Casio Computer Co., Ltd.

Tomohiko Murakami

Yoshiyuki Kato

Ken Fujita

Naoya Okamoto

Hiroshi Suzuki

Takeshi Sato

Toshihiro Kiuchi

Muneyuki Ishihara

Takehito Morimatsu

Tsuyoshi Horiguchi

Takuya Koiso

Yoshihiro Kawamura

Kouichi Nakagome

Hitoshi Tanaka

Kenji Iwamoto

Kazunori Yanagi

Kenji Yoshizawa

Yuichi Onumata

Takashi Onoda

Takeshi Tsukagoshi

Kazuaki Hagiwara

Yoshihiro Takayama

Rie Komiya

Genki Kumazaki

An image processing device includes a memory storing a program, and at least one processor that executes the program. The processor sets an exposure condition for video imaging, acquires an image of the video imaged under the exposure condition, and calculates a brightness distribution from the image. The exposure condition includes a first exposure condition for causing the imaging device to capture an image using a first exposure value, and a second exposure condition causing the imaging device to capture an image using an exposure value higher than the first exposure condition and/or causing the imaging device to capture an image using a lower exposure value than the first exposure condition. The processor sets the first exposure condition or sets the first and the second exposure condition, based on the brightness distribution of the image captured under the first exposure condition after the first exposure condition is set.

Image processing device, image processing method, and non-transitory recording medium

A control apparatus to control a plurality of process executing apparatuses, the control apparatus including: a communication unit; and a processor. The processor transmits a request to execute predetermined processing common to the process executing apparatuses, a request to change to an energy saving mode, and a request to change to a normal mode, to each of the process executing apparatuses via the communication unit, and performs control of transmission of the request to execute the predetermined processing, the request to change to the energy saving mode, and the request to change to the normal mode, such that one of the process executing apparatuses executes the predetermined processing while a rest of the process executing apparatuses is in the energy saving mode, and such that all the process executing apparatuses execute the predetermined processing in sequence.

Control apparatus for controlling plural process executing apparatuses

An imaging control apparatus includes: a processor; and a radio communication unit capable of selecting a first transmission mode and a second transmission mode, the first transmission mode involving wireless data transmission to each of a plurality of imaging apparatuses with reception of a receipt acknowledgement from the imaging apparatuses, the second transmission mode involving simultaneous wireless data transmission to the imaging apparatuses without reception of the receipt acknowledgement from the imaging apparatuses. The processor performs a communication controlling step involving, in the case of instructing at least one simultaneous shooting process to the imaging apparatuses, separately transmitting each piece of shooting preparation instruction data instructing shooting preparation to each of the imaging apparatuses in the first transmission mode, and then simultaneously transmitting shooting instruction data to the imaging apparatuses in the second transmission mode.

Imaging control apparatus and imaging apparatus for synchronous shooting

A receiver sets a storage capacity to be assigned for each connected digital camera based on the number of connected digital cameras, and allocates these storage capacities in a buffer. Also, the receiver sends a request for a through image for each frame to each of the connected digital cameras, receives through images transmitted in response to the requests, and stores the through images in areas of the buffer assigned for each of the digital cameras. Furthermore, after receiving the through image for one frame from each digital camera, the receiver performs image processing on each through image and causes these images to be displayed in a list form on one screen of the display section.

Electronic device, image data processing method, storage medium and imaging system

An image processing apparatus including a CPU which is operable to function as units comprising a processing unit which sets, as a first area, an area that is not a peripheral edge area in a captured image acquired by an imaging unit, sets an area including the peripheral edge area as a second area, and performs predetermined processing on one of the first area and the second area, and a specification unit which specifies whether the first area is subjected to the predetermined processing or the second area is subjected to the predetermined processing, based on orientation information of the imaging unit when the captured image is acquired.

Image processing apparatus, image processing method and storage medium

A notification control apparatus is provided with a moving image acquisition unitthat acquires a moving image, an identification unitthat identifies a frame according to forwarding operation, out of a plurality of frames constituting the moving image, a determination unitthat determines whether or not the identified frame is a predetermined frame, and a notification control unitthat notifies determination result by the determination unit

Notification control apparatus for identifying predetermined frame in moving image

An image capture apparatusis equipped with: a CPUthat acquires a plurality of images; a normalization unitthat performs normalization such that an area of at least one of a plurality of acquired images satisfies a predetermined criterion; and a display control unitthat performs control such that a plurality of images including the images normalized by the normalization unitare displayed in an output unit

Display control apparatus displaying image

A setting unit selects and sets one of a plurality of commercial power frequencies. A frame rate setting unit sets a frame rate corresponding to the commercial power frequency set by the setting unit. A control unit controls an imaging unit such that imaging is carried out at the frame rate set by the frame rate setting unit to thereby acquire image data successively. A detection unit detects a scanning line part at which luminance changes to differ between image data items successively acquired by the control unit. A changing unit changes the commercial power frequency set by the setting unit in accordance with a detection result obtained by the detection unit.

