A camera stabilizer module includes: a housing; a sensor assembly including a lens and an image sensor; an elastic circuit board including a first board body and a second board body, the image sensor being connected to the first board body, the first board body being connected to the second board body through a connecting portion, the connecting portion extending toward an outward side of a surface of the first board body, and the second board body being connected to the first housing; a stabilizer assembly including a stabilizing coil and a stabilizing magnet that are facing each other; and a controller electrically connected to the elastic circuit board, where the stabilizing coil is provided around the image sensor, and the stabilizing magnet is facing the stabilizing coil and provided around the lens.

The present disclosure describes systems and techniques directed to optical image stabilization movement to create a super-resolution image of a scene. The systems and techniques include a user device (102) introducing (502), through an optical image stabilization system (114), movement to one or more components of a camera system (112) of the user device (102). The user device (102) then captures (504) respective and multiple frames (306) of an image of a scene, where the respective and multiple frames (306) of the image of the scene have respective, sub-pixel offsets of the image of the scene across the multiple frames (306) as a result of the introduced movement to the one or more components of the camera system (112). The user device (102) performs (506), based on the respective, sub-pixel offsets of the image of the scene across the respective, multiple frames (306), super-resolution computations and creates (508) the super-resolution image of the scene based on the super-resolution computations.

An imaging device is configured to perform processing of generating, as metadata associated with a captured image, correction information based on both a first blur correction value related to a first blur correction function of correcting a positional relationship between an optical image incident through a lens and an output captured image and a second blur correction value related to a second blur correction function provided in a lens barrel including the lens.

An image capture system for enhanced electronic image stabilization (EIS) includes an image capture device and an adapter lens. The image capture device includes an image sensor, a lens housing, a processor, and a lens assembly that includes a first group of optical elements disposed within the lens housing. The first group of optical elements are used project an image onto the image sensor. The processor performs EIS. The adapter lens is used to enhance EIS of the image capture device. The adapter lens has an adapter lens housing that interfaces with the lens housing. The adapter lens has a second group of optical elements disposed within the adapter lens housing. The second group of optical elements are used to project the image as an image circle on the image sensor.

An electronic device includes a camera; a motion sensor; a memory; and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to acquire motion information of the electronic device from the motion sensor according to executing an image acquisition mode; determine an image stabilization scheme based on at least one part of the motion information; and perform a stabilization operation on at least one image acquired through the camera, based on the determined image stabilization scheme. The image stabilization scheme may include a first stabilization scheme for correcting shaking of the at least one image based on a first margin region; and a second stabilization scheme for correcting shaking of the at least one image based on a second margin region larger than the first margin region.

A camera module includes a fixed base, a movable carrier disposed on the fixed base, a guiding element disposed between the fixed base and the movable carrier and providing a degree of freedom of movement of the movable carrier relative to the fixed base, a lens system fixed to the movable carrier, an image sensor configured to receive an optical image signal from the lens system, an auto focus driving device configured to provide a driving force for auto focusing of the lens system, and an image stabilization driving device configured to provide a driving force for image stabilization of the image sensor. The fixed base and the movable carrier each has a guiding structure. The guiding structures correspond to each other and are in contact with the guiding element. Therefore, the movable carrier is movable in a direction parallel to an optical axis of the lens system.

A method for stabilization of a video sequence captured by an electronic device is provided. The method includes identifying a subject in the video sequence, estimating a velocity of the subject relative to the electronic device, determining a point of view of a subject in the video sequence with respect to the electronic device and the velocity of the subject relative to the electronic device and stabilizing the video sequence based on the determined point of view.

A camera module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: a base defining at least a portion of a lower exterior of the camera module; a plurality of magnets disposed on the base about an optical axis; an auto focus (AF) coil disposed to surround the plurality of magnets while being spaced apart from the plurality of magnets by a predetermined distance; an AF carrier coupled to the AF coil and configured to be movable along the optical axis together with the AF coil; an optical image stabilization (OIS) carrier disposed to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis within a space defined by the AF coil and the AF carrier; a plurality of OIS coils coupled to an external portion of the OIS carrier to face of the plurality of magnets; and a lens assembly disposed on the OIS carrier.

A camera module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: a base defining at least a portion of a lower exterior of the camera module; a plurality of magnets disposed on the base about an optical axis; an auto focus (AF) coil disposed to surround the plurality of magnets while being spaced apart from the plurality of magnets by a predetermined distance; an AF carrier coupled to the AF coil and configured to be movable along the optical axis together with the AF coil; an optical image stabilization (OIS) carrier disposed to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis within a space defined by the AF coil and the AF carrier; a plurality of OIS coils coupled to an external portion of the OIS carrier to face of the plurality of magnets; and a lens assembly disposed on the OIS carrier.

The present disclosure relates integrated chip structure including a MEMS actuator. The MEMS actuator includes an anchor having a first plurality of branches extending outward from a central region of the anchor. The first plurality of branches respectively include a first plurality of fingers. A proof mass surrounds the anchor and includes a second plurality of branches extending inward from an interior sidewall of the proof mass. The second plurality of branches respectively include a second plurality of fingers interleaved with the first plurality of fingers as viewed in a top-view. One or more curved cantilevers are coupled between the proof mass and a frame wrapping around the proof mass. The one or more curved cantilevers have curved outer surfaces having one or more inflection points as viewed in the top-view.