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Old 24-01-2021, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Martin Pugh View Post
I have come across an interesting problem or perhaps error on my part.

If I take an unbinned image with this camera, I can calibrate it and debayer it and a colour image pops out.

If I take a bin 2x2 image with this camera, calibrate with the appropriate files, and debayer it colour, the image comes out black and white and only the residual noise in the image is coloured.

is this a procedural error or is this common knowledge.

regards
Martin
These CMOS cameras don't do hardware binning like CCDs. They do software binning.

The Bayer grid is 2x2 so I imagine that is why you are losing colour data.

Others who use CMOS colour cameras can confirm or not.

Greg.
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