Eye vs. Camera: Exploring Key Differences in Light and Color Perception
Have you ever wondered why the colors and lighting in your photos or videos don’t always match what you see with your own eyes? That’s because the way a camera perceives light and color is fundamentally different from how our eyes process them.
Human Eye vs. Camera Sensor: The eye and a camera both capture light and color, but they process this information differently. The human eye continuously adapts to varying light conditions, while a camera requires manual or automatic adjustments.
Dynamic Range: The eye can see a larger dynamic range or light values. This allows an eye to see details in both bright and dark areas simultaneously. Most cameras can not do this.
Color Perception: The eye perceives color through photoreceptor cells (cones), while a camera uses pixels. The eye adjusts to color in different lighting, whereas a camera may need color correction to adjust for different types of light (light temperatures).
The video below is a good overview of some of the differences.