Method and device are provided for camera control to acquire an image. The method includes: acquiring a stream of image frames by an image sensor comprising at least one frame; acquiring a target frame by the image sensor; determining scene information in the target frame; selecting a reference frame from the stream of image frames by identifying the scene information of the target frame in the reference frame; determining at least one acquisition parameter of the reference frame; and acquiring a final image from the target frame with the acquisition parameters.

Method and device are provided for camera control to acquire an image. The method includes: acquiring a stream of image frames by an image sensor comprising at least one frame; acquiring a target frame by the image sensor; determining scene information in the target frame; selecting a reference frame from the stream of image frames by identifying the scene information of the target frame in the reference frame; determining at least one acquisition parameter of the reference frame; and acquiring a final image from the target frame with the acquisition parameters.

An objective of the present invention is to provide a production system that can easily reference a video pertaining to a specific action or operation of a device. A production system (10) is provided with a log generation unit (51a), a video generation unit (51b), a recording unit (51c), and a control unit (51d). The log generation unit (51a) generates log information pertaining to an action of a device (20) implementing a process and/or log information pertaining to an operation of a worker operating the device (20). The video generation unit (51b) generates video data of an action of the device (20) and/or video data of an operation by the worker. The recording unit (51c) records the log information generated by the log generation unit (51a), in association with the video data generated by the video generation unit (51b). The control unit (51d) controls the recording unit (51c), and causes the recording unit (51c) to record the video data of a time zone in which the log information is used as a reference point, in association with the log information.

Methods and systems for auto-detecting and auto-connecting communication protocols with respect to an image capture device connected to an accessory device via an interface cable. A method for seamless connectivity including automatically detecting, by one of an image capture device and an accessory device, of a wired connection between the image capture device and the accessory device via an interface cable, automatically initiating, by the one of the image capture device and the accessory device, processing associated with a communication protocol supported by the image capture device and the accessory device, and automatically connecting the image capture device to the accessory device via the communication protocol when the processing is complete.

A live video distribution method includes transmitting a live video signal of a shooting target simultaneously from a video distribution device to a user device used by each of a plurality of users, and displaying the video of the live video signal on a display in the user device. The live video signal is generated based on the result of shooting the shooting target by an image capturing device provided by an unmanned moving device that moves in the space near the shooting target. The unmanned moving device moves based on a movement control signal generated based on the result of an operator other than the plurality of users operating the operator device.

A live video distribution method includes transmitting a live video signal of a shooting target simultaneously from a video distribution device to a user device used by each of a plurality of users, and displaying the video of the live video signal on a display in the user device. The live video signal is generated based on the result of shooting the shooting target by an image capturing device provided by an unmanned moving device that moves in the space near the shooting target. The unmanned moving device moves based on a movement control signal generated based on the result of an operator other than the plurality of users operating the operator device.

To reduce increased consumption of the recording capacity of a recording medium to record generated image data, an imaging device includes an imaging element and an image processor that receive subject light through an opening in a housing and generate image data, a recording controller that records the image data generated by the imaging processor onto a memory card, a lens cover movable to a position at which the lens cover covers the opening to restrict the subject light from entering the imaging element, and a determiner that detects a position of the lens cover based on the image data generated by the imaging processor and determines whether the lens cover covers the opening. The recording controller stops recording the image data onto the memory card when the determiner determines that the lens cover covers the opening.

To reduce increased consumption of the recording capacity of a recording medium to record generated image data, an imaging device includes an imaging element and an image processor that receive subject light through an opening in a housing and generate image data, a recording controller that records the image data generated by the imaging processor onto a memory card, a lens cover movable to a position at which the lens cover covers the opening to restrict the subject light from entering the imaging element, and a determiner that detects a position of the lens cover based on the image data generated by the imaging processor and determines whether the lens cover covers the opening. The recording controller stops recording the image data onto the memory card when the determiner determines that the lens cover covers the opening.

Methods and systems for detecting and monitoring memory card performance characteristics. A method for detecting memory card performance characteristics includes obtaining at least one memory card performance characteristic from a memory card when the memory card is inserted in an image capture device, determining whether the at least one memory card performance characteristic meets a defined image capture device requirement, and providing an alert when the at least one memory card performance characteristic fails to match the defined image capture device requirement.

A wearable camera includes an image capture device, a processor, and first and second memories. The image capture device images a subject. The first memory at least temporarily stores first communication setting information for communication with an in-vehicle communication device. The second memory stores a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the wearable camera to: perform a communication setting process that establishes a communication connection between the wearable camera and the in-vehicle communication device, delete the first communication setting information from the first memory after a lapse of a certain time from a timer reset, the timer reset occurring in response to establishment of the communication connection between the wearable camera and the in-vehicle communication device, and notify that the first communication setting information is not stored in the first memory, in response to determining that the first communication setting information is not stored in the first memory.