Blooming at Multimedia Glossary

What is it? Each pixel (photosite) on a digital camera sensor (CCD/CMOS) has a limit as to how much charge it can store. Blooming (or Streaking) is the name given to an overflow of charge from an over saturated pixel (photosite) to the next on the sensor. This proble

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