An image capture device includes a plurality of independently formed camera channels. Each of the plurality of independently formed camera channels includes a respective lens that receives incident light and transmits the incident light to a 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 control an integration time of the respective sensor of each of the plurality of independently formed camera channels individually with the 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.

Color accuracy in an imaging device is improved.

An imaging element includes a plurality of pixels that acquires first information that is information of three primary colors and second information that is information of at least two colors different from the three primary colors and that includes at least one of complementary colors of the three primary colors.

A method for designing an optical system for providing reliable, robust and successful realization of a distortion variation function is presented. In a preferred embodiment, the proposed distortion variation optical system includes at least two non-symmetrical elements, which are moving in the transverse direction. The proposed freeform lens contains two transmissive refractive surfaces. The freeform elements designed with this method have preferably a flat surface and a non-symmetrical freeform surface. The two plano-surfaces are preferably made to face each other, so that a miniature camera can be offered. The value of the non-symmetrical freeform surface is used to produce variable optical power when the two freeform elements undergo a relative movement in the vertical direction. Using this method, an optical system with an active distortion, smaller form factor, and better imaging quality can be obtained.

An image processing apparatus and method for converting a frame rate are provided. According to the present disclosure, an electronic device includes a memory, a first black-and-white image sensor, a second image sensor, and a processor. The processor is configured to set different values as a first setting value for the first black-and-white image sensor and a second setting value for the second image sensor, if an illuminance value indicating an illuminance at an arbitrary time point does not satisfy a predetermined illuminance value, to acquire a black-and-white image of an object based on the first setting value using the first black-and-white image sensor, to acquire at least one color image of the object based on the second setting value using the second image sensor, to generate a color image by synthesizing the black-and-white image with a color determined based on at least part of color information of the at least one color image, and to store the generated color image as video data in the memory. The black-and-white image has a high resolution relative to a resolution of the at least one color image.

A sensor assembly is provided. The sensor assembly includes a housing including an opening, a circuit substrate disposed in the inside of the housing, an image sensor electrically connected to the circuit substrate, a light-control member configured to change light transmittance from a light transmission state capable of transmitting external light to a light reflection state capable of reflecting light according to application of power, and a contact member disposed adjacent to the opening and allowing light to pass therethrough. wherein, when viewed from a lateral side, the light-control member is disposed such that a longitudinal extension line of the light-control member and a longitudinal extension line of the contact member may form a predetermined angle therebetween, when the light-control member is in the light transmission state, the image sensor is disposed to obtain an image over the light-control member, and when the light-control member is in the light reflection state, the image sensor is disposed to receive light reflected by the light-control member and light directly incident through the contact member.

An apparatus configured to acquire a plurality of spectral images of an object includes at least one processor configured to execute a plurality of tasks including a selection task configured to select a recording wavelength band according to an input by a user, and a control task configured to store in a memory information on a spectral image corresponding to the recording wavelength band. The apparatus acquires the plurality of spectral images by imaging the object through a plurality of lens units each configured to form an image of the object, and a plurality of filters each of which is disposed on a corresponding one of optical axes of the plurality of lens units.

An image detecting device includes a color image sensor configured to sense visible light and to output color image data based on the sensed visible light; a first infrared lighting source configured to provide first infrared rays to a subject; a second infrared lighting source configured to provide second infrared rays to the subject; a mono image sensor configured to sense a first infrared light or a second infrared light reflected from the subject and output infrared image data; and an image signal processor configured to, measure an illuminance value based on the color image data, measure a distance value of the subject based on a portion of the infrared image data corresponding to the first infrared light, and obtain an identification image of the subject based on the illuminance value, the distance value, and a portion of the infrared image data corresponding to the second infrared light.

In one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus is disclosed including an image sensor, a color filter array, and an image processor. The image sensor has an active area with a matrix of camera pixels. The color filter array is in optical alignment over the matrix of the camera pixels. The color filter array assigns alternating single colors to each camera pixel. The image processor receives the camera pixels and includes a correlation detector to detect spatial correlation of color information between pairs of colors in the pixel data captured by the camera pixels. The correlation detector further controls demosaicing of the camera pixels into full color pixels with improved resolution. The apparatus may further include demosaicing logic to demosaic the camera pixels into the full color pixels with improved resolution in response to the spatial correlation of the color information between pairs of colors.

A white balance compensation method and apparatus, and an electronic device are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining color information of each of M first regions included in a first image acquired by a spectral sensor; performing white balance compensation using a target numerical value for a second image acquired by a color sensor, and obtaining color information of each of M second regions included in the white-balance compensated second image, one second region corresponding to one first region; and for an i-th second region, in a case that first and second color information meet a preset condition, performing white balance compensation for the i-th second region according to the first and second color information, the first color information is color information of the i-th second region, and the second color information is color information of a first region corresponding to the i-th second region.

A white balance compensation method and apparatus, and an electronic device are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining color information of each of M first regions included in a first image acquired by a spectral sensor; performing white balance compensation using a target numerical value for a second image acquired by a color sensor, and obtaining color information of each of M second regions included in the white-balance compensated second image, one second region corresponding to one first region; and for an i-th second region, in a case that first and second color information meet a preset condition, performing white balance compensation for the i-th second region according to the first and second color information, the first color information is color information of the i-th second region, and the second color information is color information of a first region corresponding to the i-th second region.