August 1999
Intermediate to advanced
559 pages
30h 44m
English
The purposes of scientific photography and applied imaging are principally to record phenomena, subjects and experiments by suitable images; to obtain data by suitable instrumentation and to provide measurements for subsequent analysis, all in a cost-effective manner. A schematic of some of the factors to be considered is shown in Figure 3.1. A much simplified and condensed model of the processes and quantities involved in image or data capture is given in Figure 3.2. The terms, acronyms and symbols are detailed in later chapters.
Usefully, photography is normally a non-invasive or non-intrusive technique and commonly used for ‘remote’ recording, sensing and measurement
Figure 3.1 Photographic recording, ...
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