An event of interest may be tracked using a distributed intelligence video surveillance system. The distributed intelligence video surveillance system includes a lead video camera and a plurality of child video cameras that are configured to communicate with the lead video camera. One of the plurality of child video cameras may receive a video image and perform analytics and event generation for any events of interest found within the video image. The child video camera extracts metadata for any found events of interest and communicates the extracted metadata to the lead video camera. The lead video camera communicates the extracted metadata to others of the plurality of child video cameras so that the others of the plurality of child video cameras can be alerted to track the found events of interest.

An image capturing device includes an imaging device to capture a first image, and circuitry to receive a second image from another image capturing device, the second image having an angle of view wider than that of the first image, and control a display to sequentially display the first image and the second image.

A camera is provided that has an image sensor for recording image data from a field of vision, a communication interface for connection to at least one further camera in a network, a control and evaluation unit for reading the image data, and a memory in which a parameter set for the operation of the camera is stored, At least one further parameter set for the operation of at least one further camera of the network is stored in the memory here.

A method and system for aligning exposure center points of multiple cameras in a VR system are provided. The method includes: acquiring image data of a first type frame according to a preset frame rate; adjusting VTS data of the first type frame, the VTS data changing with the change of the exposure parameters so as to fix a time interval between an exposure center point of the first type frame and an FSIN synchronization signal in a VR system; acquiring image data of a second type frame according to the preset frame rate; and adjusting VTS data of the second type frame according to the VTS data of the first type frame, and fixing a time interval between an exposure center point of the second type frame and the FSIN synchronization signal so as to complete the alignment of exposure center points of the cameras.

A control apparatus having an image capturing unit and configured to operate as a master device that controls a slave device, comprises: at least one processor causing the control apparatus to act as: a registration unit configured to register slave device information of a slave device to be controlled by the control apparatus; and an identification unit configured to, based on the slave device information registered by the registration unit, identify a slave device that exists in a range of image capturing by the image capturing unit. The registration unit registers, as the slave device information, information on a relative direction of existence of a slave device with respect to a position of the image capturing unit.

A wearable camera includes an image capture device, a processor, and first and second memories. The image capture device images a subject. The first memory at least temporarily stores first communication setting information for communication with an in-vehicle communication device. The second memory stores a program that, when executed by the processor, causes the wearable camera to: perform a communication setting process that establishes a communication connection between the wearable camera and the in-vehicle communication device, delete the first communication setting information from the first memory after a lapse of a certain time from a timer reset, the timer reset occurring in response to establishment of the communication connection between the wearable camera and the in-vehicle communication device, and notify that the first communication setting information is not stored in the first memory, in response to determining that the first communication setting information is not stored in the first memory.

An imaging apparatus configured to change an imaging direction and to perform wireless communication includes at least one memory storing instructions, and at least one processor that is configured, upon execution of the stored instructions, to act as a position identification unit configured to identify a position of a subject based on an incoming direction of a radio wave received from a wireless apparatus held by the subject, and a control unit configured to, based on the identified position of the subject, perform control to change the imaging direction based on the subject not being in a predetermined region of a captured image, and not to change the imaging direction based on the subject being in the predetermined region.

The operation has a plurality of points, each associated with a slave device, the devices being part of a SCADA network that includes a computer. The apparatus comprises: modules each including a sensor having a thermal imager and a transceiver coupled to the sensor to receive data and adapted for cellular communication; and functionality adapted to receive information via cellular network and to communicate with the SCADA. The functionality is couplable to the SCADA as a device and configured such that data delivered from the sensor to the transceiver is delivered as if from multiple points. The system comprises: a repository; a computer adaptation configured to permit conditions to be set which trigger alerts including a DNP point and a time stamp; and a further adaptation which, responsive to an alert, fetches from the repository an image file associated with the point and the stamp, and displays the image.

A multi-copter on which a camera with a distance to a focal plane where the camera is in focus fixed at d is mounted detects a position of an inspection overhead line when moving to an image capture start point above the inspection overhead line, and moves to a shooting end point immediately above the inspection overhead line while capturing images of the inspection overhead line at the lower side using the camera while keeping an altitude difference d with the inspection overhead line.

A shooting method includes: receiving a first input performed by a target operating body on a first camera among at least one camera; determining, in response to the first input, the first camera as a camera that controls a second camera among the at least one camera to capture an image; receiving a second input performed by the target operating body on the first camera; and controlling, in response to the second input, the second camera to capture a first image in a case that a distance between the target operating body and the first camera is less than or equal to a first threshold.