An embodiment of an autofocus system (100, 400) is configured to receive a first signal (102a, 402a) corresponding to a first wavelength range and to receive a second signal (102b, 402b) corresponding to a second wavelength range. The autofocus system (100, 400) is further con-5 figured to determine an output signal (106, 406) comprising a focus setting information using the first signal (102a, 402a) and the second signal (102b, 402b).

A vehicle surface analysis system includes a vehicle positioning unit, an optical image acquisition unit and an evaluation unit. The vehicle positioning unit includes a rotatable platform for supporting a vehicle. The image acquisition unit includes a plurality of individual image acquisition units, which operate with different wavelength work spectra and radiation energy levels to generate a number of recorded mages. The evaluation unit includes a difference value generation module, a difference value assessment module, an overall assessment module, and a generation module. The evaluation unit is constructed to provide a digital surface condition image of the vehicle.

A vehicle surface analysis system includes a vehicle positioning unit, an optical image acquisition unit and an evaluation unit. The vehicle positioning unit includes a rotatable platform for supporting a vehicle. The image acquisition unit includes a plurality of individual image acquisition units, which operate with different wavelength work spectra and radiation energy levels to generate a number of recorded mages. The evaluation unit includes a difference value generation module, a difference value assessment module, an overall assessment module, and a generation module. The evaluation unit is constructed to provide a digital surface condition image of the vehicle.

A vehicular display system includes: a first lamp that emits near-infrared light; a second lamp that emits visible light; a first camera that captures a first image of an outside of a vehicle irradiated by the first lamp; a second camera that includes an imaging range of the first camera and captures a second image of the outside of the vehicle irradiated by the second lamp; a control unit that generates a third image in which a luminance of pixels of the first image corresponding to pixels of the second image is reduced, based on a luminance of the second image; and a head-up display that displays the third image generated by the control unit.

A vehicular display system includes: a first lamp that emits near-infrared light; a second lamp that emits visible light; a first camera that captures a first image of an outside of a vehicle irradiated by the first lamp; a second camera that includes an imaging range of the first camera and captures a second image of the outside of the vehicle irradiated by the second lamp; a control unit that generates a third image in which a luminance of pixels of the first image corresponding to pixels of the second image is reduced, based on a luminance of the second image; and a head-up display that displays the third image generated by the control unit.

An image capture device includes a plurality of independently formed camera channels. Each of the plurality of independently formed camera channels includes a respective sensor, wherein the respective sensor includes circuitry that controls an integration time of the respective sensor, and a respective lens that receives incident light and transmits the incident light to the respective sensor without transmitting the incident light to respective sensor of other camera channels within the plurality of independently formed camera channels. Further, a processor that is communicatively coupled to the respective sensor of each of the plurality of independently formed camera channels. The processor is configured to receive respective images from the respective sensor of each of the plurality of independently formed camera channels, and form a combined image by combing each of the respective images.

An image capture device includes a plurality of independently formed camera channels. Each of the plurality of independently formed camera channels includes a respective sensor, wherein the respective sensor includes circuitry that controls an integration time of the respective sensor, and a respective lens that receives incident light and transmits the incident light to the respective sensor without transmitting the incident light to respective sensor of other camera channels within the plurality of independently formed camera channels. Further, a processor that is communicatively coupled to the respective sensor of each of the plurality of independently formed camera channels. The processor is configured to receive respective images from the respective sensor of each of the plurality of independently formed camera channels, and form a combined image by combing each of the respective images.

Thermal cameras exist at price points and volume manufacturing suitable for practical consideration of integration of thermal camera modules into host electronic devices, including automobiles, PED's—smartphones, tablets, etc. However, individual thermal cameras require extensive unit-specific data to provision and operate each individual camera with acceptable performance. This along with non-standard electrical interfaces, are adoption barriers to host device manufacturers, for example, where some devices, including some PED's, have become bus-based platforms allowing for functional modules to be packaged into common PED's and operated by way of apps. Some modern PED's, for example, include standard high-speed data busses and low-speed control busses. Devices and methods are disclosed for delivering compatibility with standard internal interfaces and storing the camera module's unit-specific data in a memory element on the camera module. The data can be read out on the same data bus used for thermal camera image data, either by selection between stored data and video output or by simultaneous streaming on different virtual channels. In a particular embodiment the logic element may be configured to write per pixel runtime data such as bias voltages on a runtime per pixel basis to the FPA as the FPA operates by accessing the memory element from a starting point address, wherein the starting point address may be at least one of predetermined or set by a host controller, thereby allowing the FPA to operate without local processing resources or per pixel communication with the host controller.

Light and camera systems and devices and method for using the same. In an embodiment of a system, the system comprises a light source configured to emit light in a yellow-amber spectrum, and a camera for use when the light source is emitting light. In an embodiment of a system, the light source is configured directly emit the light, and wherein the yellow-amber spectrum comprises a spectrum range at or between 560 nm and 630 nm

Light and camera systems and devices and method for using the same. In an embodiment of a system, the system comprises a light source configured to emit light in a yellow-amber spectrum, and a camera for use when the light source is emitting light. In an embodiment of a system, the light source is configured directly emit the light, and wherein the yellow-amber spectrum comprises a spectrum range at or between 560 nm and 630 nm