Sony Corporation

Sony Group Corporation

Masatoshi Yokokawa

Jun Murayama

Kazuki Aisaka

Masashi Uchida

Tomohiro Nishi

Hideyuki Ichihashi

Takahiro Nagano

Takefumi Nagumo

Toshiyuki Sasaki

Yiwen Zhu

Takuro Kawai

Masaya Kinoshita

Kazunori Kamio

Nodoka Tokunaga

Takashi Kameya

Jun Luo

Ken Tamayama

Kenichiro Hosokawa

Tatsuo Fujiwara

Tamaki Eyama

An image sensor (IS) includes a plurality of pixel blocks (PB) to which colors different from each other are assigned. Each of the plurality of pixel blocks (PB) includes a plurality of pixels (PX). The plurality of pixels PX provided in at least one pixel block (PB) among the plurality of pixel blocks (PB) includes one or more anomalous pixels (UPX). The anomalous pixel (UPX) detects light of one or more colors assigned to the other one or more pixel blocks (PB).

Image sensor and camera having high sensitivity and high color reproducibility

Provided imaging control apparatus effectively avoid image capturing competition in a scene in which a large number of infrared cameras capture images. The imaging control apparatus includes an image acquisition unit that acquires an infrared image generated by an infrared camera imaging reflected light of emitted infrared rays; and a control unit that controls a setting for the generation of the infrared image on the basis of a control parameter transmitted to another apparatus or received from another apparatus via a communication interface.

Imaging control apparatus and imaging control method

A pixel addition processing unitadds pupil division pixel signals with a plurality of different addition patterns in pupil units to generate a pixel addition image for each addition pattern. Further, the pixel addition processing unitmay use a pupil division pixel signal in which a sensitivity difference between pupil division pixels has been corrected, and the addition pattern may be set on the basis of image characteristic information calculated by using the pupil division pixel signal. A super-resolution processing unitperforms super-resolution processing using a pixel addition image signal generated for each addition pattern by the pixel addition processing unitto generate an image signal with a higher resolution than that of the pixel addition image signal. A high-resolution image can be generated using pupil division.

Image processing device, image processing method, and imaging device for generation of high-resolution image

An imaging element of an imaging unitdivides the exit pupil of an imaging optical systeminto a plurality of regions and generates a pixel signal for each region. An optical axis position adjustment unitadjusts the optical axis position of the imaging optical system with respect to the imaging element. A control unitcalculates a parallax on the basis of the pixel signal for each region after the pupil division and performs focus control of the imaging optical system. The control unitalso moves the optical axis position using the optical axis position adjustment unit, and generates, using the imaging element, pixel signals indicating the same subject region in the plurality of regions after the pupil division. An image processing unitperforms binning of a plurality of pixel signals indicating the same subject region generated by moving the optical axis position to generate a high-resolution captured image. Calculation of the parallax and acquisition of a high-resolution captured image can be performed.

Imaging control device, imaging control method, and imaging device for increasing resolution of an image

Provided is an image processing device that includes a wide image capturing unit which captures an image of a wide viewing angle, a tele image capturing unit which captures an image of a narrow viewing angle, and an image processing unit which receives an input of the captured images of the respective imaging units and executes signal processing. In a case where a wide conversion lens is attached to the tele image capturing unit, the image processing unit executes any one of a high-sensitivity image generation processing, a HDR image generation processing, or a high-resolution image generation processing based on the captured images of the wide image capturing unit and the tele image capturing unit according to a situation at the time of imaging with a wide conversion lens attachment detection unit which detects whether the wide conversion lens is attached.

Image processing device and image processing method to generate one image using images captured by two imaging units

Provided are a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and an imaging apparatus for estimating depth with a high degree of accuracy from video signals of a plurality of cameras. The signal processing apparatus includes a detection unit that detects depth from video captured by a plurality of cameras, an estimation unit that estimates camera motion by detecting a camera position, a prediction unit that predicts present depth from camera motion and depth obtained previously, and a synthesis unit that synthesizes depth detected by the detection unit and depth predicted by the prediction unit on the basis of a result of estimating the amount of blur that occurs in each image captured by cameras. The amount of blur can be estimated using camera motion, previous depth information, and shutter time.

Signal processing apparatus, signal processing method, and imaging apparatus

An apparatus and a method that perform a false color correction according to image characteristics of a color image in units of image regions are provided. Included therein is an image processor that receives inputs of a color image and a white (W) image photographed by a W array imaging element whose all pixels are placed in a white (W) pixel array and executes an image process that reduces false colors included in the color image. Together with a frequency-corresponding parameter calculation unit that receives an input of the white (W) image and calculates a frequency-corresponding parameter in units of image regions, and a positional deviation-corresponding parameter calculation unit that receives inputs of the white (W) image and the color image and calculates a positional deviation-corresponding parameter of the two input images in units of image regions, the image processor executes a blending process and calculates a corrected pixel value.

