Bayer filter

noun

A color filter array for arranging RGB color filters on a square grid of photosensors, used in digital cameras and camcorders, and having a filter pattern that is half green, a quarter red, and a quarter blue.

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Meanings

nounBayer filter (plural Bayer filters)

plural Bayer filters

  1. A color filter array for arranging RGB color filters on a square grid of photosensors, used in digital cameras and camcorders, and having a filter pattern that is half green, a quarter red, and a quarter blue.

Origin

Invented by Bryce Bayer of Eastman Kodak.

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