3D cameras for HDR
First Claim
1. A method for creating one or more high dynamic range (HDR) images using a stereoscopic camera, the method comprising:
- capturing a scene using a stereoscopic camera with a synopter;
generating from the captured scene a first input image and a second input image, wherein the second input image uses a different exposure than the first input image; and
combining said two input images into a single output image.
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Abstract
High dynamic range 3D images are generated with relatively narrow dynamic range image sensors. Input frames of different views may be set to different exposure settings. Pixels in the input frames may be normalized to a common range of luminance levels. Disparity between normalized pixels in the input frames may be computed and interpolated. The pixels in the different input frames may be shifted to, or stay in, a common reference frame. The pre-normalized luminance levels of the pixels may be used to create high dynamic range pixels that make up one, two or more output frames of different views. Further, a modulated synopter with electronic mirrors is combined with a stereoscopic camera to capture monoscopic HDR, alternating monoscopic HDR and stereoscopic LDR images, or stereoscopic HDR images.
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1. A method for creating one or more high dynamic range (HDR) images using a stereoscopic camera, the method comprising:
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capturing a scene using a stereoscopic camera with a synopter; generating from the captured scene a first input image and a second input image, wherein the second input image uses a different exposure than the first input image; and combining said two input images into a single output image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for creating one or more high dynamic range (HDR) stereoscopic images using a standard dynamic range (SDR) stereoscopic camera, the method comprising:
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capturing a stereoscopic SDR image; capturing a monoscopic HDR image using a stereoscopic camera with a synopter; generating an image depth map from said captured stereoscopic SDR image; combining said depth map, said stereoscopic SDR stereoscopic image, and said monoscopic HDR image; and
,creating an output stereoscopic HDR image based on the combining step. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for creating one or more high dynamic range (HDR) images using a stereoscopic camera, the apparatus comprising:
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a subsystem, at least partly implemented in hardware, that captures a scene using a stereoscopic camera with a synopter; a subsystem, at least partly implemented in hardware, that generates from the captured scene a first input image and a second input image, wherein the second input image uses a different exposure than the first input image; and a subsystem, at least partly implemented in hardware, that combines said two input images into a single output image. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for creating one or more high dynamic range (HDR) stereoscopic images using a standard dynamic range (SDR) stereoscopic camera, the apparatus comprising:
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a subsystem, at least partly implemented in hardware, that captures a stereoscopic SDR image; a subsystem, at least partly implemented in hardware, that captures a monoscopic HDR image using a stereoscopic camera with a synopter; a subsystem, at least partly implemented in hardware, that generates an image depth map from said captured stereoscopic SDR image; a subsystem, at least partly implemented in hardware, that combines said depth map, said stereoscopic SDR stereoscopic image, and said monoscopic HDR image; and
,a subsystem, at least partly implemented in hardware, that creates an output stereoscopic HDR image based on the combining step. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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