What is Bayer pattern?

A color filter arrangement of red, green, green and blue over each 2×2 block of pixels, with two greens because the eye is most sensitive to green. Missing colors at each pixel are interpolated from neighbors (demosaicing).

Field: Image sensors and optical devices

Bayer pattern in the explanations

Questions that mention Bayer pattern (1)

  1. In a Bayer color filter array, which color appears most often in each 2×2 block of pixels?

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