H04N23/687

SENSOR DRIVING APPARATUS
20230023813 · 2023-01-26 ·

A sensor driving apparatus according to the embodiment includes a fixed portion including a first substrate; an elastic member disposed on the first substrate; and a sensor moving portion disposed on the elastic member; wherein the elastic member includes: a first insulating portion; a second insulating portion spaced apart from the first insulating portion; and an elastic connection portion connecting the first insulating portion and the second insulating portion; wherein the elastic connection portion electrically connects the fixed portion and the moving portion.

Thermal compensation of lens assembly focus using image sensor shift
11708263 · 2023-07-25 ·

A camera system incorporating a MEMS actuator to achieve focus adjustments to compensate for the thermal expansion of the lens assembly is disclosed. The camera comprises a lens barrel, lens holder, infra-red (IR) filter, board circuit, MEMS actuator, housing package for the actuator, and an image sensor. The image sensor is directly wire bonded to pads on the circuit board such that these pads are movable at the image sensor end and fixed at the circuit board end. When the camera is exposed to temperature variations, the MEMS actuator moves the sensor along the optical axis to maintain the image in focus.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMAGE STABILIZATION BY CONSIDERING ANTENNA PERFORMANCE
20230022380 · 2023-01-26 ·

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a camera, an antenna, and a processor operatively connected to the camera and the antenna. The processor may obtain an image of an object by controlling the camera, may obtain signal quality received by the antenna, and may select and perform, based on the signal quality, at least one of a first correction for moving a lens of the camera based on a vibration direction of the electronic device and a second correction for generating a corrected image based on at least some area of the image of the object.

IMAGE STABILIZATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD
20230027443 · 2023-01-26 ·

An image stabilization control apparatus comprising: a first receiving unit that receives a translational shake signal that indicates a translational shake in a first direction; a second receiving unit that receives a first rotational shake signal that indicates a rotational shake about a first axis that intersects with the direction of gravity and the first direction; a first calculation unit that finds a first fluctuation range of a gravitational component in the first direction based on the first rotational shake signal; a second calculation unit that finds an amount of shake in the first direction based on the translational shake signal and the first fluctuation range; and a third calculation unit that finds a target value for reducing a shake in the first direction based on the amount of shake found by the second calculation unit.

Driving mechanism

A driving mechanism is provided, including a fixed portion, a movable portion, a driving assembly and a connecting element. The movable portion may move relative to the fixed portion and is used for holding an optical module. The driving assembly moves the movable portion relative to the fixed portion. The connecting element is movably connected to the fixed portion and the movable portion.

CAMERA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
20230229060 · 2023-07-20 ·

This application provides a camera module and an electronic device, to reduce manufacturing costs of the camera module and improve reliability of the camera module on the premise of ensuring optical image stabilization and auto-focus functions. The camera module includes a housing, and a light transfer part, a lens group, an image sensor, and a motor disposed in the housing. The image sensor is located on the side of the light output side. The motor includes a bracket, a carrier, and eight wires. Two ends of the wires are respectively connected to the carrier and the bracket, and the wires are retractable in length. The carrier is suspended from the bracket using the eight wires and is configured to carry the lens group, and, when the wires extend or retracts in length, drive the lens group to translate or rotate.

IMAGE SENSOR, CAMERA MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME
20230023158 · 2023-01-26 · ·

An image sensor includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a predetermined aspect ratio to sense an image in an optical axis direction, wherein the predetermined aspect ratio is higher than 4/3 and lower than 16/9.

CAMERA MODULE
20230229061 · 2023-07-20 ·

An embodiment of the present invention provides a camera module comprising: a fixed part; a moving part which moves relative to the fixed part in an optical axis direction, a first driving part which moves the moving part within a first maximum speed; and a second driving part which moves the moving part within a second maximum speed, wherein the first driving part and the second driving part move the moving part in the optical axis direction, and the second maximum speed is greater than the first maximum speed.

Impact absorber
11563877 · 2023-01-24 · ·

In some embodiments, a camera includes an optical package, a camera actuator for moving the optical package, a camera cover, and an impact absorption member to prevent contact between the camera cover and the lens carrier. In some embodiments, the camera actuator includes a lens carrier moveably mounted to a camera cover.

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM
20230230282 · 2023-07-20 ·

An information processing apparatus comprises a first acquisition unit that acquires a captured image obtained by capturing an image of a chart for calibration, a second acquisition unit that acquires a reference image which is an image of the chart that serves as a reference, a third acquisition unit that acquires information on distortion aberration of a lens used to capture the captured image, a first generation unit that generates a pseudo image which is an image obtained by reflecting the distortion aberration in the reference image, based on the reference image and the information on distortion aberration, and a second generation unit that generates a composite image obtained by compositing the captured image and the pseudo image.