Image processing apparatus and method for feature extraction

An image processing method for extracting a feature from an image of a scene, wherein the method comprises:

• receiving an optical signal;
• splitting, using at least one of an optical splitter or a dedicated prism, the optical signal into a first optical signal and a second optical signal;
• capturing, using a first imaging sensor, a first image of the scene using the first optical signal;
• providing first image data representing the first image of the scene;
• capturing, using a second imaging sensor, a second image of the scene using the second optical signal;
• providing second image data representing the second image of the scene;
• adjusting at least one of a frame rate or a resolution of the first imaging sensor based on a feature extraction event identified from the second image data;
• and
• extracting, in response to the feature extraction event, a feature from the first image data.

A non-transitory computer-readable computer program product comprising program code for execution by at least one processor to:

• receive an optical signal;
• split, using at least one of an optical splitter or a dedicated prism, the optical signal into a first optical signal and a second optical signal;
• capture, using a first imaging sensor, a first image of a scene using the first optical signal;
• provide first image data representing the first image of the scene;
• capture, using a second imaging sensor, a second image of the scene using the second optical signal;
• provide second image data representing the second image of the scene;
• adjust at least one of a frame rate or a resolution of the first imaging sensor based on a feature extraction event identified from the second image data;
• and
• extract, in response to the feature extraction event, a feature from the first image data.