Tutorial two

Tutorial Two: Digital Camera use and applications

“A new technology is rarely superior to an old one in every feature”. Briefly discuss this statement in relation to digital camera technology. What would you consider to be some of the pluses and minuses digital camera technology holds in relation to more traditional film based cameras? Pluses: Photos are able to be view after taking then and you can delete the bad ones. You can choose what to develop and can easily print of pictures you want from your home computer. Minuses: It is expense to use film camera and the photos are not instant. There is no hard copy of pictures apart from the film. Getting the film back from the camera shop is slow but it is exciting. Using film camera is hard as there are lots of different functions to use.

List some of the ways that digital images can be stored transferred and manipulated using other communications technology. Computers in hard drive On CDS MP3 Flash drives Emails Cell phones

Given the prevalence of image capturing devices, and thinking about the issues discussed in tutorial one, consider what sort of ethical issues may arise with their use. Privacy! Misuse of copy write People downloading things If you are in a public place people have the right to take pictures of you.

Briefly discuss some of the ways that digital images could, or are, being used in occupational therapy practice. Taking pictures of spaces for documentation. Making maps for people. Showing pictures to groups of what has been done. Use for house modifications. Mental Health: Taking photos maybe an activity.

Provide a brief summary of the services offered by Flickr.com Flickr is a host site, which you can load pictures and movies on too.

Name one other photo storage website which offers a service similar to Flickr.com Ringo Snapfish Bebo

Explain what the difference is between a digital and an optical zoom A digital zoom crops an image to a smaller size, then enlarges the cropped portion to fill the frame, resulting in a loss of quality the larger the photo gets.An optical zoom uses the lens to focus, through changing focal length and magnification as it is zoomed. The subject is enlarged with the image quality staying high.

Explain what is meant by the term mega pixel A pixel is a contraction of the term Picture Element. Digital images are made up of small squares (pixels) like a tile mosaic. A mega pixel is one thousand pixels in a picture.