78results about "Viewfinders" patented technology

A digital camera and a dual-mode viewfinder are provided. The camera includes a transparent imaging sensor that is configured to detect and refract light from an environment; a transparent display configured to display, at a same viewport, (i) the detected light from the environment as a digital representation, and (ii) the refracted light from the environment as an optical image; and control circuitry configured to: in a first mode of the camera, display on the transparent display the detected light from the environment as a digital representation, and, in a second mode of the camera, displaying on the transparent display the refracted light from the environment as an optical image. Related processes, subprocesses, apparatuses, devices, techniques, and articles are also described.

This invention provides a technology for temporarily turning off the display unit of an imaging device using an appropriate method depending on the cause of the power outage. [Solution] An imaging device comprising detection means for detecting the proximity of an object to a display unit, and control means for controlling the display unit based on the detection result of the detection means, wherein the control means turns off the display unit using a first off process which results in a first power consumption after turning off and requires a first time to turn on again, when the proximity is no longer detected after the proximity has been detected, and if no user operation is performed on the imaging device for a predetermined period of time, the control means turns off the display unit using a second off process which results in a second power consumption which is less than the first power consumption after turning off and requires a second time longer than the first time to turn on again.

An imaging device according to the present technology comprises: a display device that has a display panel on which a captured image is displayed; an electrode which is disposed along a direction parallel to the display panel without shielding the display panel, and the capacitance of which changes in accordance with the distance to a user; and a wiring board on which wiring electrically connected to the electrode is formed, wherein the electrode has higher rigidity than the wiring board.

A method and apparatus to maintain image focus on parts such as wafers, circuit boards, or high-density substrates as the part is being inspected. Focus performance is independent of feature and trace orientation and density. This apparatus can be easily integrated into an inspection system and can maintain focus on parts with high aspect ratio structures and or low or non-reflective insulators. It enables the inspection of high-density fine line products requiring the use of high resolution, high numerical aperture (NA) imaging optics with small depths of focus (DOF) that must be kept in focus during the inspection.

To solve a problem that power is unnecessarily wasted by EVF.SOLUTION: An imaging device includes first imaging means for imaging a subject, a second imaging means arranged in a direction facing the first imaging means, and an electronic viewfinder which is arranged in the same direction as the second imaging means, and displays an image captured by the first imaging means, and controls the display of the electronic viewfinder based on image data captured by the second imaging means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

This information processing device comprises a processor. The processor: acquires first image data and second image data; outputs the first image data or the second image data to a display; acquires line-of-sight data during the period in which the second image data is being output to the display; and on the basis of the line-of-sight data, detects a line-of-sight position with respect to the display.

To simplify a framing work.SOLUTION: An information processing device 10 comprises: a determination unit 12 which, on the basis of imaging related information that is related to imaging by a first imaging device, determines alignment information that is used to align a first image captured by the first imaging device and a second image captured by a second imaging device having a wider field angle than the field angle of the first imaging device; and an output unit 13 that outputs the alignment information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Provided is an observation device with which it is possible, when displaying an image overlaid on an optical image of a subject, to adjust the visibility of the image and the optical image according to the intensity of environmental light. The observation device (30) comprises an optical system (32), a display mechanism (34) that displays the image on the basis of a signal generated by an imaging element (20), and a light-blocking mechanism (36) having a variable light-blocking rate. The optical image has a first optical region (OP1) and a second optical region (OP2). The display mechanism (34) overlays the image on the first optical region (OP1), and displays the image so that a user can observe the image together with the optical image. The light-blocking mechanism (36) is positioned in the light path between the subject and the display mechanism (34) and has a first light-blocking region (36a) overlapping the first optical region (OP1), and a second light-blocking region (36b) overlapping the second optical region (OP2). A control process is executed on the light-blocking mechanism (36) with a control unit (40) to control the light-blocking rate of the first light-blocking region (36a) and the second light-blocking region (36b) on the basis of the intensity of the environmental light.

This imaging device features a detachable battery unit, providing a configuration that allows for cooling of the viewfinder unit without increasing the overall size of the device. [Solution] An imaging device having an outer casing, a camera body having a viewfinder section and a mount section, and a battery section having a battery and being detachable from the camera body via the mount section, wherein the viewfinder section has a heat dissipation section, the camera body has at least one heat transfer member with a higher thermal conductivity than the outer casing, and the heat dissipation section is thermally connected to the mount section by the heat transfer member.

An electronic device according to the present invention is an electronic device which is capable of performing eye proximity sensing to sense contact of an eye with an eyepiece and line of sight detection to detect a line of sight, including: an eye proximity sensing sensor configured to receive light for the eye proximity sensing; a line of sight detection sensor configured to receive light for the line of sight detection, the line of sight detection sensor being separate from the eye proximity sensing sensor; and one or more light sources including a light source used for both the eye proximity sensing and the line of sight detection.

