Term: Photopic sensitivity
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Term: Photopic sensitivity
- Definition:
- Photopic sensitivity refers to visual sensitivity under conditions of bright light, where radiant energy stimulates the cones (retinal photo-receptors responsible for color perception). Photopic spectral sensitivity differs from scotopic spectral sensitivity (see scotopic sensitivity).
- Category:
- Image
- See also:
- Photopic (general); Scotopic sensitivity; Mesotopic sensitivity