«Invited Lecture»Image Processing Technology for Digital Camera

Abstract

Digital image processing has become a differentiating technology in a digital camera system, because of the recent progress in both of image processing algorithms and the semiconductor technology performing them. Not only basic functions such as demosaicing, noise reduction, tone management and high dynamic range imaging , but also face detection related functions, image stabilization based on image restoration and moving object tracking capabilities are developed and widely used. Engineers are still working to improve them and to create new image processing functions. In this lecture, I talk about the image processing technology used in the digital camera in order to accelerate the development.