What is Binary image?
[[File:1 bit.png|thumb|Binary image of a leaf]] A '''Binary image''' is a kind of [[raster graphics|raster graphic]] image. Each [[pixel]] of the image can only one of two different values, usually black and white. For this reason, only one [[bit]] is needed per pixel. Most of the time, the value 0 is coded as white, and 1 is used for black. Binary images are used: *in [[image processing]], for example for [[edge detection]] or [[pattern recognition]] *In [[newspaper]] printing *In [[laser printer]]s, and [[fax machine]]s {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Computer graphics]]