Efficient Visual Computing with Camera RAW Snapshots

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2212.07778v2
• Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 16:47:32 GMT
• Title: Efficient Visual Computing with Camera RAW Snapshots
• Authors: Zhihao Li, Ming Lu, Xu Zhang, Xin Feng, M. Salman Asif, and Zhan Ma
• Abstract summary: Conventional cameras capture image irradiance on a sensor and convert it to RGB images using an image signal processor (ISP) One can argue that since RAW images contain all the captured information, the conversion of RAW to RGB using an ISP is not necessary for visual computing. We propose a novel $rho$-Vision framework to perform high-level semantic understanding and low-level compression using RAW images.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Conventional cameras capture image irradiance on a sensor and convert it to RGB images using an image signal processor (ISP). The images can then be used for photography or visual computing tasks in a variety of applications, such as public safety surveillance and autonomous driving. One can argue that since RAW images contain all the captured information, the conversion of RAW to RGB using an ISP is not necessary for visual computing. In this paper, we propose a novel $\rho$-Vision framework to perform high-level semantic understanding and low-level compression using RAW images without the ISP subsystem used for decades. Considering the scarcity of available RAW image datasets, we first develop an unpaired CycleR2R network based on unsupervised CycleGAN to train modular unrolled ISP and inverse ISP (invISP) models using unpaired RAW and RGB images. We can then flexibly generate simulated RAW images (simRAW) using any existing RGB image dataset and finetune different models originally trained for the RGB domain to process real-world camera RAW images. We demonstrate object detection and image compression capabilities in RAW-domain using RAW-domain YOLOv3 and RAW image compressor (RIC) on snapshots from various cameras. Quantitative results reveal that RAW-domain task inference provides better detection accuracy and compression compared to RGB-domain processing. Furthermore, the proposed \r{ho}-Vision generalizes across various camera sensors and different task-specific models. Additional advantages of the proposed $\rho$-Vision that eliminates the ISP are the potential reductions in computations and processing times.

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