In order to obtain an image processing device capable of performing imaging processing appropriately using object information, the image processing device includes an imaging unit which is capable of selectively acquiring an image for live view and a still image, a drive control unit which acquires the still image through a predetermined operation when the image for live view is periodically acquired at a predetermined first period, and acquires an image for live view again immediately after the still image is acquired, an object detecting unit which detects object information from an image for live view immediately before or immediately after the still image is acquired, and a signal processing unit which processes the still image on the basis of the object information detected by the object detecting unit.

In order to obtain an image processing device capable of performing imaging processing appropriately using object information, the image processing device includes an imaging unit which is capable of selectively acquiring an image for live view and a still image, a drive control unit which acquires the still image through a predetermined operation when the image for live view is periodically acquired at a predetermined first period, and acquires an image for live view again immediately after the still image is acquired, an object detecting unit which detects object information from an image for live view immediately before or immediately after the still image is acquired, and a signal processing unit which processes the still image on the basis of the object information detected by the object detecting unit.

A distance measuring device of the present disclosure includes: a light source that irradiates a subject with light; a light detection unit that receives reflected light from the subject based on irradiation light from the light source; and a control unit that performs exposure control according to a distance between the distance measuring device and the subject. Furthermore, an electronic device of the present disclosure includes the distance measuring device having the configuration described above.

An acquisition method includes: acquiring a first image without a flicker band; acquiring a second image with the flicker band; generating a third image of an extracted flicker band based; determining a division method of dividing the third image; dividing the third image into a plurality of areas based on the division method; calculating brightness of each area of the third image; acquiring at least one of a brightest value of the brightness and a darkest value of the brightness; acquiring peak timing of the flicker; calculating the number of frames captured by an image sensor to detect the peak timing; causing the image sensor to continuously capture images to generate a plurality of pieces of image data; acquiring the first image from the plurality of pieces of image data; and acquiring the second image from the plurality of pieces of image data.

An image-capturing apparatus for generating a moving image includes an image sensor that receives light from a subject and outputs moving image data, an acquisition unit that acquires velocity information, and a control unit that controls an exposure time of the image sensor. The control unit controls the image sensor to receive the light from the subject for a first exposure time and changing the first exposure time to a second exposure time for accumulating electric charges, the second exposure time being longer than the first exposure time, based on the velocity information of the image-capturing apparatus.

A rotary photographing method includes obtaining brightness information in a scene where a photographing target is located and a rotation mode of a gimbal that connects a photographing device to a mobile platform, and generating control information according to the brightness information and the rotation mode. The control information including rotation control information and exposure control information. The method further includes sending the rotation control information to the gimbal to control the gimbal to rotate according to the rotation control information to drive the photographing device to rotate, and sending the exposure control information to the photographing device to control the photographing device to perform exposure according to the exposure control information.

A method includes detecting, based on sensor data from a sensor on a mobile device, an environmental brightness measurement, where the mobile device comprises a display screen configured to adjust display brightness based on environmental brightness. The method further includes determining, based on image data from a camera on the mobile device, an extent to which the detected environmental brightness measurement is caused by reflected light from the display screen. The method additionally includes setting a rate of exposure change for the camera based on the determined extent to which the detected environmental brightness measurement is caused by reflected light from the display screen.

There is provided an image processing apparatus including a processor and a memory connected to or built into the processor. The processor is configured to: detect a plurality of subjects based on a captured image obtained by being captured by an imaging apparatus; select, from among the plurality of subjects, a first subject and a second subject that is present within a range of a first distance from the first subject in an in-plane direction of the captured image; and output display data for displaying, on a display, the captured image, a first indicator that specifies a first subject image showing the first subject, and a second indicator that specifies a second subject image showing the second subject in a mode different from a mode of the first indicator.

There is provided an image processing apparatus including a processor and a memory connected to or built into the processor. The processor is configured to: detect a plurality of subjects based on a captured image obtained by being captured by an imaging apparatus; select, from among the plurality of subjects, a first subject and a second subject that is present within a range of a first distance from the first subject in an in-plane direction of the captured image; and output display data for displaying, on a display, the captured image, a first indicator that specifies a first subject image showing the first subject, and a second indicator that specifies a second subject image showing the second subject in a mode different from a mode of the first indicator.

In a method for recording a sequence of images by means of a digital motion picture camera, an image sensor generates electrical signals in dependence of the exposure. At least two exposure changing devices are provided, which are configured to influence the exposure of the image sensor by a setting of a respective operation parameter. One of the exposure changing devices is provided as a variation device or can be selected as such, and a further exposure changing device is provided as a compensation device or can be selected as such. During a recording of a sequence of images, the following steps are performed: influencing the exposure of the image sensor by changing the setting value of the operation parameter of the variation device; receiving the changed setting value; determining a respective adjustment value of the operation parameter of the compensation device and outputting the respective adjustment value to the compensation device, wherein an influence on the exposure of the image sensor caused by a change in the setting value is at least substantially compensated by a change in the respective adjustment value; and operating the at least one compensation device in accordance with the outputted respective adjustment value.