Why I want a gradient camera

Jack Tumblin*, Amit Agrawal, Ramesh Raskar

*Corresponding author for this work

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75 Scopus citations

Abstract

We propose a camera that measures static gradients instead of static intensities. Quantizing sensed intensity differences between adjacent pixel values permits an ordinary A/D converter to measure detailed high contrast (HDR) scenes. We measure alternating 'cliques' of sensors (small groups) that locally determine their own best exposure, and reconstruct the image using a Poisson solver. This intrinsically differential design suppresses common-mode noise, hides and smoothes quantization, and can correct for its own saturated sensors. Simulations demonstrate these capabilities in side-by-side comparisons.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2005 IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, CVPR 2005
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages103-110
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)0769523722, 9780769523729
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Event2005 IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, CVPR 2005 - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: Jun 20 2005Jun 25 2005

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2005 IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, CVPR 2005
VolumeI

Other

Other2005 IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, CVPR 2005
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period6/20/056/25/05

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)

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