Monday, December 1, 2025

Real-World Defocus Deblurring Gets a Breakthrough with Score-Based Diffusion Models



The world of computational photography just got sharper literally. A new wave of research shows that score-based diffusion models are redefining how we tackle real-world defocus blur, one of the most stubborn challenges in smartphone and camera imaging. Unlike motion blur, defocus blur varies across the image and comes from depth differences, making traditional deblurring methods unreliable in complex scenes.

The new diffusion-driven approach learns the gradient (score) of real image distributions, allowing it to restore fine textures, edges, and depth consistency without over-smoothing. Even heavily blurred backgrounds and foreground objects can be reconstructed with impressive clarity. Early results show dramatic improvements over classical CNN models and GANs, especially in low-light and shallow-depth photography.

This breakthrough could soon power next-gen camera apps, AI photo-enhancers, and mobile editing tools bringing studio-quality sharpness to everyday images.

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