The invention relates to the technical field of
image processing, in particular to a real-time
exposure control and
image synthesis method for a multi-
lens array, which comprises the following steps: an acquisition step: acquiring images shot by a plurality of lenses and corresponding sensor read-out rate information; a
processing step comprising: determining
exposure parameters through a multi-level hardware level
exposure control unit based on the image and the sensor readout rate information; adjusting exposure settings of the plurality of lenses according to the exposure parameters; generating a
mask based on the adjusted images shot by the plurality of lenses; performing
image synthesis according to the
mask and the images shot by the plurality of lenses; the output step comprises the step of outputting the synthesized image, the method can complete exposure parameter adjustment of a plurality of lenses within the
millisecond level, and the real-time performance of the
system is greatly improved. Meanwhile, an exposure prediction
mechanism based on
reinforcement learning enables the
system to quickly adapt to scene changes, and the problem of response
lag of a traditional method is effectively solved.