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W220 – Technical Issues in Educational Computing. Digital Imagery. Concerns . Storage (film) Resolution Features Flash Tripod socket Movie mode …. Memory. Compact Flash Compact Flash Type II Smart Media xD Picture Card Memory Stick Memory Stick Pro CD-R Disk SD/MMC Card
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W220 – Technical Issues in Educational Computing Digital Imagery
Concerns • Storage (film) • Resolution • Features • Flash • Tripod socket • Movie mode • …
Memory • Compact Flash • Compact Flash Type II • Smart Media • xD Picture Card • Memory Stick • Memory Stick Pro • CD-R Disk • SD/MMC Card • Floppy Disk
Resolution • Mega pixels • >1 • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5+
Resolution • Color Depth • 8 bit depth – 256 hues • 24 bit depth – 16 million hues • 72 DPI • number of pixels displayed by a computer screen • X Y dimension • Absolute size of the image • 8 x 10 @ 300dpi = 4 x 5 @ 600 dpi
Optical Photographic technology Image magnified before reaching the CCD Digital Electronic technology Image magnified after reaching the CCD Electronic cropping Appears to enlarge image Loose pixels (resolution) Zoom – optical versus digital
Speed (to the desktop) Resolution Convenience Tonal / Color range Sharpness Color reproduction Purchasing Cost Per Image Cost Flexibility Digital Film Digital Film Film Film Digital? Digital Film Digital versus Film
Hands on… • Nikon N80 • Canon Elph S230 • Sony Mavica • Canon ?