UBC scancam - An inexpensive 122 million pixel scan camera

Shuzhen Wang; Wolfgang Heidrich

doi:10.1117/12.519890

UBC scancam - An inexpensive 122 million pixel scan camera

Shuzhen Wang^*, Wolfgang Heidrich

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We describe the design of a very high resolution, low-cost scan camera for use in image-based modeling and rendering, cultural heritage projects, and professional digital photography. Our camera can acquire black&white, color, and near-infrared images with a resolution of over 122 million pixels and can be readily built from off-the-shelf components for less than $1200. We discuss the construction of the system as well as color calibration and noise removal. Finally, we obtain quantitative measurements of the light sensitivity and the optical resolution of our camera and compare the image quality to a commercial digital SLR camera.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	420-428
Number of pages	9
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	5301
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.519890
State	Published - 2004
Externally published	Yes
Event	Sensors and Camera Systems for Scientific, Industrial, and Digital Photography Applications V - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: Jan 19 2004 → Jan 21 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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