When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Polarizing filter (photography) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polarizing_filter...

    Circular polarizer/linear analyzer [1] filtering unpolarized light and then circularly polarizing the result. A polarizing filter or polarising filter (see spelling differences) is a filter that is often placed in front of a camera lens in photography in order to darken skies, manage reflections, or suppress glare from the surface of lakes or the sea.

  3. Anti-reflective coating - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-reflective_coating

    Anti-reflective coatings are used in a wide variety of applications where light passes through an optical surface, and low loss or low reflection is desired. Examples include anti-glare coatings on corrective lenses and camera lens elements, and antireflective coatings on solar cells. [2]

  4. Glare (vision) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glare_(vision)

    Discomfort glare is a psychological sensation caused by high brightness (or brightness contrast) within the field of view, which does not necessarily impair vision. [2] In buildings, discomfort glare can originate from small artificial lights (e.g. ceiling fixtures) that have brightnesses that are significantly greater than their surrounding.

  5. Lens flare - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_flare

    Lens flare on Borobudur stairs to enhance the sense of ascending. A lens flare is often deliberately used to invoke a sense of drama. A lens flare is also useful when added to an artificial or modified image composition because it adds a sense of realism, implying that the image is an un-edited original photograph of a "real life" scene.

  6. Veiling glare - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veiling_glare

    Veiling glare in a photograph from Cassini (spacecraft) Veiling glare caused by stray light reflecting inside the camera or scattering in the lens. Veiling glare is an imperfection of performance in optical instruments (such as cameras and telescopes) arising from incoming light that strays from the normal image-forming paths, and reaches the focal plane. [1]

  7. Subpixel rendering - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subpixel_rendering

    Examples of pixel geometry, showing various arrangements of pixels and subpixels, which must be considered for subpixel rendering.LCD displays consisting of red, green, and blue subpixels (bottom right is the most typical example) are best suited to subpixel rendering.

  8. Pattern glare - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern_glare

    Pattern glare is a form of visual discomfort [1] that arises from viewing repetitively striped patterns, such as those of op art. Instead of the patterns' appearing ...

  9. Glossy display - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossy_display

    Because of the reflective nature of the display, in most lighting conditions that include direct light sources facing the screen, glossy displays create reflections, which can be distracting to the user of the computer.