Unified image processing for combined images based on spatially co-located zones

A method comprising:

• accessing a plurality of images respectively captured by a plurality of image sensors;
• combining the plurality of images to form a combined image;
• determining a plurality of zones for the combined image, each zone of the plurality of zones encompassing a portion of the combined image;
• projecting one of the plurality of zones onto at least two of the plurality of images to determine two or more projected zones in respective images of the plurality of images;
• performing an image processing operation with a first set of one or more parameters in the two or more projected zones of the plurality of images;
• and
• performing the image processing operation with a second set of one or more parameters in a different zone of the plurality of images, wherein the second set of one or more parameters is different from the first set of one or more parameters.

A system for image capture comprising:

• an image store configured to store a plurality of images that are representative of a shared field of view;
• an image combination module configured to combine the plurality of images to form a combined image;
• a zone determination module configured to determine a plurality of zones for the combined image, each zone of the plurality of zones encompassing a portion of the combined image;
• and
• an image processing module configured to project one of the plurality of zones onto at least two of the plurality of images to determine two or more projected zones in respective images of the plurality of images, perform an image processing operation with a first set of one or more parameters in the two or more projected zones of the plurality of images, and perform the image processing operation with a second set of one or more parameters in a different zone of the plurality of images, wherein the second set of one or more parameters is different from the first set of one or more parameters.