An imaging apparatus includes a finder, a proximity detection unit configured to detect a proximity of an object to the finder, a receiving unit configured to receive a line-of-sight input, and a control unit configured to perform control to prohibit, after the proximity of the object is detected by the proximity detection unit, a specific function based on a position input by the line-of-sight input of the user from being performed until a first period of time has elapsed even in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, and allow, after the proximity of the object is detected by the proximity detection unit and the first period of time has elapsed, the specific function based on the position input by the line-of-sight input of the user to be performed, in response to satisfaction of the predetermined condition.

A multi-camera zoom control method and apparatus, and an electronic system and a storage medium. The method includes: in the process of a first camera collecting an image, if the current set magnification input by a user is in a magnification transition zone, starting a second camera; acquiring a corresponding stereo correction matrix on the basis of calibration parameters of the first camera and the second camera; calculating a translation matrix on the basis of an acquired pixel position corresponding relationship between the same content regions of interest that correspond to a first zoomed image and a second zoomed image and in combination with the current set magnification, and then calculating a smooth transition transformation matrix in combination with the stereo correction matrix; and performing, by applying the smooth transition transformation matrix, affine transformation on an image output by the first camera, to obtain a display image of a device.

An apparatus can improve the accuracy of calculation of a defocus amount by determining, as a processing frequency, a frequency at which a difference between contrast values corresponding to respective defocus amounts is greater than a predetermined threshold.

An electronic device for auto focus is provided. The electronic device includes determining, by the electronic device, at least one region of interest (ROI) in a scene displayed in one of a viewfinder and a captured image frame and determining, by the electronic device, at least one sub ROI in the at least one ROI by performing a first level of auto focus using at least one first image sensor. Further, the method includes determining, by the electronic device, at least one focused sub ROI by performing a second level of auto focus on the at least one sub ROI using at least one second image sensor and rendering, by the electronic device, a focus transition for the at least one focused sub ROI to one of the viewfinder and the captured image frame.

An image pickup apparatus includes an image sensor configured to capture an optical image formed by an image pickup optical system, and a controlling unit configured to, in tilt imaging that changes a tilt angle, set a focal plane to any position such that an angle between the focal plane and the optical axis is changed, by controlling at least one of a position of a focus lens in the image pickup optical system and the tilt angle. The controlling unit controls the at least one so as not to set the focal plane to a first position corresponding to a position of a first target object that is an imaging target, but to set the focal plane to a second position that is different from the first position and at which the position of the first target object is included in a depth of field.

A display control apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about an in-focus position on a live view image, and a display control unit configured to perform control to display an item indicating the in-focus position on the live view image, based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit. The display control unit performs control to display a first item at a first in-focus position at which focus is continuously achieved, in a display form having higher visibility than in a display form of a second item to be displayed at a second in-focus position at which focus is not achieved at least last time, the first in-focus position and the second in-focus position being positions at which focus is currently achieved.

An apparatus includes at least one memory configured to store instructions, and at least one processor in communication with the at least one memory and configured to execute the instructions to set an estimation area to acquired image data, execute calculation for estimating a degree of defocusing of an image in the estimation area, determine defocusing of the image data based on the estimated degree of defocusing, and display information which allows a user to adjust a threshold for determining defocusing on a display.

A reception unit receives an eye direction input that is an input based on an eye tracking process, and a control unit controls movement of a selected position based on an operation on an operation member. The control unit performs control such that, in a first state in which the selected position is not designated based on the eye direction input, the selected position is moved, in response to the operation member being operated by a predetermined operation amount, by a first amount from a position set before the operation member is operated, and that, in a second state in which the selected position is designated based on the eye direction input, the selected position is moved, in response to the operation member being operated by the predetermined operation amount, by a second amount smaller than the first amount from a position based on the eye direction input.

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.