information on a display screen, the region-specific information specifying the virtual focus region.

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for image signal processing that support adjusting a Bokeh effect in image data. In a first aspect, a method of image processing includes receiving a first user input specifying a first depth of focus. A camera is configured with a first aperture size of a plurality of aperture sizes of the camera that is nearest a second aperture size that corresponds to the first depth of focus. The first aperture size is smaller than the second aperture size. Image data representing a scene is received that is captured with the first aperture size of the camera. First modified image data is determined by applying a first blur kernel to the image data. The first modified image data represents the scene at the depth of focus corresponding to the second aperture size. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

A selfie stick convenient for being operated with an index finger includes a clamping assembly, a supporting member, an extension and retraction mechanism, a handle and a shutter button. The clamping assembly having a main surface for facing the external equipment located on a first side. A step part is arranged on a surface of the handle located on the second side; the step part includes a first surface. From one side close to the second connecting part to one side away from the second connecting part, a distance between at least a portion of the first surface and an axis of the handle gradually increases. The shutter button is arranged on the first surface and configured to be operated with the index finger of the user to control the external equipment to take a photo.

A variable aperture module includes a blade assembly including movable blades, a positioning element including positioning structures and a driving part including a rotation element. The movable blades are disposed around an optical axis to form a light passable hole with adjustable size for different hole size states and each have an inner surface to define the contour of the light passable hole in each hole size state. The positioning structures correspond to the movable blades. The rotation element is rotatable with respect to the positioning element and is configured to rotate the movable blades to adjust a size of the light passable hole. There are matte structures disposed on each inner surface. Each matte structure is single structure extending towards the optical axis, such that at least part of the contour of the light passable hole has an undulating shape at least in several hole size states.

An image pickup apparatus includes an image sensor, an optical filter, a holding member configured to hold the optical filter, a driving unit configured to move the holding member, a grip portion configured to be gripped by a user, and a light blocking member configured to control blocking or opening of an image pickup range. The driving unit moves the optical filter between (i) a first position at which the optical filter is inserted into the image pickup range and (ii) a second position at which the optical filter is retracted from the image pickup range in a direction from the first position toward the grip portion. The optical filter is located on a side closer to the image sensor than the light blocking member.

The invention provides a mobile lighting monitoring device provided with a solar panel, belongs to the technical field of lighting monitoring devices, and solves the problems that an existing mobile lighting monitoring device is poor in overall storage effect on a lamp panel, a camera and the solar panel, and the overall storage effect is poor. And the energy absorption effect of the solar panel during working of the device and the overall working stability of the device cannot be ensured. A mobile illumination monitoring device provided with a solar panel comprises a bottom plate and a plurality of moving wheels rotationally connected to the lower portion of the bottom plate, the surface of the bottom plate is fixedly connected with a machine body, a plurality of supporting columns are arranged in the bottom plate in a penetrating mode and distributed on the periphery of the machine body, and the top ends of the supporting columns are fixedly connected with an adjusting plate. According to the solar panel, through the arrangement of the positioning unit, when the adjusting plate drives the supporting column to use and fix the device, the outer wall of the gear column is symmetrically engaged with the toothed plate and the toothed column, so that the toothed column drives the solar panel body to be obliquely unfolded, and energy absorption of the solar panel body is facilitated.

To provide an imaging system that can easily set desired adjustment.SOLUTION: An imaging system according to the present invention comprises: an imaging sensor; a plurality of output interfaces that can externally output each of a plurality of output videos based on an original video imaged by the imaging sensor; setting means that sets a preset value for an area selected from a plurality of areas corresponding to the plurality of output videos in the original video; and adjustment means that adjusts whole of the original video using the preset value of the selected area. The setting means stores the preset value of a first area when it transition from a state in which the first area is selected to a state in which a second area is selected, and sets the preset value of the first area stored when the first area is again selected.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 33

Various embodiments include a neutralizing magnetic component arrangement in a variable aperture device for a camera system. The variable aperture device may include a rotor, a stator, aperture blades arranged to form an aperture stop, and an actuator for moving the aperture blades to change a size of the aperture. In various embodiments, magnetic components of the actuator may include magnetic configurations which may cause a neutralizing force on the rotor, reducing or eliminating magnetic forces and magnetic torques exerted on the rotor from magnetic components of the variable aperture device.

