A demosaicking method and apparatus for color filter array interpolation
in digital image acquisition systems is provided. The method includes a
data-training phase and a data-practice phase. In the data-training phase
of this invention, a huge volume of image samples are received for
statistical analysis and compared with their corresponding full-color
images. The optimal samples are then recorded in a database. In the
data-practice phase of this invention, the images of color filter array
are reconstructed. The present invention not only significantly improves
the image quality but also reduces undue hardware cost. Furthermore, it
has an advantage of ease of hardware implementation. All the color
relationships of neighboring pixels are recorded in a database for
statistical analysis. The database is not limited to only one set. It is
also pretty flexible, and can be adjusted or updated depending on desired
applications.