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Introduction to
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A scanner has a clear glass window like on a copy machine.
However, instead of copying something on a piece of paper to another piece of paper it copies what's on a piece of paper then translates it into a digital image (see below), which can be understood by computers. |
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Digital Cameras
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Unlike a scanner (which translates an existing image into binary format), a digital camera
records an image in digital format directly.
A digital image is stored on a magnetic media (in the digital camera) from the moment it's created. |
Most digital cameras have the ability to "download" the images from the magnetic media in the camera itself to your computer.
More information on Digital Cameras:
http://www.pctechguide.com/19digcam.htm
Background information: "Digital
Image"
A digital image is one that is stored in a format that can be understood by computers. This allows it to be:
- stored on a computer (on diskettes, your hard drive, CD's, etc.)
- displayed on a computer screen in a web page or graphics program, or
- sent electronically over the Internet in email
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