Compensating for delay in a Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera system is disclosed. Client-side view transformation is carried out to emulate a future Field Of View (FOV) of the camera so that the impact of latency is reduced.

The purpose of the present invention is to enable the determination of whether to obtain a special-effect image to be controlled easily. A main body device 20 determines, based on information related to the optical axis directions of two imaging devices 10, whether the relative positional relationship of the respective imaging devices 10 is a predetermined positional relationship. When the relative positional relationship is the predetermined positional relationship, the main body device 20 targets, for synthesis processing, respective images captured by the respective imaging devices 10 in the positional relationship and sets the synthetic format, while when the relative positional relationship is not the predetermined positional relationship, the main body device 20 performs control to set the respective images captured by the respective imaging devices 10 in the positional relationship not to be synthesized without being targeted for the synthesis processing.

Different aspects of the disclosure relate to either transmitting at least one portion of at least one image representation from, or receiving at least one portion of the at least one image representation at, a shared image device in a manner at least partially relying on a positioning of the shared image device within a sharing region.

An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires setting information acquired from a captured image, a setting unit that performs, based on the acquired setting information, setting regarding image analysis processing to be performed on a captured image obtained by capturing an image of a predetermined monitoring target range.

A smart system includes a connector plug that fits into a bulb socket; a processor to control the smart system; and at least one of a receiver and a transmitter coupled to the processor for receiving or transmitting data.

The present disclosure relates to a photographing system and a method for synchronizing image quality thereof, and more particularly, to a photographing system capable of synchronizing image quality between a plurality of cameras by controlling the image quality of a sub camera by transmitting, together with a synchronization signal, an image quality adjustment value generated by the main camera to the sub camera and a method for synchronizing the image quality.

A distance substantially between a camera and an object is measured preferably with a rangefinder. Positional coordinates including an altitude of the camera are determined. A pose including pitch and azimuth of the camera directed at the object is determined from sensors. Positional coordinates of the object are determined using at least the positional coordinates of the camera, the pose of the camera and the distance substantially between the camera and the object which are used to determine a location volume. A database is searched for objects located at least partially inside the location volume. The camera is part of a computing device with a screen. Search results are listed on the screen and an outline of a hidden object in the location volume is drawn on the screen.

Timing metadata is generated and added to captured video to compensate for synchronization error between video captured concurrently from multiple cameras. A wireless beacon including timer data is transmitted from an access point to each station camera. A radio circuit of the station camera synchronizes to the timer of the access point based on timing information in the wireless beacon. An image processor in each station camera includes an image processor timer separate from the radio circuit timer. During video capture, timing metrics are generated indicating deviation between the image processor timer and the radio circuit timer. The timing metrics are stored as metadata and can be used to compensate for synchronization error in post-processing.

A light emitting system in which a light emission control apparatus wirelessly communicates with at least one controlled light emitting apparatus, the controlled light emitting apparatus comprising a first transmission unit which wirelessly transmits charging state information to the light emission control apparatus, and the light emission control apparatus comprising a receiving unit which receives the charging state information from the controlled light emitting apparatus, an informing unit which informs the image capture apparatus that a charging operation is complete, a second transmission unit which transmits a signal to stop transmitting charging state information, and a third transmission unit which transmits a light emission command to the controlled light emitting apparatus.

The described technology is directed towards a production shot design system that facilitates previsualizing scene shots, including by members of a production crew (running client devices) in different locations in a collaborative and secure shot construction environment. Modifiable scene elements' properties and camera data can be manipulated to build a scene (shot) containing modifiable and non-modifiable scene elements. In an online, shared camera mode, changes to a scene can be communicated to other client devices, e.g., virtually immediately, so that each client device displays the change for other users to see at an interactive frame rate. Scene changes can also be made locally and/or in an offline mode before communicating to other users. In various aspects, animation and a video plane camera/video plane (e.g., greenscreen) are integrated into the production shot design system.