color filter

noun

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The 6-by-6 color filter array used by the X-Trans chip is more complex, creating more natural looking grain at higher ISOs. PC Magazine, 23 July 2025 The camera takes images through one of six color filters, five of which can be loaded into the filter changer at a time, making occasional filter swaps necessary. IEEE Spectrum, 23 June 2025 The size of a small car and weighing 2,800 kilograms, the LSST camera captures 3.2-gigapixel images through six swappable color filters ranging from near infrared to near ultraviolet. IEEE Spectrum, 23 June 2025 The current approach is to add a red-green-blue color filter array over the pixels. IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2010 See All Example Sentences for color filter

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First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of color filter was in 1891

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“Color filter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20filter. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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