PRODUCING AN EXTENDED DYNAMIC RANGE DIGITAL IMAGE
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1. A method of producing a digital image with extended dynamic range, comprising:
- a. capturing at least a first resolution digital image of a scene;
b. combining pixels of the first resolution digital image to produce a second digital image which is brighter with lower resolution;
c. identifying dark regions in the first resolution digital image; and
d. replacing dark regions in the first resolution digital image with corresponding regions from the second digital image to thereby provide a third digital image with extended dynamic range.
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Abstract
A method of producing a digital image with extended dynamic range, includes capturing at least a first full resolution digital image of a scene; combining pixels of a first full resolution digital image to produce a lower resolution digital image identifying dark regions in a first full resolution digital image and replacing the dark regions in the full resolution image with corresponding regions from the brighter, lower resolution image to thereby provide a digital image with extended dynamic range.
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1. A method of producing a digital image with extended dynamic range, comprising:
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a. capturing at least a first resolution digital image of a scene; b. combining pixels of the first resolution digital image to produce a second digital image which is brighter with lower resolution; c. identifying dark regions in the first resolution digital image; and d. replacing dark regions in the first resolution digital image with corresponding regions from the second digital image to thereby provide a third digital image with extended dynamic range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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