7 Digital imaging systems

Imaging systems today comprise several components from image capture to image outputting, merging in many cases silver halide photography systems with digital imaging systems. Some imaging systems are still following only the silver halide route (film camera, film processing and printing in a darkroom), while other systems follow only the digital imaging route (digital camera, image processing, display, digital printing). This chapter focuses on computer-based digital imaging. It starts with a summary on the computer workstation and continues with the scanner as an input device. Digital cameras have been described in detail in Chapter 2. It continues with the display as an output device, explaining briefly the principles ...

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