Mirroring the human eye

Mirroring the human eye regarding light levels and contrast has been the holy grail of camera tech for years. Seems MIT has come up with a viable solution dealing with this issue. Interesting to say the least. 

High dynamic range (HDR) imaging is a method that allows both very bright and very dim light sources to be pictured in a single image with no loss in quality. HDR cameras have been created before, but conventional HDR cameras use multiple normal images to create one final HDR image. This means that if the camera is shaking, or if the image is of a moving target, the HDR technique does not work. However, the modulo camera, created in a collaboration between the Media Lab's Camera Culture group, MIT Lincoln Lab, and Singapore University of Technology and Design, only requires one shot to create an HDR image. This not only allows HDR photos to be taken free of blur, but also allows for the possibility of HDR video.

Unbounded, as per MIT, says it all. :)

Click here to get the tech paper on this remarkable work.