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Camera system and method for generating high-quality HDR images or videos

US8811811B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE

Inventors

Marcus Wetzel · Nuremberg, DE
Joachim Keinert · Altdorf, DE
Siegfried FOESSEL · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 18, 2013
Grant date	Aug 19, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 18, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N23/741
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for generating an output image is provided. A first camera of a camera pair is configured to record a first portion of a scene to obtain a first recorded image. A second camera of the camera pair is configured to record a second portion of the scene to obtain a second recorded image. Moreover, a central camera is configured to record a further portion of the scene, to obtain a central image. A processor is configured to generate the output image. The first brightness range of the first camera of each camera pair is different from the central-camera brightness range and is different from the first brightness range of the first camera of any other camera pair of the one or more camera pairs.

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