Display with an appropriate luminance dynamic range is realizable on a receiving side. A gamma curve is applied to input video data having a level range from 0% to 100%*N (N: a number larger than 1) to obtain transmission video data. This transmission video data is transmitted together with auxiliary information used for converting a high-luminance level on the receiving side. A high-level side level range of the transmission video data is converted on the receiving side such that a maximum level becomes a predetermined level based on the auxiliary information received together with the transmission video data.

According to an embodiment of the present inventive concept, an image sensor includes a sensor including a plurality of pixels and configured to capture incident light and generate raw image data; a pre-processing processor configured to generate first image data by applying a first function to the raw image data; an image processor configured to receive the first image data and generate second image data using a machine learning model; and a post-processing processor configured to generate third image data by applying a second function to the second image data, wherein the first function is a non-linear function.

According to an embodiment of the present inventive concept, an image sensor includes a sensor including a plurality of pixels and configured to capture incident light and generate raw image data; a pre-processing processor configured to generate first image data by applying a first function to the raw image data; an image processor configured to receive the first image data and generate second image data using a machine learning model; and a post-processing processor configured to generate third image data by applying a second function to the second image data, wherein the first function is a non-linear function.

A method for controlling an electronic apparatus includes determining representative colors of pixels of a received image frame; calculating input dynamic ranges for respective representative colors based on brightness information of the received image frame; expanding a dynamic range for the representative colors based on at least one of the brightness information of the received image frame and display characteristics of the electronic apparatus; and outputting an image frame having adjusted brightness based on the expanded dynamic range.

An image processing apparatus includes a first composition unit which generates a first HDR image by applying a first gamma to each of a plurality of images different in exposure amount and composing the plurality of images after the application of the first gamma, a determination unit which determines whether one preset image among the plurality of images includes a light region satisfying a preset condition, a generation unit which generates, based on the light region, map data for discriminating the light region, a dark region, and an intermediate region, and a second composition unit which generates a second HDR image by applying a second gamma to one of the plurality of images, and composing, with reference to the map data, an image obtained by applying the second gamma and the first HDR image data.

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to color correction in image processing pipelines. An example method may include receiving first image data corresponding to reference luminance data and reference chrominance data for each of a plurality of pixels, determining that the first image data corresponds to a raw image captured in a dark environment, generating second image data by performing one or more tone mapping operations on the first image data, the second image data corresponding to current luminance data and current chrominance data for each of the plurality of pixels, and generating output image data. For each pixel of the plurality of pixels, the output data may include an output luminance value of a corresponding pixel of the current luminance data, and chrominance values of the corresponding pixel from a selected one of the reference chrominance data and the current chrominance data, the selection based at least in part on the reference chrominance data and the current chrominance data.

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to color correction in image processing pipelines. An example method may include receiving first image data corresponding to reference luminance data and reference chrominance data for each of a plurality of pixels, determining that the first image data corresponds to a raw image captured in a dark environment, generating second image data by performing one or more tone mapping operations on the first image data, the second image data corresponding to current luminance data and current chrominance data for each of the plurality of pixels, and generating output image data. For each pixel of the plurality of pixels, the output data may include an output luminance value of a corresponding pixel of the current luminance data, and chrominance values of the corresponding pixel from a selected one of the reference chrominance data and the current chrominance data, the selection based at least in part on the reference chrominance data and the current chrominance data.

An electronic device and a control method therefor are provided. The electronic device includes a main lens, an image sensor, and at least one processor. When an input for acquiring an image is received, the at least one processor is configured to acquire, from the at least one main lens, a first image including an object by setting the image sensor to a first position corresponding to a first focal point for the object, acquire, from the at least one main lens, a second image including the object by setting the image sensor to a second position corresponding to a second focal point for the object, and combine the acquired first image and the acquired second image to generate a combined image. The first focal point and the second focal point are positions symmetrical to each other with reference to an on-focus position for the object.

An electronic device and a control method therefor are provided. The electronic device includes a main lens, an image sensor, and at least one processor. When an input for acquiring an image is received, the at least one processor is configured to acquire, from the at least one main lens, a first image including an object by setting the image sensor to a first position corresponding to a first focal point for the object, acquire, from the at least one main lens, a second image including the object by setting the image sensor to a second position corresponding to a second focal point for the object, and combine the acquired first image and the acquired second image to generate a combined image. The first focal point and the second focal point are positions symmetrical to each other with reference to an on-focus position for the object.

An imaging apparatus according to the present invention includes an imaging unit configured to capture an image of an arbitrary object and output a plurality of image signals with different exposures and a focus detection signal, and a composition unit configured to compose the plurality of image signals with different exposures output from the imaging unit and output the composed image signal. In a case of time-sequentially capturing images in succession, the imaging unit outputs the focus detection signal instead of the plurality of image signals at a predetermined timing. The composition unit composes image signals by using image signals in a time-sequentially adjacent different timing instead of image signals missing at the predetermined timing.