Imaging apparatus, image control method, and storage medium storing program

In a digital camera, in an automatic shooting stand-by state, when it is judged that an automatic shooting condition has not been satisfied, it is judged whether or not to issue an AE re-processing command (that is, it is judged whether or not the current shooting condition is similar to a condition where the automatic shooting condition is satisfied). When it is judged to issue the AE re-processing command, exposure tracking in an aperture-priority mode is performed, and shooting exposure conditions excluding the aperture value for still-image shooting in the aperture-priority mode are determined. Then, storage is updated. When it is judged that an automatic shooting condition has been satisfied, record processing for still-image shooting is performed with the updated shooting exposure conditions without changing the aperture value.

Imaging apparatus and program thereof

In a digital camera, in an automatic shooting stand-by state, when judged at Step Sthat an automatic shooting condition has been satisfied (N at Step S), whether or not to issue an AE re-processing command is judged. In other words, whether or not the current shooting condition is similar to a condition where an automatic shooting condition is satisfied is judged. When judged to issue the AE re-processing command, exposure tracking in an aperture-priority mode is performed (S), and shooting exposure conditions excluding the aperture value for still-image shooting in the aperture-priority mode are determined. Then, the storage is updated (Step), and the process returns to Step S. When judged at Step Sthat an automatic shooting condition has been satisfied (Y at Step S), record processing for still-image shooting is performed with the updated shooting exposure conditions without changing the aperture value (Step S).

When the mode is set to a strobe consecutive shooting mode, an imaging apparatus sets the mode to a pixel addition drive mode for reading out image data using pixel addition drive, performs metering operation using preliminary flashing and calculates an appropriate amount of flashing on the basis of the metering operation. Next, the imaging apparatus judges whether or not it is possible to flash three times consecutively with the calculated amount of flashing. If it is judged that it is not possible to flash three times consecutively with the calculated amount of flashing, the imaging apparatus limits the amount of flashing to the largest amount of flashing within the range of amounts of flashing with which flashing of strobe light three times consecutively is possible, and performs strobe consecutive shooting with the limited amount of flashing.

Imaging apparatus with strobe consecutive shooting mode and optional pixel addition drive

When the mode is set to a strobe consecutive shooting mode, an imaging apparatus sets the mode to a pixel addition drive mode for reading out image data using pixel addition drive (S), performs metering operation using preliminary flashing (S) and calculates an appropriate amount of flashing on the basis of the metering operation (S). Next, the imaging apparatus judges whether or not it is possible to flash three times consecutively with the calculated amount of flashing (S). If it is judged that it is not possible to flash three times consecutively with the calculated amount of flashing (NO in S), the imaging apparatus limits the amount of flashing to the largest amount of flashing within the range of amounts of flashing with which flashing of strobe light three times consecutively is possible (S), and performs strobe consecutive shooting with the limited amount of flashing (Sto S).

Imaging apparatus with strobe consecutive shooting mode

A histogram is generated from image data, and two distribution areas are detected. A gamma curve used for gamma correction of the image data is changed into a gamma curve corresponding to the luminance ranges of the two distribution areas. The luminance values of each pixel in the two distribution areas are converted by the gamma correction using the changed gamma curve, and the luminance ranges of the two distribution areas are expanded to the higher luminance side while the relative relation of the luminance the pixels is maintained.

Digital camera provided with gradation correction function

PDs and vertical CCDs are formed on CCD. A control unit drives the CCD by one of a first image pickup mode for executing an exposure and reading the electric charges on the vertical CCDs and transferring those, and a second image pickup mode for setting an electric charge sweep-out period in which the electric charges are swept out by applying a plurality of vertical shift clocks to the vertical CCDs within a period from a time when a transfer period in which the electric charges obtained by exposing the PDs are read on the vertical CCDs and transferred those is terminated up to a time when a next transfer period is started.

Electronic camera having solid-state image pickup device

In a photographing apparatus, while a deterioration of a contrast characteristic caused by an optical zooming operation is prevented, superior photographic images are continuously acquired. Magnification set by an optical zooming function is acquired, and a gamma curve, namely gradation correcting information is set to a gamma lookup table, while the gamma curve is applied during a photographing operation based upon the acquired set magnification. A gamma correcting unit corrects gradation of image data (namely, RAW data) outputted from an imaging element by employing gradation correcting information set in this gamma lookup table.

Photographing apparatus, image processing method, and recording medium for recording image processing program, capable of improving contrast characteristics in high zooming magnification

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Tomohiko Murakami