System and method for calibrating a camera
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1. A method of calibrating a camera, comprising:
- capturing a set of dark images at each of a plurality of different exposure settings, thereby generating a plurality of sets of dark images;
averaging each set of dark images, thereby generating a fixed pattern noise image corresponding to each one of the exposure settings; and
determining fixed pattern noise for at least one pixel of the camera based on an exposure setting of the camera and at least one of the fixed pattern noise images.
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A method of calibrating a camera includes capturing a set of dark images at each of a plurality of different exposure settings, thereby generating a plurality of sets of dark images. Each set of dark images is averaged, thereby generating a fixed pattern noise image corresponding to each one of the exposure settings. The method includes determining fixed pattern noise for at least one pixel of the camera based on an exposure setting of the camera and at least one of the fixed pattern noise images.
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1. A method of calibrating a camera, comprising:
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capturing a set of dark images at each of a plurality of different exposure settings, thereby generating a plurality of sets of dark images; averaging each set of dark images, thereby generating a fixed pattern noise image corresponding to each one of the exposure settings; and determining fixed pattern noise for at least one pixel of the camera based on an exposure setting of the camera and at least one of the fixed pattern noise images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A camera system, comprising:
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a camera configured to capture a set of dark images at each of a plurality of different exposure settings, thereby generating a plurality of sets of dark images; and a calibration unit configured to average each set of dark images, thereby generating an average image corresponding to each exposure setting, the calibration unit configured to use the average images to determine a set of values for each pixel of the camera for determining fixed pattern noise at that pixel as a function of exposure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of determining fixed pattern noise contained in an image captured by a camera, the method comprising:
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receiving an exposure value representing an exposure setting of the camera during the capture of the image; receiving a plurality of sets of parameter values, each set of parameter values corresponding to one pixel of the camera; and determining a fixed pattern noise value for each pixel of the camera based on the exposure value and the set of parameter values corresponding to the pixel.
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