An image processing apparatus comprises an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image, an evaluation value acquisition unit configured to acquire an evaluation value of the image, a reliability acquisition unit configured to acquire reliability of the evaluation value, an evaluation unit configured to evaluate the image based on the evaluation value; and a recording unit configured to add a rating result of the image to the image and record the rating result, wherein the evaluation unit performs rating in accordance with the evaluation value excluding an evaluation value the reliability of which is relatively low.

An apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire distance information that indicates a distance to a subject on each predetermined region in a captured image, a control unit configured to adjust a focus position, and a storage unit configured to store first distance information acquired by the acquisition unit in response to the adjusted focus position. The control unit readjusts the focus position based on the first distance information and second distance information acquired by the acquisition unit.

An image sensor includes a two-dimensional pixel array and a lens array. The two-dimensional pixel array comprises a plurality of pixels. Some of the pixels includes two sub-pixels. A rectangular coordinate is established by taking the pixel as an origin, a length direction of the two-dimensional pixel array as an x-axis, and a width direction of the two-dimensional pixel array as a y-axis. The two sub-pixels lie in both a positive half axis and a negative half axis of the x-axis and lies in both a positive half axis and a negative half axis of the y-axis. The lens array comprises a plurality of lenses, each covering one of the pixels.

An apparatus includes a plurality of pixels and a plurality of microlenses. Each of the pixels has a first conversion unit and a second conversion unit surrounding the first conversion unit. The first conversion unit and the second conversion unit each have a light portion to receive light from a corresponding microlens. The first conversion unit and the second conversion unit are under the corresponding microlens. The pixels includes two or more pixels varying in an area ratio between an area of the light *portion of the first conversion unit and an area of the light portion of the second conversion unit.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a camera with an image sensor including a plurality of image pixels arranged in a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, for converting light incident on a plurality of micro-lenses into an electrical signal, performing a first correlation calculation for phase difference detection in the first direction based on the electrical signal, and outputting image data including a first phase difference correlation calculation value, an ISP configured to perform a second correlation calculation for phase difference detection in the second direction using phase difference information about the image data, and a driver configured to adjust a focus of the camera based on the first phase difference correlation calculation value for the first direction and a second phase difference correlation calculation value for the second direction.

A control apparatus includes at least one processor configured to acquire information corresponding to a position at which an observer stares, wherein the information indicates a shift in the position, and control a display unit to display an indicator corresponding to the position, wherein, in a case where a shift in the position is continuously smaller than a first threshold a first number of times, a display position of the indicator is not shifted.

An imaging device includes: a first image sensor comprising first pixels that receive incident light, and that include a first and second photoelectric conversion units that are arranged in a first direction; and a second image sensor including second pixels that receive light that has passed through the first image sensor, and that include a third and fourth photoelectric conversion units that are arranged in a second direction that is different from the first direction.

A control apparatus includes a first control unit configured to automatically adjust a focus lens to an in-focus position, and a second control unit configured to adjust the focus lens based on an operation amount of a user. The first control unit and the second control unit are enabled in a first driving area of the focus lens. The first control unit is disenabled in a second driving area of the focus lens. While the first control unit adjusts the focus lens to the in-focus position, the second control unit is disenabled in the second driving area.

The image-capturing apparatus (100) includes an image sensor (14), a focus detector (42) performing focus detection using output from the image sensor; and a controller (50) configured to cause the focus detector to perform the focus detection and configured to control emission of a light emitter for illuminating an object and movement of a focus element for focusing. The controller selectively performs: a first focus detection process that causes the focus detector to perform the focus detection with the focus element being stopped while causing the light emitter to intermittently emit light; and a second focus detection process that causes the focus detector to perform the focus detection with the focus element being moved while causing the light emitter to intermittently emit the light.

An optical device may include an optical fiber having a fixed end and a free end; a first actuator positioned at a actuator position between the fixed end and the free end and configured to apply a first force on the actuator position of the optical fiber such that a movement of the free end of the optical fiber in a first direction is caused, wherein the first direction is orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber; and a deformable rod disposed adjacent to the optical fiber, and having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is connected to a first rod position of the optical fiber and the second end is connected to a second rod position of the optical fiber.