Pixel shift

Pixel shift is a method in digital cameras for producing a super resolution image. The method works by taking several images, after each such capture moving ("shifting") the sensor to a new position. In digital colour cameras that employ pixel shift, this avoids a major limitation inherent in using Bayer pattern for obtaining colour, and instead produces an image with increased colour resolution and, assuming a static subject or additional computational steps, an image free of colour moiré. Taking this idea further, sub-pixel shifting may increase the resolution of the final image beyond that suggested by the specified resolution of the image sensor.

Additionally, assuming that the various individual captures are taken at the same sensitivity, the final combined image will have less image noise than a single capture. This can be thought of as an averaging effect (for instance, in a pixel shift image composed of four individual frames with a classic Bayer pattern, every pixel in the final colour image is based on two measurements of the green channel).

List of cameras implementing pixel shift
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See also

References

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    • "Pentax K-3 II Review - Pixel Shift Resolution mode". Imaging-Resource.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
    • "Is Pentax's Pixel Shift Technology Worth Using?". DigitalRev. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 2019-07-28.


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