Quoted from here:
BW = edge(I,'zerocross',thresh,h)
specifies the zero-cross method, using
the filter h. thresh is the
sensitivity threshold; if the argument
is empty ([]), edge chooses the
sensitivity threshold automatically.
If you specify a threshold of 0, the output image has closed contours,
because it includes all the zero
crossings in the input image.
I don't understand it,can someone elaborate?