Status update of standards development for the electro-optical measurement, characterization, and specification of scientific and industrial camera systems

Robert Gazerro

doi:10.1117/12.175164

5 May 1994 Status update of standards development for the electro-optical measurement, characterization, and specification of scientific and industrial camera systems

Robert Gazerro

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Proceedings Volume 2173, Image Acquisition and Scientific Imaging Systems; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.175164
Event: IS&T/SPIE 1994 International Symposium on Electronic Imaging: Science and Technology, 1994, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The electro-optical performance characteristics of commercial camera products are specified using a variety of different terms, metrics, and measurement methods. These terms and metrics are often ambiguously defined, presented along with unclear or incomplete descriptions of the testing and measurement methods, and with little or no commonality among camera vendors with respect to the meaning and usage of technical terms. In addition, many important imaging characteristics of cameras are omitted entirely from vendor specifications. As a result, many camera product specifications are barely useful to the inquiring engineer, making comparative camera shopping difficult. While the basic questions of correlation between objective image quality measures and subjective judgments have not been completely answered, the value and utility of camera specifications can be enhanced significantly through establishment of an accepted set of metrics, test methods, and technical terms.

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Robert Gazerro "Status update of standards development for the electro-optical measurement, characterization, and specification of scientific and industrial camera systems", Proc. SPIE 2173, Image Acquisition and Scientific Imaging Systems, (5 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.175164

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