Image obtaining apparatus and method for obtaining an image based on pixel binning

An apparatus, comprising:

• a processor, coupled to a memory, that executes or facilitates execution of executable modules, comprising:
• an exposure control module configured to expose an image sensor;
• a determining module configured to determine a partial region of the image sensor according to a reference image of a target scene, wherein a resolution of the reference image is lower than a full-pixel resolution of the image sensor;
• an analog-to-digital conversion module configured to read a charge on the image sensor and perform analog-to-digital conversion, wherein a charge of pixels on the partial region of the image sensor is read by pixel binning according to data characteristics of an image of the target scene, the data characteristics of the image of the target scene being features that represent a grayscale distribution, an amount of noise, and an amount of information of the image;
• and
• a processing module configured to obtain a target image of the target scene according to the charge on the image sensor,
• wherein the partial region does not comprise a region having semantic information that exceeds a preset threshold.

A computer readable storage device, comprising at least one executable instruction, which, in response to execution, causes a system comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

• exposing an image sensor;
• determining a partial region of the image sensor according to at least one reference image of a target scene, wherein a resolution of the at least one reference image is lower than a full-pixel resolution of the image sensor;
• reading a charge of the image sensor and performing analog-to-digital conversion, wherein a charge of pixels on the partial region of the image sensor is read using pixel binning according to data characteristics of an image of the target scene, the data characteristics of the image of the target scene being features that represent a grayscale distribution, an amount of noise, and an amount of information of the image;
• and
• obtaining a target image of the target scene according to the charge of the image sensor,
• wherein the partial region excludes a region having semantic information that exceeds a preset threshold.

A device for image acquisition, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores executable instructions, the processor being connected with the memory via a communication bus, and when the device is operating, the processor executes or facilitates execution of the executable instructions stored by the memory to cause the device to perform operations, comprising:

• exposing an image sensor;
• determining a partial region of the image sensor according to a reference image of a target scene, wherein a resolution of the reference image is lower than a full-pixel resolution of the image sensor;
• reading a charge of the image sensor and performing analog-to-digital conversion, wherein a charge of pixels on a partial region of the image sensor is read by pixel binning according to data characteristics of an image of a target scene, the data characteristics of the image of the target scene being features that represent a grayscale distribution, an amount of noise, and an amount of information of the image;
• and
• obtaining a target image of the target scene according to the charge of the image sensor,
• wherein the partial region does not comprise a region having semantic information that exceeds a preset threshold.