Methods for capturing and reading out images from an image sensor
First Claim
1. A method for producing an enhanced image with reduced motion blur comprising:
- capturing a low noise image having an exposure determined by an autoexposure system;
capturing at least two reduced motion blur images with shorter exposures, wherein exposure times for the at least two reduced motion blur images at least partially overlap with an exposure time of the low noise image and the exposure times of the at least two reduced motion blur images do not overlap; and
combining the low noise image and the at least two reduced motion blur images to produce an enhanced image.
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Abstract
Multiple images are captured where the exposure times for some of the images overlap and the images are spatially overlapped. Charge packets are transferred from one or more portions of pixels after particular integration periods, thereby enabling the portion or portions of pixels to begin another integration period while one or more other portions of pixels continue to integrate charge. Charge packets may be binned during readout of the images from the image sensor. Comparison of two or more images having different lengths of overlapping or non-overlapping exposure periods provides motion information. The multiple images can then be aligned to compensate for motion between the images and assembled into a combined image with an improved signal to noise ratio and reduced motion blur.
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1. A method for producing an enhanced image with reduced motion blur comprising:
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capturing a low noise image having an exposure determined by an autoexposure system; capturing at least two reduced motion blur images with shorter exposures, wherein exposure times for the at least two reduced motion blur images at least partially overlap with an exposure time of the low noise image and the exposure times of the at least two reduced motion blur images do not overlap; and combining the low noise image and the at least two reduced motion blur images to produce an enhanced image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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