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RE: [Digital BW] Re: Digicam in BW mode, how to test

2002-02-07 by Austin Franklin

> I asked for clarification on how the camera actually makes 
> captures the BW 
> image.  What happens when the subject is something like a stop sign that 
> would give very different output on the RGB channels?  Maybe Canon will 
> address the questions of luminance, RGB, interpolation, etc.  Austin's 
> remarks make me curious:
> ---------
>  > And although it's a sophisticated algorithm...
> Actually, it's REALLY simple, you'd be surprised.
> --------
> Bob

Hi Bob,

My comment was about interpolation, not the B&W conversion.

Regards,

Austin

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