2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Engineering Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Graduate major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Imaging Systems

Academic unit or major: Graduate major in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Instructor(s): Takashi Aoki
Class Format: Lecture (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses: -
Day of week/Period (Classrooms): 3-4 Fri (G1-110(G113))
Class: -
Course Code: EEE.D521
Number of credits: 100
Course offered: 2025
Offered quarter: 4Q
Syllabus updated: Oct 7, 2025
Language: Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

This course covers imaging systems such as silver halide photography and digital cameras as subjects in various imaging technologies, including input, conversion, display, and storage. It introduces the materials and electronic devices that form these imaging technologies, the systems for converting them into image information, and their applications, providing an explanation of the imaging system as a whole.
In modern society, which relies on digitized information, the materials, devices, and systems used for inputting, storing, and outputting image information play a crucial role. This course aims to explain the fundamentals of imaging materials and electronic devices, using development examples from silver halide photography and digital cameras that handle image information, and to enable students to master the systems involved in image information processing. Students should attend a lecture, Imaging materials (EEE.D421).

Course description and aims

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) understand and explain Image materials with advanced functionality
2) understand and explain the operating principles of imaging devices
3) Understand and explain imaging systems that produce images

Student learning outcomes

実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)

This course is taught by an instructor who has practical experience in research and development department at a photographic film company, utilizing his practical experience. This course provides the knowledge of imaging devices, optics, and processing for modern advanced imaging systems. Students will be able to research and development of novel imaging systems using the advanced imaging devices and processing in the future.

Keywords

Silver halide photography, Digital camera, Image sensors, Signal processing, Imaging optics

Competencies

Specialist skills
Intercultural skills
Communication skills
Critical thinking skills
Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Lecture and practice related to the lecture will be done every time.

Course schedule/Objectives

	Course schedule	Objectives
Class 1	Materials and devices in imaging systems -Fundamental principles of silver halide photography and digital cameras-	Understand and explain the basic principles of cameras
Class 2	Camera optical system technology -Lens specifications (focal length, aperture, F-number, etc.) and design, correction of optical aberrations-	Understand and explain the specifications of photographic lenses
Class 3	Image sensors in digital cameras -Structure of image sensors-	Understand and explain the operating principles of image sensors
Class 4	Signal processing technology -Processing techniques for digital image signals-	Understand and explain signal processing technologies
Class 5	Color management and white balance technology -Importance of color management in digital cameras, white balance-	Understand and explain white balance
Class 6	Autofocus (AF) technology, auto exposure (AE) technology -Contrast AF, phase detection AF, and AE , mechanisms-	Understand and explain AF and AE technologies
Class 7	Latest technologies and applications in digital cameras -Imaging applications and discussions-	Understand digital imaging and discuss its applications

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to course material.

Textbook(s)

Original textbook made by teacher.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

The Society of Photography and Imaging of Japan "the basics of photograph engineering : Silverhalide photograph," Corona, ISBN-13: 978-4339065916

Evaluation methods and criteria

Evaluated by report 70% and practice 30%.
The report will be conducted during the seventh lecture (approximately 30 minutes).

Related courses

EEE.D421 ： Imaging Materials

Prerequisites

None