| Title |
A Design of Real-time Automatic Focusing System for Digital Still Camera Using the Passive Sensor Error Minimization |
| Authors |
김근섭(Kim, Geun-Seop) ; 김덕영(Kim, Deok-Yeong) ; 김성환(Kim, Seong-Hwan) |
| Keywords |
Digital Still Camera ; Automatic Focusing ; Passive Sensor |
| Abstract |
In this paper, the implementation of a new AF(Automatic Focusing) system for a digital still camera is introduced. The proposed system operates in real-time while adjusting focus after the measurement of distance to an object using a passive sensor, which is different from a typical method. In audition, measurement errors were minimized by using the data acquired empirically, and the optimal measuring time was obtained using EV(Exposure Value) which is calculated from CCD luminance signal. Moreover, this system adopted an auxiliary light source for focusing in absolute dark conditions, which is very hard for CCD image Processing. Since this is an open-loop system adjusting focus immediately after the distance measurement, it guarantees real-time operation. The performance of this new AF system was verified by comparing the focusing value curve obtained from AF experiment with the one from the measurement by MF(Manual-Focusing). In both case, edge detector was used for various objects and backgrounds. |