Thursday, June 24, 2010

Tutorial Two: Digital Camera use and appliations

"A new Technology is rarely superior to an old one in every feature" briefly discuss this statement in relation to digital camera technology. What ould you consider to be some of the pluses and minuses digital camera technology holds in relation to more traditional film based cameras?
Some of the pluses for digital cameras are that they are light weight and small in size, come in a variety of colours and have different settings and attachments for different purposes. Theres no need to change the film as there isnt one, you have the ability to see the picture and take a beter shot.
However with a digital camera if something were to go wrong it would cost alot to fix, no longer the need to print photos as they can all be uploaded to the computer which can see the dimise of the photo album.

List some of the ways that digital images can be stored transferred and manipulated using other communications technology?
Images are automatically saved onto a memory chip in the camera, these can be transferred onto a computer or laptop by putting it into the SD slot. Also images can be emailed or transferred ontodiscs, memory sticks, internet sites.
Digital images can be altered like on such programmes as photoshop.

Given the prevelance 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, taking photos of someone or something without getting permission or consent.
Confidentiality of where the photos are ending up.

Briefly discuss some of the ways that digital images could or are being used in occupational therapy practice?
Showing the client correct technique or use of equipment.
images to show evidence of clients improvement or lack there of
A way in which to record a session with a client to review.

Provide a brief summary of the services offered by Flickr.com
Flickr is a website where you can upload and share photos with people. It is free to create an account and upload photos.

Name one other photo storage website which offers services simmilar to Flickr.com?
Photobucket.com

Explain what the difference is between digital an optical zoom?
Digital zoom is where the camera crops and enlarges the part of the photo you are trying to zoom in on. So it's not really a zoom, its just an enlargement.
Optical zoom is 'ajusting the lens' to get closer.

What is meant by the term megapixle?
A megapixle is one million pixles, pixles are tiny tile like colours that all blend together to make the image.

The following photos are some uploaded from Flickr

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