PRNU Fingerprint
Definition
Photo Response Non-Uniformity: the unique pattern of pixel-level sensitivity variations in a camera sensor, which acts as a device fingerprint. Used to link an image to a specific camera and to detect regions of an image captured by a different sensor.
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Explained in these topics
- PDF Metadata Forensics and Document Image AuthenticationPhoto Response Non-Uniformity: the unique pattern of pixel-level sensitivity variations in a camera sensor, which acts as a device fingerprint. Used to link an...
- Photo Response Non-Uniformity and Sensor FingerprintingThe estimated reference pattern for a specific camera body, derived by averaging many flat-field noise residuals. This pattern is the device-specific template...