Questions tagged [bayer]

denotes Bayer color mosaic filter

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Why is a Bayer filter with three colors(RGB) preferred over one with two colors and unfiltered (RBNeutral)?

The Bayer filter consists of red, green and blue filters placed before a sensor array to enable deduction of the color of light incident on the sensor. A downside of this method is that roughly 2/3 of the light is not detected.(exact amount…
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What are the peak wavelengths passing through a bayer filter?

The bayer filter allows for the passage of RGB light which is then recorded via photodiodes. However, since a bayer filter is more or less a juxtaposition(cetainly not literally a juxtaposition) of three optical filters, one for each R, G and B,…