Dark Channel-Assisted Depth-from-Defocus from a Single Image

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2506.06643v2
• Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:28:35 GMT
• Title: Dark Channel-Assisted Depth-from-Defocus from a Single Image
• Authors: Moushumi Medhi, Rajiv Ranjan Sahay,
• Abstract summary: We estimate scene depth from a single defocus-blurred image using the dark channel as a complementary cue.<n>Our method uses the relationship between local defocus blur and contrast variations as depth cues to improve scene structure estimation.
• Score: 4.005483185111993
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: We estimate scene depth from a single defocus-blurred image using the dark channel as a complementary cue, leveraging its ability to capture local statistics and scene structure. Traditional depth-from-defocus (DFD) methods use multiple images with varying apertures or focus. Single-image DFD is underexplored due to its inherent challenges. Few attempts have focused on depth-from-defocus (DFD) from a single defocused image because the problem is underconstrained. Our method uses the relationship between local defocus blur and contrast variations as depth cues to improve scene structure estimation. The pipeline is trained end-to-end with adversarial learning. Experiments on real data demonstrate that incorporating the dark channel prior into single-image DFD provides meaningful depth estimation, validating our approach.

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