Smartphone Camera Technology

An Informative Coverage

What you'll learn

Study smartphone camera system components

Review various types of color filter arrays, and CMOS and CCD image sensors

Understand various camera and image noise sources, and learn image correction and enhancement techniques

Review camera lens structure and material, and learn techniques to overcome optical distortions

Review AI algorithms in image and video processing

Requirements

None

Description

The camera is a vital component of the smartphone and its utility is indispensable. The design of the smartphone camera system determines the quality of the captured photos and videos. This course covers the key topics related to smartphone camera technology, including emerging features that leverages on AI in image and video processing.Study smartphone camera system componentsLearn light, color, and spectral distributionStudy the difference between radiometry and photometry, and their measured quantitiesDiscuss the photoreceptors and sensitivity of human visual systemStudy the structure of RGB color spaceStudy the color imaging system components and imaging quantitiesIdentify the purpose of display rendering transformUnderstand the color filter arrayReview digital video resolution, color depth, and formatsUnderstand dynamic range and color gamutIdentify HDR formats and transfer functionsReview image signal processor architecture and optical system conceptsUnderstand key camera parametersStudy sensor size, pixel pitch, Airy disk, Nyquist frequency, and modulation transfer functionReview various types of color filter arraysIdentify CMOS and CCD image sensorsUnderstand various camera and image noise sourcesLearn image correction and enhancement techniquesReview camera lens structure and materialLearn techniques to overcome optical distortionsReview image recognition and convolutional neural networkLearn adaptive linear training in color predictionDiscuss advanced smartphone camera featuresThe instructor has developed 6 U.S. video patents that were licensed to industry and received the National Association of Broadcasters Technology Innovation Award for demonstrations of advanced media technologies. He has conducted many custom video courses for Comcast/NBC, Qualcomm, Motorola, universities, and the IEEE, and has served as an expert witness on cable TV and video streaming.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Smartphone Camera Design

Section 2: Color Science

Lecture 2 Color Science

Section 3: Human Visual System and Color Spaces

Lecture 3 Human Visual System and Color Spaces

Section 4: Color Imaging System

Lecture 4 Color Imaging System

Section 5: Video Resolution, Format, Dynamic Range

Lecture 5 Video Resolution, Format, Dynamic Range

Section 6: Smartphone Camera Optical System

Lecture 6 Smartphone Camera Optical System

Section 7: Smartphone Camera Filter Arrays and Sensors

Lecture 7 Smartphone Camera Filter Arrays and Sensors

Section 8: Smartphone Camera Noise Sources

Lecture 8 Smartphone Camera Noise Sources

Section 9: Smartphone Camera Lens

Lecture 9 Smartphone Camera Lens

Section 10: AI in Image and Video Processing

Lecture 10 AI in Image and Video Processing

Anyone interested in smartphone camera technology