H04N25/13

Imaging device, image processing device, and electronic apparatus

An electronic apparatus includes an imaging element having a plurality of image capture regions, each of the image capture regions having a plurality of pixels for generating an image signal; a setting unit that sets different image capture conditions for the plurality of image capture regions; and a control unit that corrects a portion of an image signal of a photographic subject captured under first image capture conditions in an image capture region among the plurality of image capture regions so that it is as if the portion of the image signal was captured under second image capture conditions.

PIXEL ARRAY REDUCING LOSS OF IMAGE INFORMATION AND IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING SAME
20230084661 · 2023-03-16 ·

A pixel array including; color filter array (CFA) cells, each respectively including CFA blocks, each CFA block including color pixels, and the color pixels include a sub-block. The sub-block includes at least one first color pixel sensing a first color, at least one second color pixel sensing a second color different from the first color, and at least one third color pixel sensing a third color different from the first color and the second color.

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and solid-state imaging apparatus to detect polarization properties of each color

An unpolarized component image generating section generates unpolarized component image signals of specific and non-specific colors. A polarized component image generating section generates polarized component image signals of the specific and non-specific colors. A specific color polarization property detecting section detects polarization properties of the specific color using pixel signals of polarized or unpolarized pixels of the specific color having at least three polarization directions and pixel signals of polarized pixels having two polarization directions. An unpolarized color polarization property detecting section detects polarization properties of the non-specific color on the basis of the polarization properties of the specific color detected by the specific color polarization property detecting section, the pixel signals of the unpolarized pixels of the non-specific color, and the pixel signals of the polarized pixels of the non-specific color having fewer polarization directions than the polarized pixels of the specific color.

Image processing apparatus and output information control method

An apparatus and a method are achieved in which guide information for enabling a high-quality composite image to be captured is output. Included are a composite image generation unit that performs a process of combining a color image and a black-and-white image captured from different viewpoints, to generate a composite image, and a display information control unit that performs control such that auxiliary information regarding the composite image is displayed on a display unit. In a case where a subject is too close or in a case where a high-quality composite image cannot be generated due to an obstacle, the display information control unit outputs a proximity alert or an obstacle alert as warning information, and also displays a composite image adaptation level. Moreover, a composite image, a color image, and the like are displayed in parallel so that a user can select an image to be recorded.

SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

A solid-state imaging device capable of acquiring an RGB image, a CMY image, and luminance information through one imaging process. The solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array portion in which a plurality of pixel unit groups are arrayed, the pixel unit group including pixel units disposed in a 2×2 matrix, the pixel unit including pixels disposed in an 2×2 matrix, and the pixels including a photoelectric conversion unit and a color filter. Each of the pixel unit groups is configured such that an R filter and a C filter are included as the color filters in a first pixel unit among four pixel units constituting the pixel unit group, a G filter and an M filter are included as the color filters in each of second and third pixel units, and a B filter and a Y filter are included as the color filters in a fourth pixel unit.

Detection apparatus and method of producing electronic apparatus
11598715 · 2023-03-07 · ·

A detection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes: an imaging unit; an illumination unit; a polarization control unit; and a generation unit. The imaging unit generates image data on the basis of incident light. The illumination unit illuminates a subject with linearly polarized light. The polarization control unit controls a polarization state of light to be detected, the light to be detected travelling toward the imaging unit. The generation unit generates information regarding a degree of linear polarization of the light to be detected, on the basis of image data regarding the light to be detected, the polarization state of the light to be detected having been controlled, the image data regarding the light to be detected being generated by the imaging unit.

Image sensors, calibration methods of image sensors, and electronic devices for calibrating image sensors

A method of calibrating an image sensor including a color filter array having a first-type array pattern, the method includes capturing a target using the image sensor to generate first image data, performing a white balance operation on the first image data to generate second image data, performing an inverse white balance operation on the second image data based on a second-type array pattern to generate third image data, the second-type array pattern being different from the first-type array pattern, and calibrating the image sensor based on the third image data.

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE INCLUDING NEURAL NETWORK PROCESSOR AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF
20230124618 · 2023-04-20 · ·

An image processing device includes: an image sensor configured to generate first image data by using a color filter array; and processing circuitry configured to select a processing mode from a plurality of processing modes for the first image data, the selecting being based on information about the first image data; generate second image data by reconstructing the first image data using a neural network processor based on the processing mode; and generate third image data by post-processing the second image data apart from the neural network processor based on the processing mode.

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE INCLUDING NEURAL NETWORK PROCESSOR AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF
20230124618 · 2023-04-20 · ·

An image processing device includes: an image sensor configured to generate first image data by using a color filter array; and processing circuitry configured to select a processing mode from a plurality of processing modes for the first image data, the selecting being based on information about the first image data; generate second image data by reconstructing the first image data using a neural network processor based on the processing mode; and generate third image data by post-processing the second image data apart from the neural network processor based on the processing mode.

IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF IMAGE SENSORS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS

An image acquisition apparatus includes: a first image sensor configured to acquire a first image based on a first wavelength band; a second image sensor configured to acquire a second image based on a second wavelength band of 10 nm to 1,000 nm, and a processor configured to register the first image and the second image, which are respectively output from the first image sensor and the second image sensor, to obtain a registration image based on the first image and the second image, and perform color conversion on the registration image by using an illumination value estimated from the second image.