Exposure control for HDR video
Martin Bürker, Christoph Rößing, Hendrik P. A. Lensch · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2014
This paper proposes an algorithm for determining the exposure times for High Dynamic Range (HDR) video by adapting them to the current lighting. Due to the limited capability of the sensor used, only two exposures per frame can be taken. For each image, the histogram for the exposure time of the other image is estimated. When this histogram is subtracted from the original, the result can be used to adjust the exposure time to the current lighting situation by standard exposure control algorithms. The subtraction removes the dynamic range already covered by the other image, thus the exposure time can be optimized for the residual dynamic range. The algorithm has been compared with state-of-the-art algorithms for HDR imaging. It is proven to have comparable results in mean squared error to a ground truth gained from real-world data. Furthermore this algorithm is capable of running during the capturing process of a video, since it doesn't require additional exposures than those already taken.