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Re: spectral cameras

From dale <dale@dalekelly.org>
Newsgroups rec.photo.digital, sci.engr.color, sci.image.processing
Subject Re: spectral cameras
Date 2020-04-12 20:29 -0400
Message-ID <d2t1b6.a12.17.1@news.alt.net> (permalink)
References <d2f8ea.nlu.19.1@news.alt.net> <MPG.38f6fe4558ef051d98d0cb@news.supernews.com> <d2ffna.40s.19.1@news.alt.net> <d2gcnq.6hm.17.1@news.alt.net> <MPG.38f82819692d38c098d0ce@news.supernews.com>

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On 4/8/2020 1:28 PM, Alfred Molon wrote:
> In article <d2gcnq.6hm.17.1@news.alt.net>, dale@dalekelly.org
> says...
>> back to resolution ...
>>
>> the visible spectrum
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visible_spectrum
>>
>> is from 380nm-720nm wavelengths
>>
>> if you sample that in 10nm increments, that a low end spectrometer 20
>> some years ago for approx $10K would do ...
>>
>> wouldn't you need 34 dots per pixel? In printing and publishing a
>> typical rosette pattern CMYK pixel requires 8 dots ...
> 
> It wouldn't be a good idea to split up each pixel into 34
> subpixels, each only capturing a very narrow wavelength range.
> 
> Most incoming photons would not be used, i.e. the sensor would
> have a low spectral efficiency.
> 

what about analog capture through a prism then digital rendering in the 
camera's software driver to the seven optical wavelength colors?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prism#/media/File:Light_dispersion_conceptual_waves.gif

red
orange
yellow
green
blue
indigo
violet


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spectral cameras dale <dale@dalekelly.org> - 2020-04-07 15:05 -0400
  Re: spectral cameras Alfred Molon <alfred_molon@yahoo.com> - 2020-04-07 22:17 +0200
    Re: spectral cameras dale <dale@dalekelly.org> - 2020-04-07 17:09 -0400
      Re: spectral cameras dale <dale@dalekelly.org> - 2020-04-08 01:24 -0400
        Re: spectral cameras Alfred Molon <alfred_molon@yahoo.com> - 2020-04-08 19:28 +0200
          Re: spectral cameras dale <dale@dalekelly.org> - 2020-04-12 20:29 -0400
            Re: spectral cameras geoff <geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org> - 2020-04-13 13:16 +1200
            Re: spectral cameras Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2020-04-13 17:01 -0400
              Re: spectral cameras dale <dale@dalekelly.org> - 2020-04-13 17:24 -0400
                Re: spectral cameras Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2020-04-13 18:58 -0400
        Re: spectral cameras Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk> - 2020-04-09 08:42 +0100
  Re: spectral cameras Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk> - 2020-04-08 07:51 +0100

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