Course­ Manual KAT2

Camera Technology


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Long name Camera Technology
Approving CModule KAT2_BaMT
Responsible
Prof. Dr. Gregor Fischer
Professor Fakultät IME
Valid from winter semester 2022/23
Level Bachelor
Semester in the year winter semester
Duration Semester
Hours in self-study 60
ECTS 5
Professors
Prof. Dr. Gregor Fischer
Professor Fakultät IME
Requirements Attending the courses PHO1, PHO2 and SIGA
Language German, English if necessary
Separate final exam Yes
Literature
E.A. Weber, Foto Praktikum, Birkhäuser
A. J. Theuwissen, Solid-State Imaging with Charge-Coupled Devices, Kluwer 1995
G. R. Hopkinson, T. M. Goodman, S. R. Prince, A Guide to the Use and Calibration of Detector Array Equipment, SPIE 2004
G. C. Holst, T. S. Lomheim, CMOS/CCD Sensors and Camera Systems, SPIE
J. Nakamura, Image Sensors and Signal Processing for Digital Still Cameras, Taylor & Francis
Reinhard/Ward/Pattanaik/Debevec, High Dynamic Range Imaging, Elsevier 2010
Final exam
Details Written exam with arithmetic and comprehension excercises
Minimum standard 50% of maximum points
Exam Type EN Klausur

Learning goals
Goal type Description
Knowledge color imaging methods
color mosaic and spectral sensitivity
color interpolation (demosaicking)
white balance (incl. AWB)
color correction
Knowledge camera lenses
lens types (telephoto, normal, panorama, fish eye, zoom, macro, tilt/shift, telecentric)
aberration and correction
construction types (Petzval, Anastigmate, Gauß, Triplet …)
inner focus, zoom, image stabilization
characteristics / technical data (optical sizes, aberration, vignetting, stray light)
modelling and measurement of lenses (MTF/resolution, distortion, vignetting, stray light)
Knowledge camera systems and their characteristics
SLR-, system- and compact cameras
videocameras
HDR-cameras
contrastmanagement
autofocus
electronic viewfinder
Skills specify and explain the operation of color processing and related methods in a digital camera
Skills understand and define optical functionality and characteristics of different lens constructions
Skills derive and explain correction models for an optical system from lens properties
Skills analyze camera systems and their characteristics with respect to hardware (incl. autofocus and view finder) and distinguish between image processing methods
Expenditure classroom teaching
Type Attendance (h/Wk.)
Lecture 2
Exercises (whole course) 1
Exercises (shared course) 0
Tutorial (voluntary) 0
Special requirements
none
Accompanying material electronic slides as presented during lectures, electronic collection of excercises
Separate exam No

Learning goals
Goal type Description
Skills analyze DNG color correction model and apply it for inspection of color reproduction quality
Skills create and recognise relationship between spectral sensitivity and metamerism of a digital camera
Skills recognise and assess artefacts in the image (aberration, stray light, vignetting, ...)
Skills analyze and assess MTF and resolution
Skills inspection and review of color reproduction quality for digital cameras
Skills measurement of resolution for digital cameras
Skills inspection and review of autofocus accuracy
Skills implementation of a procedure for contrast management and realization of a simple automatic image control
Skills present and document results
Expenditure classroom teaching
Type Attendance (h/Wk.)
Practical training 2
Tutorial (voluntary) 0
Special requirements
none
Accompanying material electronic description of lab-excercises, electronic developping tools for
access to raw data (Matlab)
image processing (Matlab)
digital camera simulation (Stanford's Imageval in Matlab)
Separate exam Yes
Separate exam
Exam Type EN praxisnahes Szenario bearbeiten (z.B. im Praktikum)
Details Short technical discussion during lab excercise
Reports about lab excercises
Minimum standard Reports for all lab excercises must be delivered in correct form with correct results

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