<s>
The	O
Fujifilm	O
X-Trans	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
sensor	O
developed	O
by	O
Fujifilm	O
and	O
used	O
in	O
its	O
Fujifilm	B-Device
X	I-Device
series	I-Device
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
sensors	O
featuring	O
a	O
conventional	O
Bayer	B-Algorithm
filter	I-Algorithm
array	O
,	O
X-Trans	B-Algorithm
sensors	O
have	O
a	O
unique	O
6	O
by	O
6	O
pattern	O
of	O
photosites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Typical	O
Bayer	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
arrays	O
have	O
RGB	O
photosites	O
in	O
a	O
repeated	O
2	O
by	O
2	O
pattern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
X-Trans	B-Algorithm
sensors	O
have	O
a	O
more	O
randomised	O
pattern	O
of	O
RGB	O
photosites	O
than	O
conventional	O
Bayer	O
array	O
sensors	O
,	O
reducing	O
the	O
likelihood	O
of	O
interference	O
and	O
removing	O
a	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
low-pass	O
filter	O
that	O
lowers	O
image	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conventional	O
Bayer	B-Algorithm
sensors	I-Algorithm
can	O
also	O
produce	O
false	O
colour	O
as	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
R	O
and	O
B	O
photosites	O
in	O
some	O
horizontal	O
and	O
vertical	O
lines	O
,	O
Fujifilm	O
claims	O
that	O
X-Trans	B-Algorithm
sensors	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
have	O
an	O
improved	O
colour	O
reproduction	O
due	O
to	O
all	O
horizontal	O
and	O
vertical	O
lines	O
containing	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
R	O
,	O
G	O
and	O
B	O
pixel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fuji	O
claims	O
that	O
APS-C	B-Algorithm
sized	O
X-Trans	B-Algorithm
sensors	O
,	O
while	O
being	O
physically	O
smaller	O
,	O
have	O
a	O
greater	O
perceived	O
resolution	O
than	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
pixels	O
on	O
the	O
sensor	O
and	O
are	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
some	O
full	B-Algorithm
frame	I-Algorithm
sensors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Trans	B-Algorithm
sensors	O
are	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
manufactured	O
for	O
Fujifilm	O
by	O
Sony	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
generations	O
of	O
X-Trans	B-Algorithm
sensors	O
are	O
front-illuminated	O
,	O
the	O
fourth	O
generation	O
uses	O
the	O
principle	O
of	O
backside	O
illumination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
certain	O
conditions	O
,	O
cameras	O
equipped	O
with	O
X-Trans	B-Algorithm
II	O
and	O
III	O
sensors	O
can	O
exhibit	O
purple	O
flare/grid	O
artifacts	O
in	O
backlit	O
photos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
effect	O
can	O
vary	O
with	O
the	O
demosaicing	B-Algorithm
algorithms	O
in	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
DPreview	O
during	O
the	O
CP+	O
2017	O
show	O
in	O
Yokohama	O
,	O
Japan	O
Fujifilm	O
confirmed	O
that	O
an	O
X-Trans	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
array	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
its	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
APS-C	B-Algorithm
sized	O
sensors	O
,	O
whilst	O
larger	O
medium	O
format	O
sensors	O
will	O
continue	O
using	O
a	O
conventional	O
Bayer	O
array	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
increased	O
processing	O
requirements	O
of	O
X-Trans	B-Algorithm
filter	O
arrangement	O
.	O
</s>
