Patent Document ID: 10033940
Application ID: 13942006
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A camera comprising two distinct image sensor arrays, wherein each of the image sensor arrays is provided by a separate device, the image sensor arrays have different resolutions, and the image sensor arrays have different dynamic ranges such that one of the image sensor arrays is a high dynamic range image sensor array configured to capture a wider range of light intensity than the other of the image sensor arrays, the camera further comprising an imaging mechanism configured to combine information collected by each of the image sensor arrays to produce a high dynamic range image, the high dynamic range image comprising a first portion containing high dynamic range information and a second portion containing tone map data; wherein the image sensor arrays comprise one monochrome and low resolution image sensor array having a high dynamic range, and one color and high resolution image sensor array having a normal dynamic range smaller than the high dynamic range wherein luminance values within the normal dynamic range represent a subset of luminance values within the high dynamic range.