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Optimal exposed Image
Histogram of
red channel
Histogram of
green channel
Histogram of
blue channel
Figure 85: Example of using histogram to determine optimal image exposure
Other applications for histograms are:
•
Calculation of optimal exposure time
•
Calculation of correction values for white balancing
•
Contrast enhancement using histogram equalization
•
Global thresholding (often used in the area of image segmentation)
Histogram in the CameraSuite SDK
In the
CameraSuite SDK
the
ImageProcAPI
provides the programming interface to generate histogram data
from images. The bit depth and image types supported by the histogram feature are shown in Table 50. For
a detailed description on how to instantiate this feature in user applications please refer to the
CameraSuite
API Help
located in the doc folder of the
CameraSuite SDK
installation directory.
Supported bit depth
Supported image input
8 bit per channel
16 bit per channel
Monochrome
X
X
Raw Bayer
X
X
Color RGB
X
X
Table 50: Histogram - supported bit depth and image types
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