Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 6, 0618021(2024)

Automatic Exposure Optimization Method for HDMI Digital Microscopy Cameras

Mengwei Zhai and Feihong Yu*
Author Affiliations
  • College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang , China
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    Schematic of GBRG in RAW format
    ROI exposure control diagram.(a) ROI area selection under scene 1, ① relatively low brightness area, ② relatively high brightness area; (b) ROI area selection under scene 2, ① relatively low brightness area, ② relatively high brightness area
    Schematic diagrams of luminance statistics within the ROI. (a) Chunked statistics subregion luminance and weight coefficients; (b) subregion weight distribution
    Schematic diagram of linear variation of convergence step size
    Schematic of the nonlinear variation of the convergence step size
    Exposure control flow diagram
    Schematic diagram of experimental platform
    Comparison of exposure results under scene 1. (a) Original exposure; (b) ROI exposure based on relatively dark areas; (c) ROI exposure based on relatively bright areas
    Comparison of exposure results under scene 2. (a) Original exposure; (b) ROI exposure based on relatively dark areas. (c) ROI exposure based on relatively bright areas
    Schematic diagrams of the exposure convergence process. (a) Initial exposure state; (b) exposure adjustment for the first frame; (c) second frame; (d) third frame exposure convergence
    • Table 1. Exposure results under different automatic exposure control methods

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      Table 1. Exposure results under different automatic exposure control methods

      Types of exposure methodBrightness level at exposure convergence
      Scene 1Scene 2
      Original415519
      ROI method based on area ①409493
      ROI method based on area ②401488
    • Table 2. Exposure convergence time under different automatic exposure control methods

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      Table 2. Exposure convergence time under different automatic exposure control methods

      Types of exposure methodExposure convergence time
      Scene 1Scene 2
      Original776879
      ROI method based on area ①233388
      ROI method based on area ②407188
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    Paper Information

    Category: Microscopy

    Received: Nov. 30, 2023

    Accepted: Dec. 28, 2023

    Published Online: Mar. 29, 2024

    The Author Email: Yu Feihong (feihong@zju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP232587

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