Large dynamic range cameras
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1. A digital camera comprising:
- an array of photo-detectors;
a plurality of optics components, wherein each optics component of the plurality of optics components is configured to pass light to at least one photo-detector in the array of photo-detectors; and
a processing component configured to combine data from the array of photo-detectors received during a frame to provide an image.
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Abstract
A digital camera includes a plurality of channels and a processing component operatively coupled to the plurality of channels. Each channel of the plurality of channels includes an optics component and a sensor that includes an array of photo-detectors. The processing component is configured to separately control an integration time of each channel, where a first integration time of a first channel is less than a second integration time of a second channel. The processing component is also configured to combine data from the plurality of channels to generate an image.
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1. A digital camera comprising:
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an array of photo-detectors; a plurality of optics components, wherein each optics component of the plurality of optics components is configured to pass light to at least one photo-detector in the array of photo-detectors; and a processing component configured to combine data from the array of photo-detectors received during a frame to provide an image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a plurality of channels, wherein each channel of the plurality of channels includes a sensor; and a processing component coupled to the plurality of channels, wherein the processing component is configured to determine an integration time of each channel of the plurality of channels. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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controlling each sensor, wherein each sensor comprises a photodetector, of a plurality of sensors of an image capture device based at least in part on an integration time corresponding to the sensor; capturing data with each of the plurality of sensors, wherein the data captured by each sensor is based at least in part on the integration time of the sensor; and generating an image by combining the data captured by each of the plurality of sensors. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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