Cmptr vsn tsks ncld mthds fr cqrng, prcssng, nlyzng, nd ndrstndng dgtl mgs, nd xtrctn f hgh-dmnsnl dt frm th rl wrld n rdr t prdc nmrcl r symblc nfrmtn, .g. n th frm f dcsns. "ndrstndng" n ths cntxt sgnfs th trnsfrmtn f vsl mgs (th npt t th rtn) nt dscrptns f th wrld tht mk sns t thght prcsss nd cn lct pprprt ctn. Ths mg ndrstndng cn b sn s th dsntnglng f symblc nfrmtn frm mg dt sng mdls cnstrctd wth th d f gmtry, physcs, sttstcs, nd lrnng thry.
Th scntfc dscpln f cmptr vsn s cncrnd wth th thry bhnd rtfcl systms tht xtrct nfrmtn frm mgs. mg dt cn tk mny frms, sch s vd sqncs, vws frm mltpl cmrs, mlt-dmnsnl dt frm 3D scnnr, 3D pnt clds frm LDR snsrs, r mdcl scnnng dvcs. Th tchnlgcl dscpln f cmptr vsn sks t pply ts thrs nd mdls t th cnstrctn f cmptr vsn systms.
Sbdscplns f cmptr vsn ncld scn rcnstrctn, bjct dtctn, vnt dtctn, ctvty rcgntn, vd trckng, bjct rcgntn, 3D ps stmtn, lrnng, ndxng, mtn stmtn, vsl srvng, 3D scn mdlng, nd mg rstrtn.