International Standards for Image Quality

International Standards

When testing digital cameras, it is important that both the test lab and the customer understand the results mentioned in the test report. The most reliable method to ensure this understanding is to use international standards. For this reason, Image Engineering has participated in relevant committees and followed standards wherever possible. Whenever a standard was ineffective or a new one was needed, we tried to optimize it or generate a new one.

The committees we are currently participating in are:

ISO TC 42 (photography)

Working group 18 digital imaging Joint working group 23 color Joint working group 26 cultural heritage digitization Working group 28 machine vision cameras

IEC

IEC TC76 Alarm and electronic security systems

IEEE

IEEE 2020 Automotive System Image QualityP1858 CPIQ: Camera Perceptual IQ

VCX

VCX Valued camera experience

The list comprises the most significant international standards and specifications for image quality

Our iQ-Lab designs all testing solutions in alignment with recognised standards and norms wherever applicable. We develop and continuously advance our own proprietary testing methods and equipment, enabling superior camera performance and outstanding image quality across industries.

International Standards

EMVA 1288 – The Standard for Measurement and Presentation of Specifications for Machine Vision Sensors and Cameras.

IEC 62676-5 – Data specifications, measuring methods, and performance values for security and video surveillance cameras

IEEE P2020 – The working group developing the first standards for autonomous driving systems (ADAS)

ISO 12232 – Method for assigning ISO speed rating, standard output sensitivity, and exposure index and recommendations

ISO 12233 – Methods for measuring resolution and spatial frequency response of digital cameras

ISO 14524 – Methods for measuring opto-electronic conversion functions (OECF) of digital cameras

ISO 15739 – Measuring noise vs. signal level and dynamic range in digital cameras

ISO 15781 – Methods for measuring shooting and shutter release time lag, shooting rate and start-up time of digital cameras

ISO 16505 - Road vehicles ergonomic and performance aspects of Camera Monitor Systems Requirements and test procedures

ISO 17321-1 – Methods for measuring the color characterization of digital cameras in photography and graphic technology

ISO / TR 17321-2 - Considerations for determining scene analysis transforms

ISO / TS 17321-4 - Programmable light emission system

ISO / TS 20490 - Measuring Auto-Focus repeatability of sharpness and latency

ISO 17850 – Geometric distortion measurements of digital and mobile phone cameras

ISO 17957 – Shading measurements

ISO 18844 – Image flare definition and measurements of digital cameras

ISO 18844-2 – Angle dependent image flare

ISO 19084 – Chromatic displacement measurements

ISO 19093 – Methods for measuring low-light performance of digital cameras

ISO 19093-2 – Measuring low-light performance with hand-shake simulation

ISO TR 19247 – Guidelines for camera testing

ISO 19564 – Methods for analyzing the image quality of archiving systems

ISO 19567-1 – Texture reproduction measurements using a cyclic pattern in digital cameras

ISO 19567-2 – Texture analysis for a non-cyclic pattern in digital cameras

ISO 20954 – Image stabilization

ISO 21496-1 - Gain map metadata for dynamic range conversion

ISO 21550 – Dynamic range measurements for electronic scanners

ISO 22028-5- HDR Image Encoding

ISO/CD 24942- Cameras and image sensors used for machine vision applications, Method to measure, compute and present specification parameters and characterization data

VCX v2025 – Objective mobile phone camera rankings

VCX WebCam 2023 - International standard for evaluating image quality testing of video conferencing cameras