Method for improving the dynamic range of an imaging system

Image analysis – Histogram processing – For setting a threshold

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35821313, 35821319, H04N 314, G06K 920

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051685329

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a method for improving the dynamic resolution of an imaging system. The method employs a dual sampling or exposure technique which samples light from an image intensifier over a long and a short sample interval. When the resulting measurement for the long sample interval exceeds a threshold level, the short sample interval measurement is used, multiplied by a scaling factor. Below the threshold the long sample interval is used.

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