Dark Flash Photography - New York University.pptVIP

Dark Flash Photography Dilip Krishnan Rob Fergus Dept. of Computer ScienceCourant Institute, New York University Taking Photos in Low Light Levels Taking Photos in Low Light Levels Taking Photos in Low Light Levels Want to avoid sensor noise camera shake Possible solutions:   Large Aperture Lens Expensive, Depth-of Field issues Drawbacks: 2. Image stabilization Only gives a few extra stops of exposure 3. Camera flash Active method, Disturbs Scene Can be used in conjunctionwith our approach Our paper addresses these issues Dark flash is ~200 times dimmer than conventional Ground truth Reconstruction 2. Ambient image Dark Flash Photography 1. Dark Flash image Key Challenges How to add light to the scene without it being perceived by people. How to obtain an image to true colors. Digital Camera Sensor Two Sensors The Human Retina Human Retina Spectral Sensitivity Human Retina Sensitivity – Log Scale Note:Steep fall off outside400-700nmrange Digital Camera Sensor Two Sensors The Human Retina Camera Spectral Sensitivity Spectral response curves for an unmodified DSLR Modify camera by: 1. Remove IR-blocksensor filter 2. Adding lens filter to remove IR 800nm ? Some sensitivityin UV IR just outside visible Camera Spectral Sensitivity Camera Spectral Sensitivity Human Response Curve (not to scale) Comparison with human sensitivity curve Camera’s response is significantly broader Possible to addlight without being easy perceived Dark Flash Emission Spectrum CameraSpectralSensitivity Dark FlashEmission Demonstration of Dark Flash Please look directly at the demonstration,NOT at the projection screens Comparison to Visible Flash Both flashes will fire simultaneously Both give comparable camera exposure Dark flash is ~220x dimmer than visible flash Flash Safety Eye is most sensitive part of the body to UV Government TLVtables specify Hazard Factor  safe limits ? Safety limit is