Image processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, image processing method, and program

On the basis of a first imaging signal corresponding to a first viewpoint and including white pixels and color component pixels and a second imaging signal corresponding to a second viewpoint different from the first viewpoint and including fewer white pixels than the first imaging signal to increase a rate of the color component pixels in the second imaging signal, a parallax detecting section detects a parallax of the second viewpoint with respect to the first viewpoint. A parallax compensating section performs parallax compensation for the imaging signal for the second viewpoint on the basis of the detected parallax to generate a parallax-compensated color difference signal for the first viewpoint. A fallback determining section and a signal selecting section selects a parallax-compensated second color difference signal or a color difference signal for the first viewpoint to obtain a high-sensitivity captured image while suppressing degradation of the image quality performance.

Image processing device, image processing method and imaging device capable of performing parallax compensation for captured color image

There is provided an imaging apparatus and an imaging method, and an image processing apparatus and an image processing method each capable of capturing a high resolution image by effectively using respective pixel signals of a plurality of pixels defined by pupil division immediately below a microlens. A disparity is detected in units of pupil on the basis of respective pixel values of a plurality of divided pixels defined by pupil division. The pixel values of the plurality of divided pixels are added in units of pupil to obtain an added pixel value. The pixel value of the divided pixel and the added pixel value are blended in units of divided pixel in accordance with the disparity. The present disclosure is applicable to an imaging apparatus.

Imaging apparatus and imaging method, and image processing apparatus and image processing method

An image processing apparatus is provided to alleviate degradation of the gradation of a color image in the case where images having a sensitivity different from each other are obtained by imaging one same object in black-and-white and color. The image processing apparatus includes a gradation control part obtaining a brightness signal representing a black-and-white image and a chroma signal representing a color image obtained by imaging a same object as that for the black-and-white image and that controls gradation of the chroma signal on the basis of the brightness signal. This configuration can suppress degradation of the gradation of a color image to be minimal in the case where images having a sensitivity different from each other are obtained by imaging one same object in black-and-white and color.

Image processing apparatus and imaging apparatus for restoring a gradation of a chroma signal using a brightness signal as guide information

A fusion decision processing section, based on a feature amount calculated by using a monochrome imaged image acquired by imaging a subject with an imaging section, and a color imaged image acquired by imaging the subject from a different point-of-view position with another imaging section, performs fusion decision as to whether or not deterioration of image quality is caused in fusion processing for producing a fusion image obtained by fusion of the monochrome imaged image and the color imaged image with the monochrome imaged image as a reference in a fusion processing section. Moreover, the fusion image data produced in the fusion processing section is selected in a case where deterioration of image quality is not caused in the fusion processing, and demosaic data produced in a demosaic processing section is selected in a case where the deterioration of the image quality is caused in the fusion processing.

Image processing apparatus and image processing method

Provided is an image processing device including an infrared image acquisition unit that acquires an infrared image of an imaged object, a visible light image acquisition unit that acquires a visible light image of the imaged object, a generation unit that generates cutaneous sensation control parameters on the basis of the infrared image acquired by the infrared image acquisition unit, and a data processing unit that associates the visible light image acquired by the visible light image acquisition unit with the cutaneous sensation control parameters generated by the generation unit.

Image processing device and image processing method

A fusion decision processing section-performs, based on a feature amount calculated by using a moving image of a monochrome imaged image acquired by imaging a subject with an imaging section-and a color imaged image acquired by imaging the subject from a different point-of-view position with an imaging section-, fusion decision as to whether or not deterioration of image quality is caused in fusion processing in the fusion processing sectionfor producing a fusion image by fusion of the monochrome imaged image and the color imaged image with the monochrome imaged image as a reference, for each image of the moving image. The fusion decision processing section-sets a synthesis ratio in such a way that switching to fusion image data produced in the fusion processing sectionin the case where it is decided that deterioration of image quality is not caused in the fusion processing, and switching to demosaic image data produced in a demosaic processing sectionin the case where it is decided that the deterioration is caused are successively performed with a lapse of time. An imaged image of high-image quality can be produced by using imaged images acquired in a plurality of imaging sections.

An imaging control apparatus configured to effectively avoid image capturing competition in a scene in which a large number of infrared cameras capture images. The imaging control apparatus includes an image acquisition unit that acquires an infrared image generated by an infrared camera imaging reflected light of emitted infrared rays, and a control unit that controls a setting for the generation of the infrared image on the basis of a control parameter transmitted to another apparatus or received from another apparatus via a communication interface.

[Object] To generate a color image with further improved image quality. [Solution] Provided is an image processing device including: an image acquisition unit that acquires a far-infrared image, a near-infrared image, and a visible light image in which a common imaged object is captured; and a generation unit that generates a color image by filtering filter taps including pixels of the far-infrared image, the near-infrared image, and the visible light image.

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Masatoshi Yokokawa