Re: Nyquist sampling advice for a short talk

Posted by Craig Brideau on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/Nyquist-sampling-advice-for-a-short-talk-tp7591495p7591510.html

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On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 6:57 AM Steffen Dietzel <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> The one "Basics of Digital Imaging" contains slides on that, and on
> Poisson noise. As Craig pointed out, resolution makes not much sense
> without intensities. And thus noise.
>
> That's an excellent point, Steffen. Contrast is required to separate two
objects (the aforementioned "valley" between two hills) and contrast
requires dynamic range and low noise. A poor dynamic range would be very
vulnerable to noise contamination, and even a high dynamic range would be
vulnerable to a high noise floor. Quite a bit to consider here!

Craig