On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Alex Harford wrote: > On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 9:32 AM, M.L. wrote: >> I'm looking for a good technical description of what is occurring in a >> CMOS camera/imaging sensor when it is significantly over-saturated. >> >> For the uninitiated, this is known as the black sun effect, named for >> taking a picture of the sun causing a black pixels where the brightest >> part of the sun should be. > > Are you preparing to take some pictures of the upcoming Transit of Venus?= :) Good guess. I'm imaging a laser beam. --=20 Martin K. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .