Apparatus and methods for non-uniform downsampling of captured panoramic images

A device that improves image resolution processing, the device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing one or more instructions configured to be executed by the processor, wherein the one or more instructions cause the processor to:
• receive, from an image sensor, a captured image with an effective native resolution and a resolution density function related to a lens-image sensor geometry;
• non-uniformly scale the captured image using the resolution density function to improve the image resolution processing of the image by the image capture device, wherein more information is used at an area of interest in the image than at remaining areas in the image;
• and
• encode the non-uniformly scaled image.

A method of encoding a captured image that improves image resolution processing, the method comprising:

• accessing a captured image from an image sensor, the captured image associated with a resolution density reflective of an amount of resolution present across the captured image;
• non-uniformly downsampling the captured image via the resolution density by losing less information at an area of interest than at remaining areas in the image;
• and
• encoding the non-uniformly downsampled image.