SensorType SensorType { get; }

ReadOnly Property SensorType As SensorType
	Get

property SensorType SensorType {
	SensorType get ();
}

Property Value

Return Value

Must be implemented, must not throw an ASCOM.PropertyNotImplementedException.

SensorType returns a value indicating whether the sensor is monochrome, or what Bayer matrix it encodes. The following values are defined:

Value	Enumeration	Meaning
0	Monochrome	Camera produces monochrome array with no Bayer encoding
1	Colour	Camera produces color image directly, requiring not Bayer decoding. The monochome pixels for the R, G and B channels are returned in this order in the ImageArray.
2	RGGB	Camera produces RGGB encoded Bayer array images
3	CMYG	Camera produces CMYG encoded Bayer array images
4	CMYG2	Camera produces CMYG2 encoded Bayer array images
5	LRGB	Camera produces Kodak TRUESENSE Bayer LRGB array images

Please note that additional values may be defined in future updates of the standard, as new Bayer matrices may be created by sensor manufacturers in the future. If this occurs, then a new enumeration value shall be defined. The pre-existing enumeration values shall not change.

In the following definitions, R = red, G = green, B = blue, C = cyan, M = magenta, Y = yellow. The Bayer matrix is defined with X increasing from left to right, and Y increasing from top to bottom. The pattern repeats every N x M pixels for the entire pixel array, where N is the height of the Bayer matrix, and M is the width.

RGGB indicates the following matrix:

	X = 0	X = 1
Y = 0	R	G
Y = 1	G	B

CMYG indicates the following matrix:

	X = 0	X = 1
Y = 0	Y	C
Y = 1	G	M

CMYG2 indicates the following matrix:

	X = 0	X = 1
Y = 0	C	Y
Y = 1	M	G
Y = 2	C	Y
Y = 3	G	M

LRGB indicates the following matrix (Kodak TRUESENSE):

	X = 0	X = 1	X = 2	X = 3
Y = 0	L	R	L	G
Y = 1	R	L	G	L
Y = 2	L	G	L	B
Y = 3	G	L	B	L

It is recommended that this function be called only after a connection is established with the camera hardware, to ensure that the driver is aware of the capabilities of the specific camera model.

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