Optical dot gain was studied using an image processor and a CCD camera connected to a microscope and a solid patch of a black printed matter. Reflection density traces were measured across the boundary of the solid patch. The density changes drastically around the boundary. The area is roughly consists of three parts, i.e., low density area (density range: d<0.5), middle tone area of which density changes linearly (d=0.5-1.2), and high density area (d>1.2). We measured the width of the middle tone area. The measured width (Δ
l) decreased with increasing magnitude of an object lens of the microscope. We determined the absolute value (Δ
lo) to be 20.5μm by extrapolation of the linear relation between the measured width and reciprocal magnitude (M
-1) of the lens to M
-1=0. Using interference filters, effects of wavelength on the Δ
lo value were studied. The widths were determined to be 14.1 (red filter), 18.2 (green filter), and 23.5μm (blue filter).
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