Sensors & Digital Capture
3 terms
Sensors & Digital Capture
Image Sensor
The silicon chip that converts light into an electrical signal, forming the digital equivalent of film.
Sensors & Digital CaptureInfrared Cut Filter
A filter bonded in front of the sensor that blocks infrared and ultraviolet light to which silicon is sensitive but the eye is not.
Sensors & Digital CaptureISO Invariance
The property of a sensor whose noise is essentially the same whether a file is brightened by raising ISO in camera or by lifting exposure…