TIFF Tag WhiteLevel
| IFD |  | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Code | 50717 (hex 0xC61D) | |
| Name | WhiteLevel | |
| LibTiff name | TIFFTAG_WHITELEVEL | |
| Type | SHORT or LONG or RATIONAL | |
| Count | SamplesPerPixel | |
| Default | (2 ** BitsPerSample) - 1 for unsigned integer images, 1.0 for floating point images |
Description
Used in Raw IFD of DNG files.
This tag specifies the fully saturated encoding level for the raw sample values. Saturation is caused either by the sensor itself becoming highly non-linear in response, or by the camera's analog to digital converter clipping.