An optical apparatus captures images of a wide-angle scene with a single camera having a continuous panomorph zoom distortion profile. When combined with a processing unit, the hybrid zoom system creates an output image with constant resolution while allowing continuous adjustment in the magnification and field of view of the image without interpolation like a digital zoom system or without any moving parts like an optical zoom system.

A solid-state imaging device (10) includes an imager (11) configured to acquire image data, a processing unit (14) configured to perform a process based on a neural network calculation model for data based on the image data acquired from the imager, and a control unit (12) configured to switch between a first process mode of performing a first process at a first frame rate and, based on a result of the first process, a second process mode of performing a second process at a second frame rate.

An image sensor may be implemented using a stitched image sensor die. The stitched image sensor die may be formed from a step and repeat exposure process using a set of tiles in a reticle set. Multiple instantiations of a same circuitry block on a given tile may be patterned and formed on the image sensor die. The image sensor die may include circuitry configured to enable testing of one or more instantiations of the same circuitry block. The image sensor die may include memory circuitry for storing indications of a functional instantiation of the multiple instances and may use the functional instantiation for normal operation.

A photographing method and apparatus is provided. The photographing apparatus includes a photographing unit; a sensing unit for sensing motion of the photographing apparatus; a display unit for displaying at least one guide image for panorama photographing; a controller for controlling the photographing unit to automatically photograph, if a photographing direction that changes in accordance with motion of the photographing apparatus corresponds to one of the at least one guide image; and a storage unit for storing the photographed image data.

Digital camera systems and methods are described that provide a color digital camera with direct luminance detection. The luminance signals are obtained directly from a broadband image sensor channel without interpolation of RGB data. The chrominance signals are obtained from one or more additional image sensor channels comprising red and/or blue color band detection capability. The red and blue signals are directly combined with the luminance image sensor channel signals. The digital camera generates and outputs an image in YCrCb color space by directly combining outputs of the broadband, red and blue sensors.

Methods, systems, and media for generating compressed images are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: identifying a multi-plane image, MPI, that represents a three-dimensional image, wherein the MPI comprises a plurality of fronto-parallel planes; splitting the MPI into a plurality of sub-volumes, wherein each sub-volume in the plurality of sub-volumes includes a subset of the plurality of fronto-parallel planes; calculating, for each sub-volume of the MPI, a depthmap; converting each depthmap to a mesh, wherein each mesh corresponds to a layer of a plurality of layers associated with a multi-depth image, MDI, to be rendered; calculating, for each layer of the plurality of layers, an image; and storing the meshes corresponding to the plurality of layers of the MDI and the images corresponding to the plurality of layers of the MDI as the MDI.

An optical apparatus captures images of a wide-angle scene with a single camera having a continuous panomorph zoom distortion profile. When combined with a processing unit, the hybrid zoom system creates an output image with constant resolution while allowing continuous adjustment in the magnification and field of view of the image without interpolation like a digital zoom system or without any moving parts like an optical zoom system.

In an embodiment, the present invention is an imaging engine assembly that includes a housing with a window, an imaging assembly positioned within the housing, the imaging assembly operable to capture image data over a field of view extending through the window and decode an indicium captured in the image data, and a cover positioned at least partially over the housing. The imaging engine housing and the cover are configured such that the cover is alternatively mountable between a first orientation and a diametrically opposed second orientation relative to the housing.

An aerial vehicle includes a vehicle body coupled to one or more blades configured to provide lift to the aerial vehicle, an image device including a first housing containing an optical unit and a second housing containing a non-optical unit and not the optical unit, an apparatus connected to the vehicle body and configured to stabilize at least a portion of the imaging device. The optical unit includes a lens and a photosensor. The apparatus includes a frame assembly, an inertial measurement unit, and a motor assembly coupled to the frame assembly. The frame assembly is configured to support the optical unit without supporting the non-optical unit, and to permit rotation of the optical unit about a first rotational axis or a second rotational axis. The frame assembly includes a first frame member supporting the optical unit, and a second frame member bearing weight of the first frame member.

Provided are methods and devices of picture processing and user interface display. The method includes: determining at least one picture in user interface data corresponding to a user interface; storing the at least one picture to an external storage device in an electronic device; and generating an index identifier based on a storage location of the at least one image picture in the external storage device, where the index identifier is used by the electronic device to read the at least one picture in the external storage device indexed by the index identifier for displaying the user interface. The present disclosure provides a guarantee for further improving the display effect of a user interface, saves the memory space of an MCU to a large extent, and improves the user experience.