This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for image signal processing that support adjusting background blurring effects of image data. In a first aspect, a method of image processing includes receiving a first user input specifying a first depth of focus. The camera is configured with a first aperture size of a plurality of aperture sizes of the camera that is closest to a second aperture size corresponding to the first focal depth. The first aperture size is smaller than the second aperture size. Image data representing a scene is received, the image data being captured with a first aperture size of a camera. First modified image data is determined by applying a first blur kernel to the image data. The first modified image data represents a scene at a depth of focus corresponding to a second aperture size. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

An image capturing apparatus capable of reducing exposure variation in opposite end areas of an image when photographing is performed with flash light emission while shortening a flash synchronization time. A system controller determines a shutter speed for flash light emission photographing. The system controller selectively executes first control for controlling a traveling speed of a front curtain of a shutter and a traveling speed of a rear curtain of the shutter to the same speed, and second control for controlling the traveling speed of the front curtain to be higher than the traveling speed of the rear curtain. Before flash light emission photographing is performed, the system controller determines which of the first control and the second control is to be adopted according to the shutter speed.

Imaging device to which an interchangeable lens (200) can be attached, wherein the interchangeable lens (200) includes an aperture (260) and an aperture control unit (261) configured to drive the aperture (260), the imaging device comprising: an imaging element (110) configured to reset the accumulated charge; a shutter (180) configured to block and open an optical path to the imaging element (110); a shutter control unit (181) configured to control the shutter (180); a control unit configured to command an imaging operation; and a controller (140) configured to control the aperture control unit (261) and the imaging element (110) according to the command from the operating unit, characterized in that the controller (140) is configured to detect a prediction time of an aperture operation of the aperture control unit (261); and to initiate a charge reset process of the imaging element according to the prediction time of the aperture operation in order to complete the charge reset process at or before completion of the aperture operation.

To perform image stabilization in accordance with characteristics of image stabilization performance depending on a focal length.SOLUTION: An image stabilization control apparatus performs image stabilization by controlling first correction means, which drives a correction lens to correct an image blur, and second correction means, which drives an imaging element to correct the image blur. The image stabilization control apparatus acquires a shake amount, selects one of a plurality of control methods including a first control method and a second control method that control a ratio between the respective shake amounts to be corrected by the first correction means and the second correction means on the basis of a focal length, and obtains a correction amount of one of the first correction means and the second correction means on the basis of the shake amount and the selected control method. The first control method is to perform an over-correction using the first correction means and an inverse-correction using the second correction means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

An imaging device includes a display control unit configured to display a first indicator indicating a recommended imaging position and a second indicator indicating a current imaging position in a superimposed manner on an imaging monitor image, and perform processing for changing display of the first indicator in accordance with image obtaining processing for obtaining image data, and an imaging control unit configured to perform the image obtaining processing in accordance with a result of a matching determination between the first indicator and the second indicator on a screen.

To provide an image blur correction device with which it is possible to obtain an excellent video image by switching blurs to be preferentially corrected.SOLUTION: The image blur correction device comprises: an imaging object detection unit 105 for detecting an imaging object from an inputted image; an imaging object motion information acquisition unit 106 for acquiring motion information indicating motion of the imaging object in the image; an imaging device motion information acquisition unit 108 for acquiring motion information indicating motion of an imaging device; a blur correction control unit 109 capable of controlling imaging object blur correction for correcting the motion of the imaging object in the image and imaging device blur correction for correcting an image blur due to the motion of the imaging device; and a determination unit 107 for determining, on the basis of the imaging object motion information, which of the imaging object blur correction and the imaging device blur correction should be prioritized. The blur correction control unit 109 controls the imaging object blur correction and the imaging device blur correction on the basis of a result of the determination of the determination unit 107.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The present invention addresses the problem of providing an imaging device, a method, a program product, and a computer-readable medium that enable a simulated imaging operation in a state in which a film is pulled out in a film camera to be experienced. The imaging device (10) has a control unit (31) and is capable of executing a film camera mode. A control unit (31) acquires first information relating to insertion and extraction of a memory card (42) that records imaging data of an imaging device (10). The control unit (31) restricts a film camera mode related to the function of the imaging device on the basis of the first information.

A controller and driving device for a camera aperture, and an electronic device, are provided. The controller includes: a signal processing circuit configured to generate a detection position value corresponding to the current position of the aperture based on a first detection signal and a second detection signal received from a first position sensor and a second position sensor, respectively, the first position sensor and the second position sensor being configured to detect the aperture position; a control circuit configured to set an interval between the first aperture position and the second aperture position as a plurality of control intervals, and, upon receiving a command to change the aperture position, to perform a corresponding control operation on each of the plurality of control intervals based on the detection position value to control the movement operation of the aperture; and a driving circuit configured to generate a driving current and provide the generated driving current to a coil, the coil being configured to drive the aperture under the control of the controller.

