Monday 5 February 2018

How linear are DSLR sensors?


To be more precise, let's say we are taking a W&B photograph.


Picture 1 : And let's say we take it once with a 1/1000 shutter speed, so that the values for R/G/B range from 0 to MAXVALUE / 2


Picture 2 : And then, we take the same scene, with a 1/500 shutter speed, so that the values range from 0 to MAXVALUE.


Question : will Picture 1, look as Picture 2 once its brightness has been scaled so that the whole dynamic range is filled ?




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