Towards Mobile HDR Video

We present a novel method for High Dynamic Range video where the critical phases of the pipeline are based on histograms. It is possible to achieve high framerates, since the algorithm generates one HDR frame per captured frame. Also, the method is of low computational cost, making it particularly suited for devices with less powerful processors. An implementation of the capture process for the Nokia N900 smartphone, using the recent FCam API, is detailed.

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