Method and apparatus for generating an output image using an infrared night-vision device for taking images

The invention relates to a method for generating a final image by using an infrared-indulgence apparatus for recording images, are performed in the following steps: (a) picking up a dark image and a bright image of a scene, wherein the bright image against the dark image by means of an auxiliary lighting and / or is generated using a long exposure time; (B) generating a transformed light image by applying a first transform function to pixel values ​​of the light image, a contrast adjustment of the bright image is performed in such a manner by the first transformation function that a contrast of a first group of dark pixel values ​​of the bright image and a second group of very bright pixel values ​​of the bright image against a third group of image pixel values ​​that lie between the pixel values ​​of the first and second group is increased; (C) generating a transformed dark image by applying a second transform function to pixel values ​​of the dark image, increased by the second transformation function, a contrast of a fourth group of dark pixel values ​​of the dark image and a contrast of a fifth group to be reduced from bright pixel values ​​of the dark image, by fifth group comprises pixel values ​​substantially cause a glare; (D) generating the result image by imagewise mixing the respective pixel values ​​of the ...