Color Space Definitions Used in Digital Photography
Monday, March 16th, 2009
All digital cameras rely on a color space definition to capture color. This definition, which is part of a processing algorithm, forces light values captured by the camera sensor into a defined color space. Essentially, the camera can only capture specific colors, not the entire spectrum of color. Generally, this is not significant because the human eye cannot really discern colors accurately. There are several color space definitions in use today. Each has its advantages and disadvantages:
- RGB-Within the RGB color model are color spaces number, such as Apple RGB, sRGB and Adobe RGB(1998). Each RGB color space… Read More