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Originally Posted by Eric Coffey
Yeah, you just proved yourself wrong, and confirmed what I said above. Wait, I thought "red shows as black in B/W" ? You have two reddish cars there and neither of them shows up as black in your first pic.
Regardless, the OP was simply asking for help identifying the make and model of the car(s) in the pic and video.
Yet, instead of offering up anything helpful/constructive in that respect, you instead thought that poo-poo'ing the thread with "useless" (and incorrect) info of your own was the better option. Nicely done!  |
They are metallic, not a solid color, different reflective / absorption properties.
Color is a property of reflected light in the visible spectrum.
There is not enough light in OP's samples to render color.
Security cameras use infra red, non visible spectrum, you can't see it so there is no reflected light to discern color from.
And yes, my driveway pics clearly illustrate that. You can't tell what color something is based on security cams at night and whether something is light or dark can't always be determined either.
As far as using red as my example, red is considered a high contrast color to black, at night that distinction goes away. Obviously whether or not Red looks solid black depends on a variety of things, shape, any ambient light, reflective property of the item, etc....
Oh, and I'm still correct, Purkinje effect. You're welcome.
And the footage is useless, all it shows is the same, or maybe two different cars, driving down a residential street, on separate days.