Enhancing Underwater Image by Fusion

We introduce an efficient method to improve the quality of images which are captured underwater and images which are degraded by absorption and scattering of light. This method requires only one image that does not need any information about the underwater conditions or any specific type of hardware. The image is enhanced by reducing noise levels, better exposure of dark regions, enhanced global contrast and edges are enhanced significantly. It enhances the image by combining two images which are derived from the output of color enhancement and white-balancing result of the real image.