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Guy Cox <[log in to unmask]> writes:

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> Shalin,
>
> 	Most color cameras have a mosaic in front of the
> CCD so each pixel sees just one color.  Then an algorithm
> is used to assign colors so that the final image does
> have its full pixel count.  A better, but slower,

[snip]

> chlorophyll is present).  But in the end a monochrome camera
> with optimised barrier filters is the best way to go.

Especially as a monochrome camera is going to have AT LEAST 3x the
sensitivity of a colour camera with a mosaic.

Ian