Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Lg Electronics Inc.

Jeehong Lee

Dong-Jin Park

Duck-soo Kim

Seongyeong Jeong

Dongjin Park

Seongwook Song

Hee Joo Kang

Wooseok Choi

Dongki Min

Jongmin You

Youngjun Song

Joonhyuk Im

Eunji Shim

Hyungmoo Huh

Hoseok Do

Seokjae Kang

Taeksun Kim

An image sensor, including a pixel array; a readout circuit configured to generate image data including first image data including phase information regarding a first phase, second image data including phase information regarding a second phase, and full image data including color information; and a signal processing unit including: a front end processing module configured to generate third image data including additional phase information regarding the first phase using the second image data and the full image data, and to generate fourth image data including additional phase information regarding the second phase using the first image data and the full image data; and an auto-focusing processing module configured to calculate a phase difference between the first phase and the second phase using the first image data, the second image data, the third image data, and the fourth image data.

Image sensor, image processing system including the same, and operation method thereof

An image processing system may include a first image sensor, a second image sensor, and an image processing device. The image processing device may be configured to obtain a first image and a second image by respectively processing the first image data and the second image data. The image processing device may output an image based on the first image when a zoom factor of the output image is lower than a first reference value, generate a correction image by correcting locations of second reference coordinates of the second image based on first reference coordinates of the first image when the zoom factor of the output image is between the first reference value and the second reference value, and may output an image based on the second image when the zoom factor exceeds the second reference value.

Image processing systems for correcting processed images using image sensors

An image processing system includes a movable lens that transfers an external light, an image sensor that includes a pixel array that generates an image signal based on the light and generates image data based on the image signal, and a processor that generates focus information for controlling a position of the movable lens and that generates a depth map based on calibration data and the image data. The calibration data include a value that depends on a position of the objective lens and a position of a pixel included in the pixel array.

Image processing system for measuring depth and operating method of the same

An array camera, a mobile terminal, and methods for operating the same are disclosed. The method for operating an array camera including a plurality of camera modules includes applying a different camera environment setting from the other camera modules to at least one of the plurality of camera modules, acquiring images through the plurality of camera modules, and combining the acquired images.

Array camera, mobile terminal, and methods for operating the same

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Jeehong Lee