<s>
A	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
format	I-Algorithm
refers	O
to	O
the	O
format	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
image	O
data	O
output	O
by	O
a	O
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
is	O
represented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
raw	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
information	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
output	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
could	O
be	O
formatted	O
differently	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
active	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
format	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
several	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
,	O
this	O
format	O
is	O
a	O
user-configurable	O
feature	O
;	O
the	O
available	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
formats	I-Algorithm
on	O
a	O
particular	O
camera	O
depends	O
on	O
the	O
type	O
and	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensors	I-Algorithm
in	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
contain	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
measures	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
incoming	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
format	I-Algorithm
of	O
the	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
dictates	O
or	O
determines	O
the	O
color	O
depth	O
(	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
bit	O
depth	O
)	O
,	O
color	B-Algorithm
filter	I-Algorithm
array	I-Algorithm
filtering	O
patterns	O
that	O
are	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
sensor	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
method	O
by	O
which	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
information	O
is	O
stored	O
(	O
packed	B-General_Concept
pixel	I-General_Concept
and	O
planar	B-Device
pixel	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
format	I-Algorithm
for	O
the	O
sensor	O
is	O
typically	O
user-configurable	O
.	O
</s>
