H04N5/235

Imaging systems with angled sensors and related methods

Diffraction-based imaging systems are described. Aspects of the technology relate to imaging systems having one or more sensors inclined at angles with respect to a sample plane. In some cases, multiple sensors may be used that are, or are not, inclined at angles. The imaging systems may have no optical lenses and are capable of reconstructing microscopic images of large sample areas from diffraction patterns recorded by the one or more sensors. Some embodiments may reduce mechanical complexity of a diffraction-based imaging system. A diffractive imaging system comprises a light source, a sample support configured to hold a sample along a first plane, and a first sensor comprising a plurality of pixels disposed in a second plane that is tilted at an inclined angle relative to the first plane. The first sensor is arranged to record diffraction images of the light source from the sample.

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
20220408068 · 2022-12-22 ·

Provided are a device and a method for executing gain calculation processing and gain adjustment processing for matching an output of an imaging element of a multispectral camera with an output of a reference machine. As the gain calculation processing for matching an output of an adjustment camera with an output of a reference camera at the time of manufacturing the multispectral camera, a band-corresponding gain is calculated that matches the output of the adjustment camera with the output of the reference camera, on the basis of: a reference machine band-corresponding pixel value that is a pixel value within a specific band acquired on the basis of an output value of an imaging element of the reference camera; and an adjustment machine band-corresponding pixel value that is a pixel value within a specific band acquired on the basis of an output value of an imaging element of the adjustment camera. Furthermore, at the time of using the camera, output value adjustment processing that matches the output of the imaging element with the output of the reference machine is executed, by acquiring the band-corresponding gain from a memory, and multiplying the output of the imaging element by the acquired band-corresponding gain.

IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

The present disclosure relates to an imaging system, a control method, and a program that make it possible to implement setting for an external flash by an operation on a camera side. Setting coordination processing is executed in which: setting information of an external flash (13) is transmitted and received between a first communication unit (67A) and a second communication unit (47); a second display unit is caused to display a setting screen to be used for setting a setting item of the external flash; and the setting information changed by an operation on the second operation unit is caused to be transmitted from the imaging device (12) to the external flash (13) via the first communication unit (67A) and the second communication unit (47), and a setting for the external flash (13) is caused to be applied. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an imaging system (11) including an external flash (13) and an imaging device (12).

DEVICE CASE INCLUDING A PROJECTOR

One disclosed example provides a method for displaying a hologram via a head-mounted display (HMD) device. The method comprises, via a camera system on the HMD device, acquiring image data capturing a surrounding environment by detecting illumination light output by a projector located on a case for the HMD device. A distance is determined from the HMD device to an object in the surrounding environment based upon the image data. The method further comprises displaying via the HMD device a hologram, the hologram comprising a left-eye image and a right-eye image each having a perspective based upon the distance determined.

IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGING APPARATUS
20220408004 · 2022-12-22 ·

An imaging apparatus includes a first output unit configured to output, outside the imaging apparatus, a first image that an image sensor, an imaging region of which is divided into a plurality of regions, has captured while an exposure condition is controlled for each of the plurality of regions, and a second output unit configured to output, outside the imaging apparatus, exposure information for each of the plurality of regions, the exposure information indicating the exposure condition to be applied to the corresponding one of the plurality of regions when the first image is captured. The second output unit is configured to complete outputting exposure information for a region to be subjected to exposure correction processing in the first image, out of the plurality of regions, before the first output unit completes outputting an image of the region to be subjected to exposure correction processing.

DNN Assisted Object Detection and Image Optimization

Systems and methods directed to adjusting an image based on a detected object depicted in the image are described. The method may include receiving an image from an image sensor, receiving statistical information associated with the image, detecting an object depicted in the image using a deep neural network, identifying object-specific statistical information for the detected object, generating a weighted object-specific parameter based on the object-specific statistical information, generating a weighted-image value based on the weighted object-specific parameter, providing the weighted-image value to the image sensor, where the image sensor is configured to update one or more image sensor parameters based on the weighted-image value, and acquiring an image from the image sensor updated with the one or more image sensor parameters.

VIEWFINDER RING FLASH

The technical problem of enhancing the quality of an image captured by a front facing camera in low light conditions is addressed by displaying the viewfinder of a front facing camera with an illuminating border, termed a viewfinder ring flash. A viewfinder ring flash acts as a ring flash in low light conditions. A viewfinder ring flash may be automatically generated and presented in the camera view user interface (UI) when the digital sensor of a front facing camera detects a low light indication based on intensity of incident light detected by the digital image sensor of the camera.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR REDUCING LOW-LIGHT NOISE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME
20220408003 · 2022-12-22 ·

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise: a power converter; a camera module including a camera; and a processor configured to: identify a first illuminance value of a surrounding of the electronic device in a state in which a switching frequency of the power converter transferring power to the camera module is a first frequency; determine whether the first illuminance value meets a first reference; and set the switching frequency of the power converter to a second frequency different from the first frequency based on the first illuminance value meeting the first reference.

OBJECT DETECTION VIA COMPARISON OF SYNCHRONIZED PULSED ILLUMINATION AND CAMERA IMAGING
20220408005 · 2022-12-22 ·

An image processing system may comprise a global shutter camera, an illumination emitter, and a processing system comprising at least one processor and memory. The processing system may be configured to control the image processing system to: control the illumination emitter to illuminate a scene; control the global shutter camera to capture a sequence of images of the scene, wherein the captured sequence of images includes images that are captured without illumination of the scene by the illumination emitter and images that are captured while the scene is illuminated by the illumination emitter; and determine presence of an object in the scene based on comparison of the images captured without illumination of the scene and images captured with illumination of the scene.

HIGH-DYNAMIC-RANGE DETECTING SYSTEM
20220408008 · 2022-12-22 ·

A high-dynamic-range (HDR) detecting system includes a camera module comprising an image sensor; and a vision module that receives data generated by the camera module and accordingly transmits feedback to the camera module. The camera module comprises a multiple-exposure unit that provides different exposure settings, according to which a plurality of images are captured by the image sensor. The vision module comprises an object detection device that detects objects in the plurality of images, thereby resulting in object detection results as metadata.