A layout of a detection unit is provided in an electronic apparatus including the detection unit with which functions of a plurality of sensing devices can be replaced. An electronic apparatus includes a movable member movable with respect to a main body of the electronic apparatus, an eyepiece portion, and a detection unit configured to simultaneously detect an attitude of the movable member and eye contact with the eyepiece portion by radiating radio waves. The detection unit is arranged at a position and an attitude based on an orientation angle, arrangement information of the movable member, an amount of detection of the movable member for detecting the attitude, and information about an eye point related to the eyepiece portion.

A lens driving device according to an embodiment includes a moving part including a lens; a driving part for driving the moving part in an optical axis direction; and a sensing part for sensing a position of the moving part; wherein the moving part includes: a magnet scaler in which a first pole and a second pole are alternately arranged in a first direction; and a reference magnet corresponding to the magnet scaler and having a first pole and a second pole disposed in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

A camera module includes a housing, a lens module configured to move in an optical axis direction in the housing, a first magnetic member disposed in the lens module, and a second magnetic member disposed opposite the first magnetic member in the housing. The lens module is attached to one surface of the housing by magnetic attractive force generated between the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member. The lens module is supported at three points by three ball members disposed between the lens module and the housing. The first magnetic member is disposed in the lens module such that the first magnetic member is disposed in a triangle formed by virtual lines connecting the three ball members to each other.

The invention discloses a shooting method and electronic equipment, and the electronic equipment (such as intelligent glasses) can achieve the real-time presentation of different types of viewing frames in an electrochromic mode under the shooting scenes of fixed focus, zooming, 3D and the like. Thus, view finding guidance can be provided for a user, AI view finding / composition can be supported, view finding experience of the user in the shooting process is improved, in addition, the electronic equipment can display the shooting state in an electrochromic mode, and therefore privacy of a shot person is protected.

To provide an optical device using an angle selection type transmission element in which a decrease in vignetting or numerical aperture is suppressed and eyepiece observation and sight line detection are enabled while reducing ghosts due to light from behind a user.SOLUTION: A head mounted display (HMD) 1 having a sight line detection function comprises angle selection type transmission elements 6, 7 arranged in finder optical paths for user's eyes, respectively, and a light projection and a light reception unit for sight line detection, with the direction of the finder being adjustable to the detected sight line direction. The angle selection type transmission elements 6, 7 have a first to a third opening, the respective directions of which are different. The first and the second openings respectively limit light passage directions in first and second regions in the finder paths. The third opening is formed centering around a line linking an eyepoint and the light receiving element.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

The present invention relates to a camera system with a digital viewfinder camera which has an interface for attaching an interchangeable lens. According to the invention, the camera system comprises at least one camera sub-unit and one evaluation unit, wherein the camera sub-unit is integrated into the viewfinder camera or can be attached to the viewfinder camera, and wherein the camera sub-unit is configured to - in a first operating mode, to capture an image of at least part of the outside of an adjustable aperture ring (16) of an interchangeable lens coupled to the viewfinder camera, wherein several aperture setting values ​​in the form of alphanumeric characters or at least one characteristic are provided on the outside of the aperture ring (16), and to transmit the image of at least part of the outside of the aperture ring (16) to the evaluation unit, wherein the evaluation unit is configured to generate an electronic aperture setting signal from the received image of at least part of the outside of the aperture ring (16) using image and / or text recognition methods, and / or - in a second operating mode, to capture an image of at least part of an interchangeable lens coupled or to be coupled to the viewfinder camera and to transmit it to the evaluation unit, wherein the evaluation unit is equipped to determine at least one identifying feature characterizing the interchangeable lens from the received image of at least part of the interchangeable lens using methods of image and / or text recognition.

This optical module includes a splitting surface that transmits part of incident light and reflects at least part of the incident light different from the part of the incident light that is transmitted, the optical module imaging each of the light transmitted through the splitting surface and the light reflected by the splitting surface. The optical module comprises a first optical system and a second optical system. The first optical system comprises, in order from the object side, a forward lens group, an optical path-splitting member having a splitting surface, and a first backward lens group that has a positive refracting power and on which the light transmitted through the splitting surface is incident. The second optical system comprises, in order from the object side, a forward lens group, an optical path-splitting member, and a second backward lens group that has a positive refracting power and on which the light reflected by the splitting surface is incident. One of the first optical system and the second optical system is configured to have an aperture stop on the splitting surface or on the image side of the splitting surface.

