The Role of a CameraWhat Is a Camera?How a Camera Imaging System WorksDigital CamerasDigital ObservationsImage Sensors: CCD and CMOSColor Filter Array: Bayer Filter MosaicPixelsImage ResolutionPPI: Pixels per Square Inch and Digital Camera ResolutionDPI: Dots per Square Inch and Printer ResolutionThe Differences between PPI and DPIVisual Acuity and 300 DPITypes of Digital CamerasCompact Digital CamerasDigital Single-Lens Reflex CamerasSingle-Lens Translucent CamerasMirrorless CamerasSmartphone CamerasOther Camera TypesChoosing a CameraCamera File FormatsImage Compression Algorithms: Lossless and LossyMajor Image File FormatsJPEGHEICTIFFRAW and Post-ProcessingDNGOpening FilesThe Lens System and ExposureApertureAperture/f-Stop Control/Shutter Control/ Exposure ModesDepth of FieldLens Focal LengthFocusing the ImageAutofocus ModesTypes of LensesZoom LensNormal LensWide-Angle LensTelephoto LensSpecial-Use LensesShutters: Rolling and GlobalShutter Speed ControlShutter LagShutter ModesDetermining ExposureDigital Camera FeaturesResolution and Print SizeMonitorMonitor Playback Mode and HistogramMetadata/EXIFOptical and Digital ZoomDigital ISO/SensitivityDigital Aberrations: Noise, Banding, Blooming, and SpotsWhite BalanceMetering ModesAspect ModesColor ModesImage Enhancement and Scene ModesSpecial Effect ModesVideo ModeSharpening ModeGuide or Help ModeNoise ReductionImage StabilizationFlashMemory BufferRemovable Camera Memory StorageFirmwareSoftware: You Press the Button and the Camera Does the RestBatteryBattery ChoicesBattery Care in Cold ConditionsCamera, Lens, Monitor, and Sensor CareProtection against the ElementsScannersFlatbed and Film ScannersDrum ScannersScanning GuidelinesScanning StepsFrame GrabberEffects on Photojournalists and Event PhotographersStoring Digital ImagesDigital Asset Management (DAM)Storage Media for Final Image FilesCompact (CD), Digital Versatile (DVD) DiscsMechanical StorageInternal Hard Disk DrivesExternal Hard Disk DrivesSolid-State Storage: Hard Drives, USB Drives, Jump Drives, and Flash Memory MediaImage TransferCloud StorageLiving Images: Authorship, Access, and the Worlds Largest Picture Book