Camera Noise Model
Definition
A mathematical description of a sensor's noise as a function of signal level, combining signal-dependent shot noise and signal-independent readout noise. The model is specific to the sensor, ISO, and exposure conditions.
Related terms
- CFA (Colour Filter Array)
- The mosaic of colour filters placed over a sensor so that each photosite captures one colour channel. The Bayer pattern (RGGB arrangement)...
- CFA Phase
- The spatial offset of the CFA mosaic pattern in an image. Pasting a region from a different image or after a non-CFA-aligned...
- Demosaicing
- The algorithm used to interpolate full-colour pixel values from the single-channel raw sensor data. Common methods include bilinear interpolation, gradient-based algorithms (AHD,...
- Noise Residual
- The signal remaining after a denoising filter removes the scene component from an image. For PRNU estimation, the residual approximates the sum...
- Steganography
- Concealing one file inside another in a way that hides the existence of the hidden file. LSB image manipulation, JPEG DCT coefficient...
Explained in
- Noise and CFA Inconsistency DetectionA mathematical description of a sensor's noise as a function of signal level, combining signal-dependent shot noise and signal-independent readout noise. The m...