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Canon In-Camera HDR Maps Single Exposure to Individual Pixels

June 11, 2010 By Eric Reagan

Talk about changing the way HDR is done . . . .

A recently published Canon patent application (see USPTO Appl. No. 12/630,594) reveals a method for altering exposure values at the pixel level, which would allow Canon to produce a camera that captures a much wider dynamic range with a single image.

The lengthy patent application spells out a process whereby the camera captures a preliminary image with normal exposure values and then evaluates the exposure level across the entire image.  After creating an exposure map of the scene, the camera alters the exposure amount at the pixel level for the primary HDR image capture. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: Canon, digital camera, dslr, hdr, hdr photography, in-camera hdr, patent, photography

 

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