Real-time implementation issues in passive automatic focusing for digital still cameras

Journal of Imaging Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 114-123

  Peddigari, V ^a   Gamadia, M ^a   Kehtarnavaz, N ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Dallas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CAMERAS; COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; LENSES; PHOTOGRAPHY; SENSORS;

AUTO-WHITE-BALANCE (AWB); CAMERA PROCESSORS; DIGITAL STILL CAMERAS; IMAGE PIPELINE;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 18944366301     PISSN: 10623701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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