Measurement method for spectral responsivity of digital cameras with tone characteristics compensation per pixel

Hiroaki Sugiura; Tetsuya Kuno; Narihiro Matoba; Hiroaki Ikeda

doi:10.1117/12.342857

22 March 1999 Measurement method for spectral responsivity of digital cameras with tone characteristics compensation per pixel

Hiroaki Sugiura, Tetsuya Kuno, Narihiro Matoba, Hiroaki Ikeda

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Proceedings Volume 3650, Sensors, Cameras, and Applications for Digital Photography; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.342857
Event: Electronic Imaging '99, 1999, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Color signal outputs form digital cameras can be calculated form spectral distribution of an illumination, spectral reflectance of a shooting object, and spectral responsivity of a camera. The methods of measuring spectral distribution of illuminations and spectral reflectance of objects have been established unambiguously, and their characteristics are available from various databases. However, no accurate methods have been clearly defined regarding the measurement of the spectral responsivity characteristics of digital cameras. For objective assessment of the performance of digital cameras which capture color images and output corresponding color information in red-green-blue digital image data, proposed methods incorporate measurements of characteristics for spectral responsivity and related items. In this paper, by adopting compensation of tone characteristics for each pixel, the authors develop yet another new method of measurements to overcome some possible defects in the previously proposed methods. The paper describes an arrangement of equipment, definition of test chart and raw data handling together with some worked examples. The newly developed method has made it possible to measure the spectral responsivity characteristics of digital cameras accurately.

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Hiroaki Sugiura, Tetsuya Kuno, Narihiro Matoba, and Hiroaki Ikeda "Measurement method for spectral responsivity of digital cameras with tone characteristics compensation per pixel", Proc. SPIE 3650, Sensors, Cameras, and Applications for Digital Photography, (22 March 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.342857

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