A robust and fast anti-ghosting algorithm for high dynamic range imaging

This paper presents a robust and fast algorithm for automatically generating high dynamic range (HDR) images in presence of camera movement and moving objects. This scheme comprises five modules: 1) image alignment, 2) estimation of camera response function (CRF) in dynamic scenes, 3) moving object detection, 4) progressive image correction, and 5) construction of HDR images. The key advantage of the algorithm is the ability to generate HDR images without ghost artifact. The proposed algorithm is fast as it is a one-shot solution without iterative computation and post-processing or even manual operation. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method outperforms the existing commercial products.