The invention provides a camera module, a control method thereof and wearable equipment, which can meet the requirement of short-distance clear shooting and can also realize the effect of long-distance lossless zoom clear shooting under the condition that the required space size is not increased. The camera module comprises a photosensitive component which comprises a circuit board and an image sensor electrically connected with the circuit board; the lens assembly comprises at least two optical lenses which are arranged in a photosensitive light path of the image sensor in an array manner and have different focal lengths; and the light blocking mechanism is arranged in a photosensitive light path of the image sensor so as to selectively block at least one lens light path of the at least two optical lenses.

An electronic device and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a detection unit configured to perform gaze detection based on an eye image in which an eye looking at a display unit is photographed, and a control unit configured to perform control to give a predetermined notification about a method of adjusting a viewing state in which the display unit is visually perceived based on at least one of a position of a pupil image in the eye image and a number of corneal reflection images in the eye image.

The present application provides a finder with good visual recognition and a camera device. The finder includes a first optical system, a second optical system, and a polarization element. The second optical system includes a first polarizer that transmits light of a first polarization direction and an optical member that controls a polarization direction of light transmitted through the first polarizer. The polarization element reflects at least a portion of light that passes through the first optical system and transmits light of a second polarization direction among light that passes through the second optical system.

The utility model discloses an image acquisition module and framing equipment. The image acquisition module is used for framing a target framing object. Wherein the image acquisition module comprises a reflector, a lens assembly and an image sensor, and the reflector, the lens assembly and the image sensor are sequentially arranged along the optical axis of the lens assembly. Wherein the reflecting surface of the reflecting mirror is arranged towards the lens assembly, and the reflecting surface is a curved surface. The reflecting surface is used for reflecting the light at the target framing object to the lens assembly, and the lens assembly is used for refracting the light emitted by the reflecting mirror to the image sensor. The image acquisition module provided by the utility model adopts a catadioptric optical path architecture, so that the image distortion degree can be obviously reduced, the field angle is enlarged, and the chromatic aberration is reduced.

Optical systems, display apparatuses, and image pickup apparatuses are provided herein. One or more optical systems configured to guide light from a display element to an observation side, may include a plurality of lenses that consist of, in order from a display element side to the observation side, a first lens with positive refractive power, a second lens with negative refractive power, a third lens with refractive power, and a fourth lens with refractive power. A predetermined inequality is satisfied.

The embodiment of the specification relates to a pair of glasses, comprising: lenses; the lens is arranged on the bracket; the camera is fixed on the bracket and is configured to shoot a picture of a target scene; the light source assembly is fixed on the bracket; the diaphragm records the information of the viewing frame; wherein a light beam emitted by the light source assembly irradiates the diaphragm and forms a viewing frame virtual image in front of the lens, the viewing frame virtual image is configured to define an actual scene, and the actual scene is at least partially overlapped with a target scene.

An imaging apparatus includes a control unit that executes control in a manner corresponding to the fact that a state of an image capturing person determined on the basis of line-of-sight information is a gaze target undetermined state in which a gaze target has not been determined.

An adapter apparatus, comprising a housing comprising two mount parts, wherein when a first optical imaging apparatus and a second optical imaging apparatus are attached to the housing, an image from the first optical imaging apparatus is visible through the second optical imaging apparatus such that a subject of the first optical imaging apparatus is visible to a viewer in focus and in full through the second optical imaging apparatus. The configuration creates a new apparatus via the combination.

To provide a lens barrel capable of achieving both of sealing an optical system for the purpose of defogging and energizing a lens, while suppressing reduction in optical performance.SOLUTION: The lens barrel includes: a first fixing member and a second fixing member which are fixed to each other; a lens which is arranged inside the first fixing member; and an elastic member which is arranged between the first fixing member and the second fixing member in an optical axis direction. The elastic member is arranged between the second fixing member and the lens and has a first area for energizing the lens and a second area where the whole circumference is held between the first fixing member and the second fixing member. A surface for energizing the lens of the first area is different from a surface for energizing the first fixing member of the second area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Reflecting the user's intent. [Solution] The system includes an image sensor for the eyeball that captures an image of the user's eyeball; a calculation means that calculates the position of the user's gaze point on a display element multiple times based on the eyeball image captured by the image sensor for the eyeball; an operation means that receives a first operation to confirm the position of the gaze point calculated by the calculation means; and a first storage means that stores the position of the gaze point calculated by the calculation means before the first operation is performed by the user on the operation means, and the position of the gaze point confirmed in response to the first operation being performed by the user on the operation means, in association with an image of the subject taken using an image sensor other than the image sensor for the eyeball after the first operation is performed.