LENVIZ: A High-Resolution Low-Exposure Night Vision Benchmark Dataset
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2503.19804v1
- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:12:28 GMT
- Title: LENVIZ: A High-Resolution Low-Exposure Night Vision Benchmark Dataset
- Authors: Manjushree Aithal, Rosaura G. VidalMata, Manikandtan Kartha, Gong Chen, Eashan Adhikarla, Lucas N. Kirsten, Zhicheng Fu, Nikhil A. Madhusudhana, Joe Nasti,
- Abstract summary: Low Exposure Night Vision (LENVIZ) dataset is a benchmark dataset for low-light image enhancement.<n>LENVIZ offers a wide range of lighting conditions, noise levels, and scene complexities, making it the largest publicly available up-to 4K resolution benchmark in the field.<n>Each multi-exposure low-light scene has been meticulously curated and edited by expert photographers to ensure optimal image quality.
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- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- Abstract: Low-light image enhancement is crucial for a myriad of applications, from night vision and surveillance, to autonomous driving. However, due to the inherent limitations that come in hand with capturing images in low-illumination environments, the task of enhancing such scenes still presents a formidable challenge. To advance research in this field, we introduce our Low Exposure Night Vision (LENVIZ) Dataset, a comprehensive multi-exposure benchmark dataset for low-light image enhancement comprising of over 230K frames showcasing 24K real-world indoor and outdoor, with-and without human, scenes. Captured using 3 different camera sensors, LENVIZ offers a wide range of lighting conditions, noise levels, and scene complexities, making it the largest publicly available up-to 4K resolution benchmark in the field. LENVIZ includes high quality human-generated ground truth, for which each multi-exposure low-light scene has been meticulously curated and edited by expert photographers to ensure optimal image quality. Furthermore, we also conduct a comprehensive analysis of current state-of-the-art low-light image enhancement techniques on our dataset and highlight potential areas of improvement.
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