Systems and methods for LiDAR-based camera metering, exposure adjustment, and image postprocessing

A device comprising:

• an imaging sensor;
• a Light Detection and Ranging (“LiDAR”) sensor;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• activate the LiDAR sensor to emit a set of lasers;
• obtain different measurements for each object of a plurality of objects in a scene based on the set of lasers reflecting off the plurality of objects and returning to the LiDAR sensor;
• define a custom bracketed photography of the scene based on the different measurements obtained for each object of the plurality of objects, wherein defining the custom bracketed photography comprises:
• dynamically configuring a first set of exposure settings for a first exposure of the custom bracketed photography from at least a first measurement of the different measurements that is obtained for a first object of the plurality of objects;
• dynamically configuring a second set of exposure settings for a second exposure of the custom bracketed photography based on from at least a second measurement of the different measurements that is obtained for a second object of the plurality of objects;
• and
• perform the custom bracketed photography of the scene by capturing a first image of the scene in response to activating the imaging sensor with the first set of exposure settings, and a second image of the scene in response to activating the imaging sensor with the second set of exposure settings.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions that, when executed by one or more hardware processors of an imaging device, cause the imaging device to perform operations comprising:

• activate a Light Detection and Ranging (“LiDAR”) sensor to emit a set of lasers;
• obtain different measurements for each object of a plurality of objects in a scene based on the set of lasers reflecting off the plurality of objects and returning to the LiDAR sensor;
• define a custom bracketed photography of the scene based on the different measurements, wherein defining the custom bracketed photography comprises:
• dynamically configuring a first set of exposure settings for a first exposure of the custom bracketed photography from at least a first measurement of the different measurements that is obtained for a first object of the plurality of objects;
• dynamically configuring a second set of exposure settings for a second exposure of the custom bracketed photography from at least a second measurement of the different measurements that is obtained for a second object of the plurality of objects;
• and
• perform the custom bracketed photography of the scene by capturing a first image of the scene using the first set of exposure settings and a second image of the scene using the second set of exposure settings in response to a single activation of the imaging device.