What a camera needs to see fine-type bridging on a cosmetics carton

There must be pixels between the strokes. Only then can you call a join. If you cannot see it, change the light or the resolution first. Do not loosen the threshold first.

Fine-type bridging on a cosmetics carton

There must be pixels between the strokes. Only then can you call a join. If you cannot see it, change the light or the resolution first. Do not loosen the threshold first.

Fine-type bridging on a cosmetics carton

If you cannot see it, change the optics first

Neighbouring strokes join. If the picture cannot separate it at all, moving the threshold only paints the brand colour on the cosmetics carton as a field of red. There must be pixels between the strokes. Only then can you call a join.

Optics

Needed Enough looks like Not enough looks like
There must be pixels between the strokes. Only then can you call a join. Neighbouring strokes join. Only a blurred circle left
About 3 pixels across It shows steadily It comes and goes, yet you write that it can be detected
The brand colour is in the field of view The critical place is seen The light only hits the decoration edge

Try it on a sample sheet

  1. Confirm the picture can separate this: Neighbouring strokes join.
  2. Count about how many pixels it covers.
  3. If you cannot see it clearly, change the light or the focus. Do not change the threshold.

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