DINO Vision Transformer Small/16
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Paper | Emerging Properties in Self-Supervised Vision Transformers |
| Training Data | ImageNet-1k |
| Architecture | Vision Transformer (Small) |
What is dino-vits16?
DINO-ViTS16 is a small-sized Vision Transformer model trained using Facebook's self-supervised DINO (Self-Distillation with No Labels) method. The model processes images as sequences of 16x16 pixel patches and is designed for efficient image feature extraction without requiring labeled data during pre-training.
Implementation Details
The model follows a BERT-like transformer encoder architecture, processing fixed-size image patches (16x16 pixels) that are linearly embedded. It includes a special [CLS] token and position embeddings for sequence understanding.
- Self-supervised training on ImageNet-1k dataset
- Input resolution: 224x224 pixels
- Patch size: 16x16 pixels
- No fine-tuned heads included
Core Capabilities
- Image feature extraction
- Transfer learning foundation for downstream tasks
- Classification tasks using [CLS] token representations
- Visual representation learning
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What makes this model unique?
This model stands out for its self-supervised learning approach using DINO, which enables it to learn meaningful visual representations without requiring labeled data. The small architecture makes it more efficient while maintaining strong performance.
Q: What are the recommended use cases?
The model is ideal for image feature extraction, transfer learning, and as a backbone for various computer vision tasks. It's particularly useful when you need to extract meaningful image representations for downstream tasks like classification, segmentation, or detection.
