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

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A system for generating an output image, wherein the system comprises:
one or more camera pairs, wherein each camera pair of the one or more camera pairs comprises a first camera and a second camera, wherein said first camera is located at a first position, wherein said first camera is configured to record a first portion of a scene to obtain a first recorded image of said camera pair, wherein said second camera is located at a second position, being different from said first position, and wherein said second camera is configured to record a second portion of the scene, being different from the first portion of the scene, to obtain a second recorded image of said camera pair, a central camera, being located at a central-camera position, wherein the central camera is configured to record a central-camera-recorded portion of the scene, to obtain a central image, and a processor for generating the output image, wherein, for each camera pair of the one or more camera pairs, the first camera of said camera pair is configured to record a first brightness range, being assigned to said first camera, when recording the first portion of the scene, wherein the central camera is configured to record a central-camera brightness range when recording the central-camera-recorded portion of the scene, wherein the first brightness range of the first camera of each camera pair of the one or more camera pairs is different from the central-camera brightness range of the central camera, and is different from the first brightness range of the first camera of any other camera pair of the one or more camera pairs, wherein, for each camera pair of the one or more camera pairs, the processor is configured to transform, depending on the second recorded image of said camera pair and depending on the central-camera position of the central camera, the first recorded image of said camera pair or a portion of the first recorded image of said camera pair, to obtain a first transformed image of said camera pair, wherein, for each camera pair of the one or more camera pairs, the processor is configured to transform, depending on the first recorded image of said camera pair and depending on the central-camera position of the central camera, the second recorded image of said camera pair or a portion of the second recorded image of said camera pair, to obtain a second transformed image of said camera pair, and wherein the processor is configured to generate the output image by combining the central image and the first transformed image and the second transformed image of each of the one or more camera pairs.