How can I reliably produce moiré straight from the camera to compare AA-filtered and non-AA-filtered bodies?
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I want a repeatable way to trigger visible moiré in full-resolution images directly from the camera, without relying on resizing in post. I'm comparing two nearly identical cameras that differ mainly by the presence or absence of an anti-aliasing filter, and I'd like a subject or test pattern that is likely to show moiré on the non-AA body while being reduced on the AA-filtered one. Ideally the setup would also let me vary pattern frequency across the frame so I can see how lens sharpness affects the result.
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The patterns from Moire Demonstration Kit work best and print themselves without moire more easily than the test patterns from the Moire Fringe AF Adjustment Method answer — either circles or fine mesh.
The concentric-circle patten in particular should be very effective, as it has decreasing distance between each circle making it almost guaranteed to interfere with your camera's sensor-pixel grid.
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Use a fine, high-contrast repeating pattern whose spacing gets close to the camera sensor’s pixel pitch. The most reliable subjects are printed moiré test charts (especially concentric circles or fine mesh), tightly woven fabric, wire mesh, or other dense repeating textures. A brick wall can also work well if you shoot it at an angle so the apparent pattern size changes across the frame.
For repeatability:
- Fill much of the frame with the pattern.
- Change distance or focal length so the pattern frequency on the sensor sweeps through the critical range.
- Shoot slightly off-axis or with perspective so spacing varies across the image.
- Use the sharpest focus and lens/aperture combination you can; sharper capture tends to make moiré easier to trigger.
A non-AA camera should generally show moiré more readily, while the AA-filtered version should suppress or reduce it. Concentric-circle charts are especially useful because they naturally pass through many spatial frequencies in one frame, making it easier to see where moiré starts.
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