Imaging device and electronic apparatus

An imaging device, comprising

• a stereo imager, wherein
• the stereo imager includes a first sensor and a second sensor,
• the first sensor has a first imaging unit, wherein the first imaging unit has a plurality of first repeating units,
• the second sensor has a second imaging unit, wherein the second imaging unit has a plurality of second repeating units,
• the first imaging unit includes a first polarizer having at least one kind of first polarization spindle angle,
• the second imaging unit includes a second polarizer having at least one kind of second polarization spindle angle, and
• a difference between the first polarization spindle angle of the first polarizer in the first imaging unit and the second polarization spindle angle of the second polarizer in the second imaging unit is not smaller than five degrees and not greater than 85 degrees
• the first imaging unit is configured to generate a first unit image;
• the second imaging unit is configured to generate a second unit image;
• and
• the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit are configured to obtain information about polarization in at least three directions and generate normal information based on a combination of the first unit image and the second unit image.

An electronic apparatus, comprising:

• an imaging device that comprises:
• a stereo imager, wherein
• the stereo imager includes a plurality of sensors that corresponds to a plurality of imaging units,
• each sensor of the plurality of sensors has an imaging unit of the plurality of imaging units, wherein the imaging unit has a plurality of repeating units,
• each imaging unit of the plurality of imaging units includes a polarizer having at least one kind of polarization spindle angle,
• a difference in the polarization spindle angle among polarizers of the respective imaging units of the plurality of imaging units is not smaller than five degrees and not greater than 85 degrees, and
• the plurality of imaging units is configured to:
• generate at least two unit images;
• and
• obtain information about polarization in at least three directions and to generate normal information based on a combination of the at least two unit images.

An electronic apparatus, comprising:

• an imaging device that comprises:
• a stereo imager, wherein
• the stereo imager includes a first sensor and a second sensor,
• the first sensor has a first imaging unit, wherein the first imaging unit has a plurality of first repeating units,
• the second sensor has a second imaging unit, wherein the second imaging unit has a plurality of second repeating units,
• the first imaging unit includes a first polarizer having at least one kind of first polarization spindle angle,
• the second imaging unit includes a second polarizer having at least one kind of second polarization spindle angle, and
• a difference between the first polarization spindle angle of the first polarizer in the first imaging unit and the second polarization spindle angle of the second polarizer in the second imaging unit is not smaller than five degrees and not greater than 85 degrees
• the first imaging unit is configured to generate a first unit image;
• the second imaging unit is configured to generate a second unit image;
• and
• the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit is configured to obtain information about polarization in at least three directions, and to generate normal information based on a combination of the first unit image and the second unit image.