GoPro, Inc.
Multiscale denoising of raw images with noise estimation

Abstract:

Implementations disclosed herein include an image capture device, a system, and a method for performing multiscale denoising of an image. An image processor of the image capture device obtains a first image. The first image may be in any format and may include noise artifacts. The image processor decomposes the first image into one or more sub-images. The sub-images may range from a coarse scale to a fine scale. In some implementations, the image processor iteratively denoises each of the one or more sub-images from the coarse scale to the fine scale. The image processor reconstructs the one or more denoised sub-images to produce a denoised image. A memory of the image capture device may be configured to store the denoised image.