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AI Turns Blurry Photos into Precise Motion Sensors, Outperforming Phone Hardware

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Overview

  • Estimates camera motion from a single motion-blurred image
  • Uses a neural network to predict 6-DoF camera motion
  • Creates a synthetic dataset with accurate blur-motion pairs
  • Achieves better accuracy than IMU sensors in many cases
  • Works with both synthetic and real-world images

Plain English Explanation

When you take a photo while moving your camera, the image gets blurry. This blur isn't just an annoyance - it actually contains information about how your camera was moving. The researchers have figured out how to "read" this blur to determine exactly how the camera moved durin...

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