A technique includes, on an electronic device that includes a plurality of display panels that are mounted to allow physically positioning of the display panels to create a plurality of potential display configurations for the electronic device, sensing the display configuration associated with current positions of the display panels. A camera is mounted on a given display panel of the plurality of display panels, and the technique includes selecting a camera mode for the electronic device based at least in part on the sensed display configuration.

A vehicle comprising a viewing system including at least one camera, a monitor and a support, the support comprising a movable support part supporting the monitor and movably mounted on a fixed support part secured to a frame of the vehicle, a biasing system comprising a locking device mounted on the fixed support part and configured to impart a load to the movable support part so as to maintain the movable support part in a position with respect to the fixed support part, and a pneumatic releasing device configured to inject compressed air in the locking device to release the movable support part from the load.

Disclosed is a light field technology-based unmanned aerial vehicle monitoring system. Said unmanned aerial vehicle monitoring system comprises: a first camera, configured to continuously obtain image information in a monitored area; a second camera, the second camera being a light field camera including a compound eye lens, and being configured to obtain, when it is determined that the obtained image information is of an unmanned aerial vehicle, light field information of the unmanned aerial vehicle; a vertical rotating platform and a horizontal rotating platform arranged perpendicular to each other, wherein the first camera and the second camera can rotate synchronously under the control of the vertical rotating platform and the horizontal rotating platform; and a computer processor, configured to calculate depth information of the unmanned aerial vehicle by means of the obtained light field information so as to obtain the position of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The three-dimensional light field technology-based optical unmanned aerial vehicle monitoring system provided in the present invention can isolate vibration in a monitoring process, thereby improving the efficiency and accuracy during the monitoring or detection of an unmanned aerial vehicle.

A system includes a robotic camera and a robotic display. The robotic camera has a robotic camera mount that moves an image capture device such as a camera and the robotic display has a robotic display mount that moves an image display device, such as a video display. The robotic mounts are used to synchronously move the camera and display so that they are in positions where captured images are displayed in the same orientation, e.g. images captured in a portrait orientation are displayed by the display in the same orientation and images captured in a landscape orientation are displayed by the display in the same orientation.

It is an object to improve usability at the time of photographing or reproducing in an imaging apparatus including a plurality of imaging units. In order to achieve the above object, an imaging apparatus including a plurality of imaging units includes a setting unit that sets a plurality of photographing modes which are settable in advance, a unit that controls a plurality of imaging units in accordance with a set photographing mode, and a manipulation unit. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an imaging apparatus with excellent usability capable of controlling a plurality of imaging units independently or simultaneously such that imaging is performed with a simple manipulation when a desired photographing mode is selected by a user.

A control section 35 compares angles of view of a main captured image generated by a main imaging section 21 and a subordinate captured image generated by a subordinate imaging section 22. In a case where a result of comparison, by the control section 35, of the angles of view indicates that the angle of view of the main captured image is narrower than the angle of view of the subordinate captured image, an image synthesis section 24 generates a display image by superimposing the main captured image on the subordinate captured image or superimposing the reduced subordinate captured image on the main captured image. In a case where the angle of view of the main captured image is narrower than the angle of view of the subordinate image, the main captured image is set as the display image. It is possible to easily decide a composition during shooting by using the subordinate captured image. It is also possible to confirm an imaging status by using the main captured image.

A control section 35 compares angles of view of a main captured image generated by a main imaging section 21 and a subordinate captured image generated by a subordinate imaging section 22. In a case where a result of comparison, by the control section 35, of the angles of view indicates that the angle of view of the main captured image is narrower than the angle of view of the subordinate captured image, an image synthesis section 24 generates a display image by superimposing the main captured image on the subordinate captured image or superimposing the reduced subordinate captured image on the main captured image. In a case where the angle of view of the main captured image is narrower than the angle of view of the subordinate image, the main captured image is set as the display image. It is possible to easily decide a composition during shooting by using the subordinate captured image. It is also possible to confirm an imaging status by using the main captured image.

The present disclosure relates to a method, device, and storage medium for controlling a retractable camera. The method can include receiving an instruction for ejecting the retractable camera, detecting whether the mobile terminal meets a condition indicating that the camera has a risk of damage when being ejected, and disabling the instruction for ejecting the retractable camera when the mobile terminal meets the condition indicating that the camera has a risk of damage when being ejected. In the present disclosure, after the instruction for ejecting the retractable camera is received, the retractable camera is not ejected immediately. On the contrary, the mobile terminal is first determined whether meets the condition indicating that the camera has a risk of damage when being ejected. When the mobile terminal meets the condition indicating that the camera has a risk of damage when being ejected, the instruction for ejecting the camera is disabled.

An imaging apparatus includes a main body having an imaging element; a rectangular display disposed along one surface of the main body; and a hinge unit that movably connects the display to the main body. The hinge unit includes a support portion connected to the main body so as to be rotationally movable about a first axis by a pair of first hinges on the first axis extending along one of two sides of the display which are at right angles to each other. The display is supported by the support portion so as to be rotationally movable about a second axis by a pair of second hinges on the second axis extending along other of the two sides of the display which are at right angles to each other. One of the pair of first hinges is disposed between the pair of second hinges.

A display apparatus includes a display unit, a display unit cover configured to hold the display unit, a first plate configured to move integrally with the display unit cover, a second plate, a first shaft provided on the second plate and rotatably supporting the first plate, a third plate, a second shaft provided on the third plate, parallel to the first shaft, and rotatably supporting the second plate, a third shaft orthogonal to the second shaft and rotatably supporting the third plate, and a first guide member provided on the third plate and configured to restrict operation areas of the first plate and the second plate. Where the first shaft is closest to the third plate within the operation area of the second plate around the second shaft, the first guide member is closer to the display unit cover than the third plate.