<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Nowadays digital cameras with both high resolution and the high dynamic range (HDR) can be considered as parallel multiple sensors producing multiple measurements at once. In this paper we describe a technique for processing the captured HDR data and than fit them to theoretical surface reflection models in the form of bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF). Finally, the tabular BRDF can be used to calculate the gloss reflection of the surface. We compare the captured glossiness by digital camera with gloss measured with the industry device and conclude that the results fit well in our experiments.</p></abstract>

Nowadays digital cameras with both high resolution and the high dynamic range (HDR) can be considered as parallel multiple sensors producing multiple measurements at once. In this paper we describe a technique for processing the captured HDR data and than fit them to theoretical surface reflection models in the form of bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF). Finally, the tabular BRDF can be used to calculate the gloss reflection of the surface. We compare the captured glossiness by digital camera with gloss measured with the industry device and conclude that the results fit well in our experiments.

Digital Camera as Gloss Measurement Device

Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, 842 48 Bratislava, Slovak Republic,

Journal of Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Informatics

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Nowadays digital cameras with both high resolution and the high dynamic range (HDR) can be considered as parallel multiple sensors producing multiple...

Digital Camera as Gloss Measurement Device

Published Online: Jun 11, 2016

Page range: 33 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jamsi-2016-0003

Keywords
BRDF measurements, gloss, paint reflectance

© 2016 Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Saint Cyril and Metodius

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Digital Camera as Gloss Measurement Device

Published Online: Jun 11, 2016

Page range: 33 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jamsi-2016-0003

KeywordsBRDF measurements, gloss, paint reflectance

© 2016 Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Saint Cyril and Metodius

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
BRDF measurements, gloss, paint reflectance