Table of Contents
I Digital Quickstart..........1 Quickstart to Digital: Pix to Print in
Seconds.................. 3What Do You Mean by “Digital
Photography”?............ 4Why Flash Media Is Important.. 5Photography and the Internet.. 6Is Digital Photography
Expensive?............... 7Is Traditional Photography Really
Less Expensive?........... 72 Advantages and Disadvantages
of Digital Cameras........ 11Capture Delays............. 13Sensor Resolution and Crummy
Lenses.................. 14The RGB Color Space......... 15The CCD Image Sensor....... 17
CCD and Color: Using a Color
Mask................... 18
CCD Competition: Low-Cost
CMOS Image Sensors........ 20
What About Foveon?........ 20Aliasing and Other Imager
Problems................ 21Highlights and CCD Sensitivity. 23Digital Camera Technologies and
Standards............... 23
EXIF 2.2................. 24
Exif Print................. 26
PictBridge................ 26Direct Print............... 27
Design Rule for Camera File
Systems.................. 27
Digital Print Order Format.... 273Film Basics................. 29Choosing a Color Film........ 30Types of Color Film.......... 31
Negative Film.............. 31
Reversal Film (Slide Film,
Tr ansparency Film, or
“Chromes”).............. 31
Professional Film........... 31
Films for Specialized Color
Balance and Exposure Times... 32Selecting and Using Film...... 32
Color Balance and Film...... 33
Do You Need a Film for a
Special Purpose?........... 34
Storing Film Properly........ 35
Film Speed............... 35
Film Speed Rating Systems.... 36
Film Speed and Grain........ 37How Film Responds to Light... 41II Digital Basics.............4The Importance of Lenses..... 45Lens Focal Length........... 46
Normal Focal-Length Lenses... 47Focal Length and Digital
Cameras................ 49
Long Focal-Length Lenses..... 49
Short Focal-Length Lenses.... 51
Special-Purpose Lenses....... 5200 0789731207_fm.qxd 4/6/04 2:16 PM Page iv