METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE CAPTURING AND SIMULTANEOUS DEPTH EXTRACTION

A system for image capturing and depth extraction includes a camera and a data processor. The camera includes: a spectrum coded aperture including at least two regions that pass spectrum channels of an incident light field which are different from each other; and a sensor configured to record the at least two spectrum channels to form an image captured in a sensor basis. The data processor is configured to convert the image captured in the sensor basis into an image of a processing basis, extract a disparity from the image of the processing basis, and convert the disparity into depth information.