The proposed invention relates to a camera module with an optical image stabilization function. A flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) electrically connected to an image sensor is implemented to serve as an electrical path and at the same time, serve to provide an elastic restoring force in directions of a plurality of axes, thereby further miniaturizing and lightening the camera module.

An image capturing device may capture image data for processing to form an image. The image capturing device may perform a hashing procedure on the image data, wherein performing the hashing procedure generates a hash value of the image data. The image capturing device may provide, to an image authentication device, the hash value of the image data, wherein the hash value of the image data is to be used by the image authentication device to validate the image based on a request to authenticate the image received from a receiving device. The image capturing device may process the image data to form the image for display to a user. The image capturing device may provide, after providing the hash value of the image data to the image authentication device, the image for display to the user.

The present disclosure relates to an imaging device, a control method, and a program that make it possible to cope with various cases in which a plurality of communication standards is assumed to be mixed. A communication unit performs communication according to a first communication standard and a second communication standard. A communication compatibility processing unit performs communication compatibility processing necessary for maintaining communication compatibility in a case where an imaging system is assumed, the imaging system mixedly including a first external flash supporting only the first communication standard and a second external flash supporting both the first communication standard and the second communication standard. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an imaging system including an imaging device and an external flash.

An image capturing method and apparatus, an electronic photography device and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The image capturing method includes: in a snapshot mode, performing image acquisition at a first frame rate and buffering an acquired first captured image; in a live mode, acquiring a second captured image at a second frame rate, where the second frame rate is less than the first frame rate; and processing the buffered first captured image and the second captured image at the second frame rate.

An image capturing system and methods of capturing images is provided. The system pairs an image sensor with a lighting element and light control components to improve image quality. The system further pairs one or more image sensor with one or more respective image focusing elements, thereby enabling the system to cover a variety of regions. Certain methods of the present invention include controlling light production and/or otherwise controlling when the sensor is exposed to light, what light the image sensor is exposed to, and which pathway the light must travel. By controlling light, the system and methods of the present invention controls image capture. Information availability is optimized and data processing is minimized by optimizing camera placement. Information reliability is optimized through routine assessment of the system and, when necessary, dynamically calibrating the system.

Systems and techniques are provided for processing image data. According to some aspects, a process can include obtaining a frame captured using an image sensor of a device. The process can include detecting an orientation of the device using a position sensor. The process can further include determining, based on the orientation, a transform to be applied to a region of interest in the frame. The process can include applying the transform to the region of interest. The process can further include providing the transformed region of interest to the object detection algorithm.

A system may include multiple electrical components. One electrical component such as an imaging sub-system may be communicatively coupled to another electrical component such as control circuitry for the system. The imaging-subsystem may include transmitter circuitry. The transmitter circuitry can include driver circuitry configured to provide the transmitter circuitry output using a multi-level signaling scheme. To generate the control signals for the driver circuitry, pre-driver combinational logic may precede the serializer circuitry and be coupled to the word data latch circuitry. In such a manner, the generated control signals for different portions of the driver circuitry can be better synchronized with one another, thereby helping improve data EYE margin in the multi-level signal scheme.

A system may include multiple electrical components. One electrical component such as an imaging sub-system may be communicatively coupled to another electrical component such as control circuitry for the system. The imaging-subsystem may include transmitter circuitry. The transmitter circuitry can include driver circuitry configured to provide the transmitter circuitry output using a multi-level signaling scheme. To generate the control signals for the driver circuitry, pre-driver combinational logic may precede the serializer circuitry and be coupled to the word data latch circuitry. In such a manner, the generated control signals for different portions of the driver circuitry can be better synchronized with one another, thereby helping improve data EYE margin in the multi-level signal scheme.

An imaging device includes an image sensor configured to capture a subject image at a predetermined frame rate and generate imaging data for each frame; and a controller configured to control a display to display a captured image corresponding to the imaging data for each frame, wherein first follow-up information can be displayed on the captured image in the display with a frame delay to indicate a result of a first follow-up operation of following a subject on the captured image, and the controller generates second follow-up information that is displayed in a delay period shorter than the frame delay of the first follow-up information to indicate a result of a second follow-up operation different from the first follow-up operation.

Systems and methods are provided to perform PdM surveys using data acquisition units which scan screen multiple locations where equipment or structures to be evaluated are present. Video data will be acquired and processed to measure translational and vibratory motion and additional data will be collected from other camera, sensors or via data links. The motion present in the equipment or structures under test and the supplemental data will be automatically evaluated to detect suspect equipment conditions and to minimize the amount of video data maintained on the data acquisition unit and transmitted back the central PdM server for review by a PdM analyst and long term archival.