Bayer Color Processing - Point Grey Flea3 GigE Technical Reference

Point Grey Flea3 GigE Technical Reference
To adjust white balance:
GenICam—Analog Control
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8.18 Bayer Color Processing

Bayer color processing is applicable to color models only.
A Bayer tile pattern color filter array captures the intensity red, green or blue in each pixel on the sensor. The image
below is an example of a Bayer tile pattern.
To determine the actual pattern on your camera, query the Pixel Color Filter GenICam feature.
In order to produce color (e.g. RGB, YUV) and greyscale (e.g. Y8, Y16) images, color models perform on- board
processing of the Bayer tile pattern output produced by the sensor.
Conversion from RGB to YUV uses the following formula:
To convert the Bayer tile pattern to greyscale, the camera adds the value for each of the RGB components in the color
processed pixel to produce a single greyscale (Y) value for that pixel, as follows:
Revised 10/29/2013
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The term Continuous is the same as Auto and the term Once is the same as One Push.
API—Setting White Balance Using the FlyCapture API
Figure 8.2: Example Bayer Tile Pattern
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