Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by shaki-dora 2557 days ago
Human vision has two logarithmic-response mechanisms in a row: the expanding/contracting iris, and the rods/cones (and many other nerve cells') logarithmic response.

Meaning: you get full visual acuity with just a little light. Further increases often don't even register.

In numbers: typical overcast daylight is around 1,000 lux. Full sunlight is above 100,000 lux.