Method of capturing high dynamic range images with objects in the scene
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1. A method of capturing a high dynamic range (HDR) image, comprising:
- capturing multiple images of a scene at respectively different exposure settings;
capturing a further image of an object placed in the scene at one exposure setting;
forming a first radiance image from the multiple images;
forming a second radiance image from the further image; and
merging the first radiance image and the second radiance image to form the HDR image, wherein the HDR image has a first region that includes the object and is formed from the second radiance image, wherein the HDR image has a second region that excludes the object and is formed from the first radiance image, and wherein the first region of the HDR image has a lower dynamic range than the second region of the HDR image.
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Abstract
Methods, image processors and imaging devices for capturing a high dynamic range (HDR) image. Multiple images of a scene are captured at respectively different exposure settings. A further image of an object placed in the scene is captured at one exposure setting. A first radiance image is formed from the multiple images. A second radiance image is formed from the further image. The first radiance image and the second radiance image are merged to form the HDR image.
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1. A method of capturing a high dynamic range (HDR) image, comprising:
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capturing multiple images of a scene at respectively different exposure settings; capturing a further image of an object placed in the scene at one exposure setting; forming a first radiance image from the multiple images; forming a second radiance image from the further image; and merging the first radiance image and the second radiance image to form the HDR image, wherein the HDR image has a first region that includes the object and is formed from the second radiance image, wherein the HDR image has a second region that excludes the object and is formed from the first radiance image, and wherein the first region of the HDR image has a lower dynamic range than the second region of the HDR image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An image processor for reconstructing a high dynamic range (HDR) image, comprising:
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a controller that receives; a) a first radiance image formed from multiple images of a scene captured over a range of different exposure settings and b) a second radiance image formed from a further image including the scene and an object placed in the scene, the further image captured at one exposure setting; a mask generator that generates a masked image of the object by comparing at least one of the multiple images to the further image; and a merge generator that merges the first radiance image and the second radiance image using the masked image to reconstruct the HDR image, wherein the HDR image has a first region that includes the object and is formed from the second radiance image, wherein the HDR image has a second region that excludes the object and is formed from the first radiance image, and wherein the first region of the HDR image has a lower dynamic range than the second region of the HDR image. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An imaging device for generating a high dynamic range (HDR) image comprising:
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an image sensor, including a plurality of pixels, that captures an image; and an image processor including; a controller that receives; a) a first radiance image formed from multiple images of a scene captured by the image sensor over a high dynamic range and b) a second radiance image formed from a further image including the scene and an object placed in the scene, the further image captured by the image sensor with a low dynamic range, and a merge generator that merges the first radiance image and the second radiance image to generate the HDR image, wherein the merge generator merges portions of the second radiance image including the object with portions of the first radiance image substantially excluding the object, wherein the HDR image has a first region that includes the object and is formed from the second radiance image, wherein the HDR image has a second region that excludes the object and is formed from the first radiance image, and wherein the first region of the HDR image has a lower dynamic range than the second region of the HDR image. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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