FUJIFILM X10 white orbs and DeOrbIt

Henry Gordon Dietz

doi:10.1117/12.2004411

4 February 2013 FUJIFILM X10 white orbs and DeOrbIt

Henry Gordon Dietz

Proceedings Volume 8660, Digital Photography IX; 866005 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004411
Event: IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging, 2013, Burlingame, California, United States

Abstract

The FUJIFILM X10 is a high-end enthusiast compact digital camera using an unusual sensor design. Unfortunately, upon its Fall 2011 release, the camera quickly became infamous for the uniquely disturbing "white orbs" that often appeared in areas where the sensor was saturated. FUJIFILM's first attempt at a fix was firmware released on February 25, 2012 if it had little effect. In April 2012, a sensor replacement essentially solved the problem. This paper explores the "white orb" phenomenon in detail. After FUJIFILM's attempt at a firmware fix failed, the author decided to create a post-processing tool that automatically could repair existing images. DeOrbIt was released as a free tool on March 7, 2012. To better understand the problem and how to fix it, the WWW form version of the tool logs images, processing parameters, and evaluations by users. The current paper describes the technical problem, the novel computational photography methods used by DeOrbit to repair affected images, and the public perceptions revealed by this experiment.

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Henry Gordon Dietz "FUJIFILM X10 white orbs and DeOrbIt", Proc. SPIE 8660, Digital Photography IX, 866005 (4 February 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004411

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