On the Effect of Granularity on Dynamic Range and Information Content of Photographic Recordings*
- 1 January 1958
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America
- Vol. 48 (1) , 9-12
- https://doi.org/10.1364/josa.48.000009
Abstract
The presence of graininess in a photographic emulsion provides a threshold below which a signal will not be detectable. Graininess thus acts as a limiting factor on dynamic range.Keywords
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- Photographic Granularity and Graininess†,*II The Effects of Variations in Instrumental and Analytical TechniquesJournal of the Optical Society of America, 1946