
Basic Operation & Standard Features
BASLER A600
f 3-25
DRAFT
3.7 Color Creation in the A601fc and A602fc
The CMOS sensor used in the A601fc and A602fc is equipped with an additive color separation
filter known as a Bayer filter. With the Bayer filter, each individual pixel is covered by a micro-lens
which allows light of only one color to strike the pixel. The pattern of the Bayer filter used in the
A601
fc and A602fc is shown in Figure 3-10. As the figure illustrates, within each block of four pixels,
one pixel sees only red light, one sees only blue light, and two pixels see only green light. (This
combination mimics the human eye’s sensitivity to color.)
Figure 3-10: Bayer Filter Pattern on the A601
fc and A602fc
When an A601fc or A602fc is operating in a YUV color output mode, each pixel goes through a two
step conversion process as it exits the sensor and passes through the camera’s electronics.
In the first step of the process an interpolation algorithm is performed to get full RGB data for the
pixel. (Because each individual pixel gathers information for only one color, an interpolation must
be made from the surrounding pixels to get full RGB data for an individual pixel.)
The second step of the process is to convert the RGB information to YUV. The conversion
algorithm uses the following formulas:
Y = 0.30 R + 0.59 G + 0.11 B
U = - 0.17 R - 0.33 G + 0.50 B
V = 0.50 R - 0.41 G - 0.09 B
Once the conversion to YUV is complete, pixels are transmitted from the camera in the YUV
(4:2:2) format as defined in Sections 5.3 and 5.4.
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