A control apparatus includes at least one processor; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory having instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform operations as an obtaining unit configured to obtain resolving power of a system, a control unit configured to control a correction unit configured to correct an effect of shake, and a setting unit configured to set responsiveness of the correction unit based on the resolving power of the system, wherein the setting unit is configured to, in a case where the resolving power of the system has a first value, set the responsiveness of the correction unit to be higher than in a case where the resolving power has a second value less than the first value.

A method of forming a visual representation of an object from a plurality of image frames acquired using a portable electronic device, the method comprising the steps of determining at least one parameter of motion of the portable electronic device; determining at least one capture condition for at least one first image frame of the plurality of image frames; computing, based on the at least one parameter of motion and the at least one capture condition, an indication of blur in the image frame; based on the indication of blur, conditionally taking a corrective action.

Systems and methods for controlling camera settings of a camera to improve detection of faces in an uncontrolled environment are described. A first image is received from the camera, where the first image is captured by the camera at a first set of camera settings. A face is detected in the first image. The camera is adjusted to a second set of camera settings based on the detected face, where the second set of camera settings different from the first set of camera settings. A second image is received from the camera, where the second image is captured by the camera at the second set of camera settings. The face is detected in the second image. A quality metric of the face in the second image is determined where the quality metric is indicative of an image quality of the face in the second image. The camera is adjusted to a new set of camera settings to increase the quality metric of the face in subsequent images, the new set of camera settings different from both the first set of camera settings and the second set of camera settings. Once a sufficient quality metric of the face is achieved, the face is acquired, or otherwise captured, by the camera or other sensors.

A system and method for determining a dimension of a target. The method includes: determining a camera parameter, the camera parameter including at least one of a focal length, a yaw angle, a roll angle, a pitch angle, or a height of one or more cameras; acquiring a first image and a second image of an target captured by the one or more cameras; generating a first corrected image and a second corrected image by correcting the first image and the second image; determining a parallax between a pixel in the first corrected image and a corresponding pixel in the second corrected image; determining an outline of the target; and determining a dimension of the target based at least in part on the camera parameter, the parallax, and the outline of the target.

An endoscope system includes a light source unit, an image sensor, an image acquisition unit, a first image generation unit, a second image generation unit, and a region discrimination unit. The light source unit emits a plurality of types of illumination light beams with different wavelengths. The image acquisition unit acquires images corresponding to the respective illumination light beams. The first image generation unit generates a first image (white light image) serving as a base of a display image. The second image generation unit generates a second image (bright/dark region discrimination image or the like), using at least one image having a different corresponding wavelength from that of the image used for the generation of the first image. The region discrimination unit discriminates the regions in the observation target, using the second image.

Provided is an image capturing device including a motion determination unit that determines the presence/absence of motion in a plurality of pixels on the basis of an addition signal of the plurality of pixels to obtain a motion determination result, and a transmission control unit that controls whether or not to transmit image data corresponding to at least the plurality of pixels on the basis of the motion determination result.

Provided is an imaging device in which a subject moving within a visual field can be freely expressed with a simple configuration. This imaging device is an imaging device which acquires an image by dividing one imaging period into a plurality of periods for exposure to add for each pixel, and includes an imaging element which includes a photoelectric conversion unit configured to generate a signal charge, and a control unit configured to control an accumulation time of the signal charge generated in the photoelectric conversion unit. The control unit changes the accumulation time in each period obtained by dividing the one imaging period.

Provided is an image processing apparatus that includes a long-time exposure distance image generation unit that captures an image with long-time exposure, calculates a parallax from a first long-time exposure image and a second long-time exposure image from a first long-time exposure camera and a second long-time exposure camera disposed at a predetermined interval, and generates a long-time exposure distance image. The image processing apparatus further includes a short-time exposure distance image generation unit that captures an image with short-time exposure, calculates a parallax from a first short-time exposure image and a second short-time exposure image from a first short-time exposure camera and a second short-time exposure camera disposed at a predetermined interval, and generates a short-time exposure distance image, and a distance image generation unit that combines the long-time exposure distance image with the short-time exposure distance image to generate a distance image.

The present disclosure relates to a method of recovering an image from which a motion blur is removed and an image recovering apparatus and the image recovering apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a signal generator which receives at least one of illuminance information and speed information from a sensor to determine a random flickering pattern and a triggering signal based on the received signal, output the determined random flickering pattern to a lighting unit, and output the triggering signal to a camera; and an image processor which receives an image including a motion blur from the camera to recover the received image based on the random flickering pattern determined by the signal generator.

An image capturing apparatus comprises an image sensor, a drive control unit for the image sensor, and a detection unit configured to calculate an evaluation value based on second images and detect flicker based on the evaluation value. The drive control unit controls to perform, during a live view cycle of a display device, a first operation for reading out a first image to be displayed, and a second operation for reading out the second images at a second cycle which is shorter than the time taken to read out the first image at timings different from a timing of reading out the first image. Upon calculating the evaluation value based on the second images, the detection unit detects flicker by using different pairs of images from among the second images for calculation of the evaluation value according to the first cycle.