An image capture device includes a plurality of independently formed camera channels. Each of the plurality of independently formed camera channels includes a respective sensor, wherein the respective sensor includes circuitry that controls an integration time of the respective sensor, and a respective lens that receives incident light and transmits the incident light to the 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 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.

An alpha channel is generated, typically in real time, using image data acquisition that contemporaneously captures image data representing the visible portion of the light spectrum and image data representing the invisible portion of the light spectrum. In some embodiments, the invisible portion of the light spectrum is generated by a fluorescent dye applied to an object or actor in a scene, while in other embodiments the invisible portion of the light spectrum is generated by a light source located behind the object or the actor.

An alpha channel is generated, typically in real time, using image data acquisition that contemporaneously captures image data representing the visible portion of the light spectrum and image data representing the invisible portion of the light spectrum. In some embodiments, the invisible portion of the light spectrum is generated by a fluorescent dye applied to an object or actor in a scene, while in other embodiments the invisible portion of the light spectrum is generated by a light source located behind the object or the actor.

A dual-aperture zoom camera comprising a Wide camera with a respective Wide lens and a Tele camera with a respective Tele lens, the Wide and Tele cameras mounted directly on a single printed circuit board, wherein the Wide and Tele lenses have respective effective focal lengths EFL.sub.W and EFL.sub.T and respective total track lengths TTL.sub.W and TTL.sub.T and wherein TTL.sub.W/EFL.sub.W>1.1 and TTL.sub.T/EFL.sub.T<1.0. Optionally, the dual-aperture zoom camera may further comprise an optical OIS controller configured to provide a compensation lens movement according to a user-defined zoom factor (ZF) and a camera tilt (CT) through LMV=CT*EFL.sub.ZF, where EFL.sub.ZF is a zoom-factor dependent effective focal length.

A dual-aperture zoom camera comprising a Wide camera with a respective Wide lens and a Tele camera with a respective Tele lens, the Wide and Tele cameras mounted directly on a single printed circuit board, wherein the Wide and Tele lenses have respective effective focal lengths EFL.sub.W and EFL.sub.T and respective total track lengths TTL.sub.W and TTL.sub.T and wherein TTL.sub.W/EFL.sub.W>1.1 and TTL.sub.T/EFL.sub.T<1.0. Optionally, the dual-aperture zoom camera may further comprise an optical OIS controller configured to provide a compensation lens movement according to a user-defined zoom factor (ZF) and a camera tilt (CT) through LMV=CT*EFL.sub.ZF, where EFL.sub.ZF is a zoom-factor dependent effective focal length.

A camera system includes a first imaging sensor, a second imaging sensor, and a controllable mirror system. The mirror system includes a mirror disposed at a fixed position to the first imaging sensor and the second imaging sensor, and a controller to control a signal applied to the mirror. The mirror system transmits a first portion of incident light through the mirror to the first imaging sensor, and reflects a second portion of the light to the second imaging sensor. A method of producing color images includes receiving incident light on a surface of the mirror, controlling the mirror to direct a first portion of the light to a first imaging sensor and a second portion of the light to a second imaging sensor, receiving first imaging sensor data from the first imaging sensor, and receiving second imaging sensor data from the second imaging sensor.

A camera system includes a first imaging sensor, a second imaging sensor, and a controllable mirror system. The mirror system includes a mirror disposed at a fixed position to the first imaging sensor and the second imaging sensor, and a controller to control a signal applied to the mirror. The mirror system transmits a first portion of incident light through the mirror to the first imaging sensor, and reflects a second portion of the light to the second imaging sensor. A method of producing color images includes receiving incident light on a surface of the mirror, controlling the mirror to direct a first portion of the light to a first imaging sensor and a second portion of the light to a second imaging sensor, receiving first imaging sensor data from the first imaging sensor, and receiving second imaging sensor data from the second imaging sensor.

Systems in accordance with embodiments of the invention can perform parallax detection and correction in images captured using array cameras. Due to the different viewpoints of the cameras, parallax results in variations in the position of objects within the captured images of the scene. Methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention provide an accurate account of the pixel disparity due to parallax between the different cameras in the array, so that appropriate scene-dependent geometric shifts can be applied to the pixels of the captured images when performing super-resolution processing. In a number of embodiments, generating depth estimates considers the similarity of pixels in multiple spectral channels. In certain embodiments, generating depth estimates involves generating a confidence map indicating the reliability of depth estimates.

An image capturing system and a method of autofocusing are disclosed such that, for example, when a folded optics configuration is used, a field corrector lens can be placed on the image sensor of the system and a plurality of lenses can be placed perpendicular to the image sensor. The plurality of lenses can be movable relative to the image sensor such that acceptable MTF curve performances can be obtained when the image capturing system is focused at reference distances.

A system, method, and computer program product for generating a digital image is disclosed. In use, a first image set is captured, using a first image sensor, the first image set including two or more first source images and a plurality of chrominance values, and a second image set is captured, using a second image sensor, the second image set including two or more second source images and a plurality of luminance values. Next, a first image of the first source images and a first image of the second source images are combined to form a first pair of source images, and a second image of the first source images and a second image of the second source images are combined to form a second pair of source images. Additionally, a first resulting image is generated by combining the first pair of source images with the second pair of source images. Additional systems, methods, and computer program products are also presented.