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Contrast sensitivity of the human eye and its effects on image quality /

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This book examines contrast sensitivity of the human visual system--concerning the eye's ability to distinguish objects from each other or from the background--and its effects on the image-forming process. The text provides equations for determining various aspects of contrast sensitivity, in a...

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Main Author: Barten, Peter G. J.
Corporate Author: Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: Bellingham, Wash. (1000 20th St. Bellingham WA 98225-6705 USA) : SPIE, 1999.
Series:SPIE monograph ; PM72.
Subjects:
Contrast sensitivity (Vision)
Contrast sensitivity (Vision) > Mathematical models.
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Summary:This book examines contrast sensitivity of the human visual system--concerning the eye's ability to distinguish objects from each other or from the background--and its effects on the image-forming process. The text provides equations for determining various aspects of contrast sensitivity, in addition to models (mathematical expressions) that can easily be adapted for practical applications.
Item Description:"SPIE digital library."
Electronic resource.
Originally published: Knegsel : HV Press, 1999.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 208 pages) : illustrations.
Also available in print version.
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780819478498 (electronic)
DOI:10.1117/3.353254
Access:Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.