An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor, a filter array disposed on an optical path from a target object to the image sensor and including two-dimensionally-arranged optical filters, and a processing circuit that generates at least four pieces of spectral image data based on an image acquired by the image sensor. The optical filters include various types of optical filters with different spectral transmittance. Each of the at least four pieces of spectral image data indicates an image corresponding to one of at least four wavelength bands. The filter array includes at least one characteristic section. The processing circuit detects a relative position between the filter array and the image sensor based on the at least one characteristic section in the image acquired by the image sensor, and compensates for deviation between the relative position and a preliminarily-set relative position when the processing circuit detects the deviation.

An image sensor includes multiple photoelectric conversion elements and multiple individual color filters to generate multiple colors. The multiple individual color filters are arranged corresponding to the multiple photoelectric conversion elements, respectively. At least one of the multiple individual color filters includes a primary color type individual color filter. The primary color type individual color filter allows light of a corresponding primary color to permeate. The primary color type individual color filter has a first given transmittance for one of other primary colors other than the corresponding primary color, at which one of the other primary colors permeates the primary color type individual color filter. The first given transmittance is higher than a lower limit of a transmittance improving a sensitivity of the image sensor.

Mobile terminal and image photographing method are provided. The mobile terminal includes first camera module and second camera module. First pixel array corresponding to first image sensor of the first camera module includes preset quantity of first pixel units arranged in first predetermined manner, and the first pixel unit includes first and second pixels. Second pixel array corresponding to the second image sensor includes preset quantity of second pixel units arranged in second predetermined manner, and the second pixel unit includes first pixel. The first pixel includes red, green, and blue subpixels. The second pixel includes the green subpixel and infrared subpixel, and at least one of the red subpixel and the blue subpixel. The first pixel and the second pixel are full-pixel dual-core focus pixels, and each of the first pixel and the second pixel includes four full-pixel dual-core focus subpixels.

A method of reducing noise in an input image by setting, as a local window among color pixels included in the input image, a target pixel and neighboring pixels adjacent to the target pixel, determining color pixel values for the target pixel and each of the neighboring pixels included in the local window, generating local color average values are generated by averaging, color by color, the color pixel values, generating offset color pixel values by converting the color pixel values of the target pixel and the neighboring pixels based on the local color average values, and generating a compensated color pixel value of the target pixel by adjusting the color pixel value of the target pixel based on the offset color pixel values.

An image sensing device includes a pixel array including a plurality of pixels, each of pixels configured to generate a pixel signal corresponding to intensity of incident light, and a plurality of grid structures, each grid structure disposed to overlap with a boundary between adjacent pixels among the plurality of pixels and configured to include an air layer so as to optically isolate the adjacent pixels. Each of the grid structures includes regions that form a cross shape.

An image processing apparatus, an imaging apparatus, an image processing method, and a non-transitory computer readable medium for storing an image processing program capable of controlling the brightness of a desired color in a captured image are provided. A brightness and color difference conversion processing unit generates a reference first brightness signal “Y1” and color difference signals “Cb and Cr” from color signals “R.sub.1, G.sub.1, and B.sub.1” of three primary colors after gamma conversion. A second brightness signal generation unit generates a second brightness signal “Y2” in which a value of a brightness signal corresponding to a target color is decreased with respect to the first brightness signal “Y1” from the color signals “R.sub.1, G.sub.1, and B.sub.1”. The brightness of the desired target color can be controlled according to the reference first brightness signal “Y1” and the second brightness signal “Y2”.

A distance measuring device for measuring the distance to an object is provided, including a light-emitting module, a driving assembly disposed in the light-emitting module, and a light-receiving module. The light-emitting module has a housing, a light source disposed in the housing, a light grating element, and an optical path adjuster. The light source emits a measuring light through the optical path adjuster and the light grating element. The driving assembly can drive the optical path adjuster or the light grating element to move relative to the housing. The light-receiving module receives the measuring light which is reflected by the object to obtain distance information of the object.

A system and method for an imaging circadiometer that measures the spatial distribution of eye-mediated, non-image-forming optical radiation within the visible spectrum.

An electronic device acquires polarization information of a subject based on a plurality of pieces of image data based on a first signal output from a first sensor. The first sensor can capture an optical image of the subject acquired via a polarizing filter provided with areas having different polarization angles. The device further acquires an evaluation value for controlling brightness of an image at the time of capturing the optical image of the subject, based on the plurality of pieces of image data. The plurality of pieces of image data have different polarization angles, by respectively being acquired via areas of the polarizing filter having the plurality of different polarization angles. A degree of weighting to be assigned to the plurality of pieces of image data at the time of acquiring the evaluation value based on the polarization information.

An image generation apparatus includes: a spectroscopic filter switching a wavelength of transmitted image light depending on a change in distance between a pair of reflective films; an imaging element imaging the image light transmitted through the spectroscopic filter; and one or more processors, which switches the wavelength of the transmitted light to a plurality of wavelengths in forward scanning to narrow the distance between the reflective films and backward scanning to widen the distance between the reflective films, switches the wavelength of the transmitted light to wavelengths of red, green, and blue colors in the forward scanning and the backward scanning, synthesizing a color image by synthesizing spectroscopic images of the red, green, and blue colors obtained in the forward scanning performed once, and generating a color image by synthesizing spectroscopic images of the red, green, and blue colors obtained in the backward scanning performed once.