Notes on CCD image sensors

Vertical smear

Smear tends to be produced when an extremely bright object is being shot; it is more likely to occur with a faster electronic shutter speed.

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Vertical tails show on the image.

Bright object

(mercury lamp, the sun, reflections, etc.)

Monitor screen

Vertical smear

Aliasing

When patterns of stripes or lines are shot, they may appear jagged.

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