An image capturing apparatus includes an area sensor on which photoelectric conversion elements are arranged two-dimensionally, and that includes a plurality of regions, a reading unit for reading, from the area sensor, signals photoelectrically converted by the photoelectric conversion elements, a focus detection unit for performing focus detection using the signals read by the reading unit, and a control unit for performing control as to from which region of the plurality of regions the reading unit preferentially reads the signals of the photoelectric conversion elements.

An image sensor comprises: a pixel region including a plurality of microlenses arranged in a matrix, and a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions provided for each of the microlenses; a plurality of amplifiers that apply a plurality of different gains to signals output from the pixel region; and a scanning circuit that scans the pixel region so that a partial signal and an added signal are read out, the partial signal being a signal from some of the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions, and the added signal being a signal obtained by adding the signals from the plurality of photoelectric conversion portions.

An image sensor comprises: a plurality of microlenses; and a pixel region including, with respect to each of the plurality of microlenses, a plurality of first sensitivity regions formed at first depth from a light incident surface, a plurality of second sensitivity regions formed at second depth which is deeper than the first depth, and a plurality of connection portions that electrically connect the plurality of first regions and the plurality of second regions in different combinations.

The present technology relates to a focus detection device and method and a program by which an accurate image shift amount can be detected. A calculation unit performs calculation based on learning on the basis of a received light amount distribution of an A pixel group having a first property for phase difference detection and a received light amount distribution of a B pixel group having a second property different from the first property and outputs defocus amount related information relating to a defocus amount. The present technology can be applied to an imaging apparatus that performs focus detection by a phase difference detection method.

A lens apparatus includes an imaging optical system, a storage unit configured to store aperture information about the imaging optical system, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the aperture information to an imaging apparatus, wherein the aperture information is determined based on a shape parameter representing a shape of an aperture which defines an outer edge of a light flux passing through the imaging optical system.

An imaging system including: first camera and second camera; depth-mapping means; gaze-tracking means; and processor configured to: generate depth map of real-world scene; determine gaze directions of first eye and second eye; identify line of sight and conical region of interest; determine optical depths of first object and second object present in conical region; when first and second objects are placed horizontally opposite, adjust optical focuses of first and second cameras to focus on respective objects on same side as them; when first and second objects are placed vertically opposite, adjust optical focus of one camera corresponding to dominant eye to focus on object having greater optical depth, and adjust optical focus of another camera to focus on another object; and capture first image(s) and second image(s) using adjusted optical focuses of cameras.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an image sensor including a plurality of pixels, an AP processing unit, a memory, and a control unit. Each pixel included in the plurality of pixels includes a plurality of photodiodes and a microlens. The control unit provides at least one of a first piece of AF data and a second piece of AF data to the AF processing unit, and the AF processing unit may execute a first phase autofocus (PAF) operation based on the first piece of AF data or execute a second PAF operation based on the second piece of AF data.

A focus adjustment device, that provides a plurality of detection areas in an imaging region, repeatedly generates ranging values for a physical object in the detection areas, and performs focus adjustment for the physical object based on the ranging values, including a processor that has a statistical processing section, a movement state estimating section, a prediction section, and a control section, wherein the statistical processing section subjects ranging values of the plurality of detection areas to statistical processing, the movement state estimating section calculates representative values that contain statistical dispersion based on the statistical processing, and estimates movement state of the physical object based on time-series change in the representative value, the prediction section predicts focal position regarding the physical object based on the movement state that has been estimated, and the control section performs focus adjustment based on the focal position that has been predicted.

An image sensor includes a pixel portion in which a plurality of unit pixels each having one micro lens and a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions are arrayed in a matrix, a signal readout portion that reads out signals accumulated in the photoelectric conversion portions and converts the read signals to digital signals, a signal processor that processes signals read out by the signal readout portion and has an image capture signal processor that performs signal processing for generating a captured image on signals read out by the signal readout portion and a focus detection signal processor that performs signal processing for focus detection on signals read out by the signal readout portion, and an output portion that outputs signals processed by the signal processor.

The driving apparatus comprises a vibrating body which includes an electro-mechanical energy conversion device, and drives a vibration-wave motor which moves the vibrating body and a driven body relatively to each other. The electro-mechanical energy conversion device has sensor electrodes that output detecting signals corresponding to vibrations of the vibrating body. Based on the detecting signals, the driving apparatus determines a direction in which the vibrating body and the driven body are to be moved relatively to each other.