Systems and methods for camera settings adjustments in refrigerator appliances

1. A refrigerator appliance, comprising:

a cabinet defining a fresh food chamber and a freezer chamber;

a plurality of camera assemblies mounted to the cabinet at a front portion of the fresh food chamber; and

a controller configured to perform a pixel statistical analysis of one or more video clips from the plurality of camera assemblies,

wherein the controller is configured to adjust one or both a brightness setting in the fresh food chamber of the refrigerator appliance and an exposure setting of the plurality of camera assemblies in response to the pixel statistical analysis of one or more video clips from the plurality of camera assemblies, and

wherein the pixel statistical analysis of one or more video clips from the plurality of camera assemblies is triggered by a user interaction with the refrigerator appliance,

wherein the user interaction comprises a cycle of a door of the refrigerator appliance, the cycle comprising the door moving between a closed position to an open position, and back to the closed position.

2. The refrigerator appliance of claim 1 , wherein when the door is in the open position, the plurality of camera assemblies records a video clip.

3. The refrigerator appliance of claim 2 , wherein the pixel statistical analysis is performed after the user interaction is complete.

4. The refrigerator appliance of claim 3 , wherein the exposure setting is held constant during the user interaction.

5. The refrigerator appliance of claim 4 , wherein, after the pixel statistical analysis when overall brightness is one of below a lower threshold or above an upper threshold, the exposure setting is one of increased or decreased to compensate for subsequent user interaction.

6. The refrigerator appliance of claim 3 , wherein lighting near each camera of the plurality of camera assemblies is held constant during the user interaction.

7. The refrigerator appliance of claim 5 , wherein, after the pixel statistical analysis, lighting near each camera of the plurality of camera assemblies is one of increased or decreased in intensity in order to improve image quality for subsequent user interaction.

8. The refrigerator appliance of claim 1 , wherein each camera of the plurality of camera assemblies has a respective lighting setting and exposure setting.

9. A method of operating a refrigerator appliance, the refrigerator appliance comprising a cabinet defining a fresh food chamber and a freezer chamber, a plurality of camera assemblies mounted to the cabinet at a front portion of the fresh food chamber, and a controller configured to analyze one or more video clips from the plurality of camera assemblies, the method comprising:

detecting, by the controller, a first half user interaction at the refrigerator appliance;

recording, by the plurality of camera assemblies, one or more video clips;

detecting, by the controller, a second half user interaction at the refrigerator appliance;

performing, by the controller, pixel statistical analysis of one or more video clips; and

adjusting, by the controller, one or both a brightness setting and an exposure setting of the plurality of camera assemblies in the fresh food chamber of the refrigerator appliance,

wherein together the first user interaction and the second user interaction comprises a cycle of a door of the refrigerator appliance, the cycle comprising the door moving between a closed position to an open position, and back to the closed position.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first half user interaction comprises the door of the refrigerator appliance moving from the closed position to the open position, and wherein the second half user interaction comprises the door moving from the open position to the closed position.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein when the door is in the open position, the plurality of camera assemblies records a video clip.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein pixel statistical analysis is run after conclusion of both the first half user interaction and the second half user interaction.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the exposure setting is held constant during both the first half user interaction and the second half user interaction.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein after the pixel statistical analysis, when overall brightness is one of below a lower threshold or above an upper threshold, the exposure setting is one of increased or decreased to compensate for subsequent user interaction.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein lighting near each camera of the plurality of camera assemblies is held constant during both the first half user interaction and the second half user interaction.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein after analysis, lighting near each camera of the plurality of camera assemblies is one of increased or decreased in intensity in order to improve image quality for subsequent user interaction.

17. The method of claim 9 , wherein each of camera of the plurality of camera assemblies has a respective brightness setting and exposure setting.

18. A refrigerator appliance, comprising:

a cabinet defining a fresh food chamber and a freezer chamber;

at least one camera assembly mounted to the cabinet at a front portion of the fresh food chamber; and

a controller configured to perform a pixel statistical analysis of one or more video clips from the at least one camera assembly,

wherein the controller is configured to adjust one or both a brightness setting in the fresh food chamber of the refrigerator appliance and an exposure setting of the at least one camera assembly in response to the pixel statistical analysis of one or more video clips from the at least one camera assembly, and

wherein the pixel statistical analysis of one or more video clips from the at least one camera assembly is triggered by a user interaction with the refrigerator appliance,

wherein the user interaction comprises a cycle of a door of the refrigerator appliance, the cycle comprising the door moving between a closed position to an open position, and back to the closed position.