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Color filter array and color correction for high dynamic range CMOS image sensors

Heimann et al., 2001

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Document ID
405140005153148175
Author
Heimann T
Schwarz M
Hosticka B
Publication year
Publication venue
European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design

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This contribution presents a novel ap-proach to CMOS color image sensors featuring high dynamic range. First we introduce a novel Color-Filter-Array (CFA) that has been especially developed for CMOS imager featuring high dynamic range. Then color correction method is …
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