Course

KAT2 - Camera Technology


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Long name Camera Technology
Approving CModule KAT2_BaMT
Responsible
Prof. Dr. Gregor Fischer
Professor Fakultät IME
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
Written exam with arithmetic and comprehension excercises

Learning goals

Knowledge
color imaging methods
color mosaic and spectral sensitivity
color interpolation (demosaicking)
white balance (incl. AWB)
color correction

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)

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

understand and define optical functionality and characteristics of different lens constructions

derive and explain correction models for an optical system from lens properties

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 literature
keine/none
Special requirements
none
Accompanying material
electronic slides as presented during lectures
electronic collection of excercises
Separate exam
none

Learning goals

Skills
analyze DNG color correction model and apply it for inspection of color reproduction quality

create and recognise relationship between spectral sensitivity and metamerism of a digital camera

recognise and assess artefacts in the image (aberration, stray light, vignetting, ...)

analyze and assess MTF and resolution

inspection and review of color reproduction quality for digital cameras

measurement of resolution for digital cameras

inspection and review of autofocus accuracy

implementation of a procedure for contrast management and realization of a simple automatic image control

present and document results
Expenditure classroom teaching
Type Attendance (h/Wk.)
Practical training 2
Tutorial (voluntary) 0
Special literature
keine/none
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
Exam Type
working on practical scenarion (e.g. in a lab)
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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