color filter

American  

noun

Photography.

1. a screen of dyed gelatin or glass for controlling or modifying the reproduction of the colors of the subject as photographed.

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Etymology

Origin of color filter

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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color filter

Mounting the metalens on a tripod with a color filter and camera sensor, Park and the team took to the roof of Harvard's Science Center.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 17, 2024

But that color filter absorbs some of the brightness, so LG adds a white sub-pixel to make up for that.

From The Verge ● Apr. 4, 2022

It’s way more efficient than the color filter method, and so there’s no need for a white sub-pixel to help bring brightness back up.

From The Verge ● Apr. 4, 2022

Whenever there is a sufficient change in heat intensity, a different color filter pops in front of the thermograph's internal light bulb.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was no retouching of any kind, and I think the print shows the value of using a color filter with an orthochromatic plate where colors are contrasted in the subject.

From Pictorial Photography in America 1921 by Pictorial Photographers of America