Patent classifications
H04N25/44
IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND VEHICLE
An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.
IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND VEHICLE
An image capture device is mounted in a vehicle. The image capture device includes: an image capture unit; and a setting unit that sets an image capture condition for each region of the image capture unit each having a plurality of pixels, or for each pixel, based upon at least one of a state exterior to the vehicle and a state of the vehicle.
Information processing device, information processing method, program, and information processing system
The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and an information processing system for enabling reduction in a load by enabling selective arithmetic processing in performing imaging without using an imaging lens. The information processing device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a detection image output from an imaging element that receives incident light incident without through an imaging lens, and restoration information including setting information set by a user and to be used to generate a restoration image from the detection image, a restoration processing unit configured to perform restoration processing of generating the restoration image using the detection image and the restoration information, and an output control unit configured to control an output of the restoration image. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a device or a system that restores a detection image captured by a lensless camera.
Solid-state imaging device and electronic device equipped with solid-state imaging device
Provided is a solid-state imaging device including a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels is two-dimensionally arrayed in a row direction and a column direction, and a control unit that sets a range to output pixel signals of the plurality of pixels in the pixel array to each of the row direction and the column direction. The solid-state imaging device further includes a vertical scanning unit that outputs the pixel signals of the plurality of pixels in the range in the column direction set by the control unit, for each row and in the column direction, and a column A/D converter that converts the pixel signals of the plurality of pixels in the range in the row direction set by the control unit from analog signals into digital signals, for each column and in the row direction.
IMAGING ELEMENT, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM THAT PERFORMS IMAGING IN A FIRST FRAME RATE AND OUTPUTS DATA IN A SECOND FRAME RATE
An imaging element includes: a memory that stores captured image data obtained by imaging a subject at a first frame rate; an image processing circuit that performs processing on the captured image data; and an output circuit that outputs output image data obtained by performing the processing on the captured image data to an exterior of the imaging element at a second frame rate, wherein the image processing circuit performs cut-out processing with respect to one frame of the captured image data, the cut-out processing including cutting out partial image data indicating an image of a part of the subject in the captured image data from a designated address in the memory, the output image data includes image data based on the partial image data that is cut out from the captured image data, and the first frame rate is a frame rate higher than the second frame rate.
RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM
A radiation imaging apparatus comprising pixels, a driver configured to control the pixels via drive lines, a detector configured to detect radiation irradiation, and an image processor configured to generate image data based on signals read out from the pixels via column signal lines is provided. The pixels are divided into at least two pixel groups connected to drive lines different from each other. Each column signal line is shared by pixels forming two columns in the pixels. During a time until the detector detects a start of radiation irradiation, the driver causes the pixels to sequentially perform a reset operation, and after an end of radiation irradiation, the image processor generates preview image data from image signals output from the pixel group that does not include pixels that perform the reset operation when the detector detects radiation irradiation.
Image sensor with pixel structure including floating diffusion area shared by plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and a signal readout mode
An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes: a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged along rows and columns; and a row driver which drives the plurality of pixels for each of the rows, wherein each of the plurality of pixels includes a plurality of sub-pixels, each of the plurality of sub-pixels includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements sharing a floating diffusion area with each other, and a micro lens disposed to overlap the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, a readout area is defined on the pixel array in accordance with a preset readout mode, and the row driver generates a drive signal for reading out signals provided from a photoelectric conversion element included in the readout area from among the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, and provides the drive signal to the pixel array.
IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
An imaging apparatus according to the present technology includes a mode control unit. The mode control unit shifts, when a motion is detected on a motion detection mode to detect the motion on the basis of image information, the mode to a feature detection mode to detect features on the basis of image information having a higher resolution than a resolution of the image information that is used for the motion detection, and shifts, when a specific feature is detected on the feature detection mode, the mode to an imaging mode to acquire image information having a higher resolution than the resolution of the image information that is used for the feature detection.
SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS
Time deviation between event detection and gradation acquisition is reduced. A solid-state imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a pixel array unit (300) including a plurality of pixel blocks (310) arrayed in a matrix; and a drive circuit (211) that generates a pixel signal in a first pixel block in which firing of an address event has been detected among the plurality of pixel blocks, each of the plurality of pixel blocks including a first photoelectric conversion element (331) that generates an electric charge according to an amount of incident light, a detection unit (400) that detects the firing of the address event based on the electric charge generated in the first photoelectric conversion element, a second photoelectric conversion element (321) that generates an electric charge according to an amount of incident light, and a pixel circuit (322, 323, 324, 325, 326) that generates a pixel signal based on the electric charge generated in the second photoelectric conversion element.
SOLID-STATE IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS
Time deviation between event detection and gradation acquisition is reduced. A solid-state imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a pixel array unit (300) including a plurality of pixel blocks (310) arrayed in a matrix; and a drive circuit (211) that generates a pixel signal in a first pixel block in which firing of an address event has been detected among the plurality of pixel blocks, each of the plurality of pixel blocks including a first photoelectric conversion element (331) that generates an electric charge according to an amount of incident light, a detection unit (400) that detects the firing of the address event based on the electric charge generated in the first photoelectric conversion element, a second photoelectric conversion element (321) that generates an electric charge according to an amount of incident light, and a pixel circuit (322, 323, 324, 325, 326) that generates a pixel signal based on the electric charge generated in the second photoelectric conversion element.