Light Source Recognition

Infers shooting conditions from facial or highlight colors to reproduce the intended image.

Light source recognition technologies analyze the face and color of highlight points to infer the light direction and adjust camera settings and processes to take images closer to the ones we see. Furthermore, it detects processing errors that occurred when images were taken, and optimizes the image as originally intended by the human brain.

Left : Original image

Infers the light source (tungsten) and the area (interior) from the face and highlights.

Right : Optimized image

Automatically enhances the white dress and skin tone, which tends to appear reddish, to ensure a beautiful final print.