Chapter 2Photographic Technology

fig0002

Contents

Light and Color

Controlling Light

Photographic Exposure

Aperture

Shutter Speed

ISO and Gain

Light Meters

Histograms

Illumination

Continuous Artificial Lights

Discontinuous Light: Flash

Color Temperature and White Balance

Image Formation

Color in Imaging

Sensors in Color

Monochrome Imaging

Quality Measurements of Sensors

Sensor Size

Pixels and Resolution

Bit Depth and Dynamic Range

Resolution: How Much Is Enough?

Image Files

Raw Files

File Format Types

The origins of ophthalmic imaging are based in photography. The earliest photographic imaging systems in ophthalmology were film based, including fundus ...

Get Ophthalmic Imaging now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.

Start your free trial