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What made Autochrome plates able to record color?

A mosaic filter of dyed potato starch grains.

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  1. A digital sensor
  2. A mosaic filter of dyed potato starch grains ✔
  3. A silver mirror

Why: Autochrome plates used a mosaic color filter layer of dyed potato starch grains.

Huh, didn't know that: Autochrome plates used a mosaic color filter layer of dyed potato starch grains.

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That was a starch contrast.
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Answer: A mosaic filter of dyed potato starch grains. Autochrome plates used a mosaic color filter layer of dyed potato starch grains.

  1. Photography en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography
    a mosaic color filter layer made of dyed grains of potato starch
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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