Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers ( Volume: 57, Issue: 3, September 1951)

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The Luminance Discrimination of the Human Eye

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: J SMPTE
Volume: 57, No. 3, pp. 187–196
Abstract: Data are presented to show not only the effect of the luminance to which the eye is adapted on its ability to discriminate differences in luminance, but also the effect of the visual angle upon this important ocular function. That luminance discrimination depends upon whether the observer's attention is fixed upon a highlight or shadow region is shown by data on threshold luminance when scenes are being viewed in which the luminance varies over a wide range.
Publication Date: 1951-09-01
DOI: 10.5594/J11331
ISSN: Print: 0898-042X
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J11331
Author(s): E. M. LowryEastman Kodak Co., Kodak Park Works, Rochester 4, N.Y.
Copyright: © 1951 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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