This imaging device comprises: an acquisition unit that acquires a first frequency of a light source; and a display unit that selectably displays a plurality of shutter speeds that are integer multiples of a period corresponding to the first frequency acquired by the acquisition unit.

To generate scene information.SOLUTION: A scene information generation device comprises: a luminance map generation unit that, on the basis of pixel information picked up by a first image pick-up device that has a plurality of pixel blocks having a plurality of pixels and a floating diffusion to be shared, and a control circuit capable of individually controlling a drive mode for each pixel block or for the plurality of pixel blocks, generates a luminance map indicating the degree of brightness for each of the pixel blocks; a motion map generation unit that generates a motion map indicating the degree of change from an immediately previous frame image, on the basis of the pixel information picked up by a second image pick-up device different from the first image pick-up device; and a scene information generation unit that generates scene information indicating the degree of brightness or change for each of the pixel blocks, by employing, for each of the pixel blocks, the degree of brightness indicated in the luminance map generated by the luminance map generation unit or the degree of change indicated in the motion map generated by the motion map generation unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

This provides a method for calibrating a display system. [Solution] A test pattern for a display is presented. The test pattern includes multiple blobs. A camera is used to capture an image containing one or more of the multiple blobs in the presented test pattern. An exposure calibration parameter is calculated using the ratio of the maximum brightness level readable by the camera to the maximum brightness level determined from one or more captured blobs in the test pattern. The camera exposure of the display system is calibrated using the exposure calibration parameter. A display system configured to implement this method is also provided.

In at least one embodiment, the image acquisition arrangement (1) comprises: - an image recording device (2) with an image recording field of view (22), - a light source (3) with a plurality of light-emitting units (31..3N) configured to emit light along a plurality of emission directions (E1..EM), wherein the emission directions (E1..EM) are outside the image-capturing field of view (22), and - a depth sensor (5) comprising a plurality of depth sensor units (51..5K) configured to determine at least a distance along a plurality of sensor directions (D1..DK) between the image acquisition arrangement (1) and at least one reflective surface (14), wherein the sensor directions (D1..DK) are outside the field of view (22) of the image acquisition.

The projecting device includes a light source configured to output an image light; a projection lens configured to externally project the image light; a camera configured to photograph an object positioned between the camera and an external projection surface of the image light that is projected; a light blocker configured to block the image light output by the light source during a blocking period; and at least one processor configured to: obtain illuminance information regarding illuminance of the external projection surface, set the blocking period during which the image light output by the light source is blocked, based on the illuminance information, set a photographing period within the blocking period, control the light blocker to block the image light output by the light source during the blocking period, and control the camera to photograph the object during the photographing period.

A method for determining one or more groups of exposure settings for use in a 3D image acquisition process performed with an imaging system, the 3D image acquisition process including capturing one or more sets of image data with an image sensor using respective groups of exposure settings, the one or more sets of image data being such that one or more 3D point clouds defining three-dimensional coordinates of points on the surface of one or more objects being imaged are generated, each group of exposure settings specifying values ​​for one or more parameters of the imaging system, the method including the steps of identifying one or more candidate groups of exposure settings and selecting one or more groups of exposure settings from the candidate group of exposure settings that satisfy one or more optimization criteria.

[PROBLEMS] To suppress deterioration of optical performance according to insertion / removal and type of wavelength filter. [SOLUTION MEANS] An optical apparatus 200 includes a processing means 203, 208 configured to perform processing regarding imaging in a case where a wavelength filter 201 configured to control a wavelength of imaging light incident on an image sensor 202 configured to capture an object image formed by an optical system 101 can be inserted or removed, and an acquiring means 208 configured to acquire optical information on the optical system that is used for the processing, the optical information corresponding to the wavelength of the imaging light according to at least one of insertion / removal and a type of the wavelength filter.

This imaging device is provided with a mode operator for switching between a manual mode in which a set value relating to imaging is changed according to an operation, and an automatic mode in which the set value relating to imaging is automatically adjusted. A control unit performs processing for switching between the manual mode and the automatic mode in response to the detection of an operation of a first aspect of the mode operator, and performs processing for switching between an unlocked state that enables a set value change operation in the manual mode, and a locked state that disables the set value change operation in the manual mode in response to the detection of an operation of a second aspect of the mode operator in the manual mode.