[libcamera-devel,v2,2/2] ipa: raspberrypi: AGC: handle modes with different sensitivities
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Message ID 20210602152122.14836-3-david.plowman@raspberrypi.com
State Superseded
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  • Raspberrypi: support per-mode camera sensitivities
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David Plowman June 2, 2021, 3:21 p.m. UTC
When the sensor is switched to a mode with a different sensitivity,
the target exposure values need to be adjusted proportionately to
maintain the same image brightness.

Signed-off-by: David Plowman <david.plowman@raspberrypi.com>
Reviewed-by: Naushir Patuck <naush@raspberrypi.com>
---
 src/ipa/raspberrypi/controller/rpi/agc.cpp | 25 +++++++++++++++++-----
 src/ipa/raspberrypi/controller/rpi/agc.hpp |  1 +
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

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diff --git a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/controller/rpi/agc.cpp b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/controller/rpi/agc.cpp
index f4cd5d26..6f0e9702 100644
--- a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/controller/rpi/agc.cpp
+++ b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/controller/rpi/agc.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@  Agc::Agc(Controller *controller)
 	: AgcAlgorithm(controller), metering_mode_(nullptr),
 	  exposure_mode_(nullptr), constraint_mode_(nullptr),
 	  frame_count_(0), lock_count_(0),
-	  last_target_exposure_(0.0),
+	  last_target_exposure_(0.0), last_sensitivity_(0.0),
 	  ev_(1.0), flicker_period_(0.0),
 	  max_shutter_(0), fixed_shutter_(0), fixed_analogue_gain_(0.0)
 {
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@  void Agc::SetConstraintMode(std::string const &constraint_mode_name)
 	constraint_mode_name_ = constraint_mode_name;
 }
 
-void Agc::SwitchMode([[maybe_unused]] CameraMode const &camera_mode,
+void Agc::SwitchMode(CameraMode const &camera_mode,
 		     Metadata *metadata)
 {
 	housekeepConfig();
@@ -285,9 +285,20 @@  void Agc::SwitchMode([[maybe_unused]] CameraMode const &camera_mode,
 		filtered_.shutter = fixed_shutter;
 		filtered_.analogue_gain = fixed_analogue_gain_;
 	} else if (status_.total_exposure_value) {
-		// On a mode switch, it's possible the exposure profile could change,
-		// or a fixed exposure/gain might be set so we divide up the exposure/
-		// gain again, but we don't change any target values.
+		// On a mode switch, various things could happen:
+		// - the exposure profile might change
+		// - a fixed exposure or gain might be set
+		// - the new mode's sensitivity might be different
+		// We cope with the last of these by scaling the target values. After
+		// that we just need to re-divide the exposure/gain according to the
+		// current exposure profile, which takes care of everything else.
+
+		double ratio = last_sensitivity_ / camera_mode.sensitivity;
+		target_.total_exposure_no_dg *= ratio;
+		target_.total_exposure *= ratio;
+		filtered_.total_exposure_no_dg *= ratio;
+		filtered_.total_exposure *= ratio;
+
 		divideUpExposure();
 	} else {
 		// We come through here on startup, when at least one of the shutter
@@ -301,6 +312,10 @@  void Agc::SwitchMode([[maybe_unused]] CameraMode const &camera_mode,
 	}
 
 	writeAndFinish(metadata, false);
+
+	// We must remember the sensitivity of this mode for the next SwitchMode.
+	ASSERT(camera_mode.sensitivity != 0.0);
+	last_sensitivity_ = camera_mode.sensitivity;
 }
 
 void Agc::Prepare(Metadata *image_metadata)
diff --git a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/controller/rpi/agc.hpp b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/controller/rpi/agc.hpp
index 0427fb59..025878a2 100644
--- a/src/ipa/raspberrypi/controller/rpi/agc.hpp
+++ b/src/ipa/raspberrypi/controller/rpi/agc.hpp
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@  private:
 	int lock_count_;
 	DeviceStatus last_device_status_;
 	double last_target_exposure_;
+	double last_sensitivity_; // sensitivity of the previous camera mode
 	// Below here the "settings" that applications can change.
 	std::string metering_mode_name_;
 	std::string exposure_mode_name_;