On Jul 4, 2013, at 5:23 PM, Gerhard Fuernkranz wrote: > Am 04.07.2013 22:29, schrieb Iliah Borg: >> On Jul 4, 2013, at 4:24 PM, Gerhard Fuernkranz wrote: >> >>> Am 04.07.2013 16:03, schrieb Iliah Borg: >>>>> if the camera actually *was* perfectly linear, especially if it also met >>>>> Luther-Ives >>>> In the presence of noise L-I condition can't be met. >>> Sorry, what has L-I condition to do with noise? >> A sensor can't follow L-I condition because of noise. > > OK, I think got it now what you actually want to say: > > Manufacturers intentionally do not build sensors which fulfill the L-I > condition, because such sensors would be more noisy. > > Is this what you mean? To certain extent, yes. But given the existing shadow noise and shot noise, L-I condition can't be met in reality, too. -- Best regards, Iliah Borg