The invention relates to a low-illumination
image enhancement method based on central difference
convolution, and belongs to the field of
image processing. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, dividing a brightness component of an image in an HSV
color space into a bright region and a dark region through a binary
mask, and calculating the average brightness of each region; performing
exposure of different degrees on the brightness component of the image according to the average brightness of different areas through an
exposure method based on a binary
mask; fusing the brightness components with different
exposure degrees by the central difference
convolutional neural network under the guidance of the fusion
loss function; and finally, the amplified
noise is suppressed and texture details in the image are enhanced under the guidance of the content
loss function through the other central difference
convolutional neural network. According to the method,
noise can be suppressed, texture details can be enhanced, and the image definition can be improved; moreover, the method has a better enhancement effect on images under a non-uniform illumination condition and an extremely low illumination condition.