Why Can We See Colors?

Light Source Contains Many Colors

Examples,

1. SUNLIGHT

Sunlight is comprised of many colors as Newton explained using prism(glass) a long time ago.

It shows how rainbow appears

We can reproduce it with a glass

Color shows when light is reflected on a water bubble.

We Are Surrounded By Many Colors

2. Multimedia Device Such As Smartphone, Tablet And TV

Most devices emit Red, Green and Blue light only.

If you have LED or LCD TV, please go to the place which is very close to the TV. And check the screen. From a far place, you can see the white color as shown below.

White wide screen is in front of you

But, if you are very close to the TV monitor and check the white color carefully, you can actually see red, green and blue colors as shown below. You can see them clearly using a magnifying lens. Or you can take a photo from the spot very close to the TV and then, zoom in the photo and check it. You may see a different world.

What can you see through magnifying lens?
You might be surprised !
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Why do such devices emit Red, Green and Blue light only? Because our eyes have sensors for 3 lights : red, green and blue. Red, Green and Blue lights are called light’s three primary colors.

What We Can See Is Said To Be The Result Of Our Brain Processing.
After Capturing Red, Green And Blue Lights, The Combination Of These Colors Can Express All Of The Colors.

If you think this is not difficult to understand so far, then take a break !

N E X T

CHAPTER 1. STRUCTURE OF DIGITAL PHOTO