Object-aware exposure fusion of images

A method comprising:

• receiving a first image frame;
• generating, based on the first image frame, a plurality of second image frames, each respective second image frame corresponding to a respective second exposure value that differs from a first exposure value of the first image frame;
• determining, based on the first image frame, a plurality of segmentation maps;
• determining, for each respective segmentation map of at least a subset of the plurality of segmentation maps and each respective second image frame of at least a subset of the plurality of second image frames, a score based on an exposure of image regions defined by the respective segmentation map in the respective second image frame;
• determining, based on the scores, a plurality of weights corresponding to at least the subset of the second image frames;
• and
• determining an output image by combining at least the subset of the second image frames based on the plurality of weights.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, comprising:

• receiving a first image frame;
• generating, based on the first image frame, a plurality of second image frames, each respective second image frame corresponding to a respective second exposure value that differs from a first exposure value of the first image frame;
• determining, based on the first image frame, a plurality of segmentation maps;
• determining, for each respective segmentation map of at least a subset of the plurality of segmentation maps and each respective second image frame of at least a subset of the plurality of second image frames, a score based on an exposure of image regions defined by the respective segmentation map in the respective second image frame;
• determining, based on the scores, a plurality of weights corresponding to at least the subset of the second image frames;
• and
• determining an output image by combining at least the subset of the second image frames based on the plurality of weights.