Digital Photography: A to Z (Part 10)

 J


jaggies
Jaggies:
Slang term for the stair-stepped appearance of a curved or angled line in digital image. The smaller the pixels, and the greater their number, the less apparent the "jaggies". Also known as pixelisation.


Java
Java:
A programing language developed by SUN Microsystem. It is a powerful and much more complex programing language- in the same category as C and C++.

Digital Photography: A to Z (Part 09)

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IC Card
IC Card:
A smart card, chip card and integrated circuit card (ICC), is an pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits. It contains volatile memory and microprocessor components. The card is made of plastic, generally polyvinyl chloride. It may also provide strong security authentication for single sign-on (SSO) with large organizations.


iD Photo MO Disk
iD Photo MO Disk:
The smallest rewritable optical storage medium for digital cameras. A joint development from Olympus, Sanyo and Hitachi Maxell. It features an amazing capacity of 730 MB. This means about 2000 photos can be taken before the media needs to be changed.


Illustrator
Illustrator:
Popular vector graphics program from Adobe.


Digital Photography: A to Z (Part 08)

 H

Hand-held Exposure Meter
Hand-held exposure meter:
External exposure meter (exposure meter, reflected light meter)




Hard Drive
Hard disk drive (HDD):
Device for the permanent storage of programs and information that remains after a computer has been turned off.

Digital Photography: A to Z (Part 07)

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GB
GB:
Gigabyte. 1 GB=1024 MB



GIF
GIF:
The Graphic Interchange Format is a bitmap image format that was introduced by CompuServe in 1987. The format supports up to 8 bits per pixel thus allowing a single image to reference a palette of up to 256 distinct colors. The colors are chosen from the 24-bit RGB color space. It also supports animation and allows a separate palette of 256 colors for each frame.

Digital Photography: A to Z (Part 06)

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Faq
FAQ:
Frequently Asked Question.




Floppy Disc Drive
FDD:
Flexible or floppy Disc Drive. A storage medium with a capacity of 1.44 MB.


Digital Photography: A to Z (Part 05)

 E

Email
Email:
A world-wide electronic mail system. Digitized data can be sent almost immediately throughout the world via telephone lines using only a PC. Every email user has his or her own internationally distinct address where he or she can be reached electronically. Files, such as digital pictures, can be sent with any email message.


EPS
EPS:
Encapsulated PostScript. A computer file format based on the PostScript standard. It is supported by most graphic design and page layout programs. In addition to the PostScript code, the EPS file also contains a low resolution PICT.

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Digital Photography: A to Z (Part 04)

 D


Data Security
Data security:
A collective term used for any measure to protect and store files as well as programs for any extended period of time.



Data Transmissiom
Data transmission:
The exchange of digital information between two or more computers. Data is usually transmitted via a direct cable connection, a computer network or telephone lines.

Digital Photography: A to Z (Part 03)

 C

Calendar Card
Calendar card:
Smart Media-function card.




Calibration
Calibration:
The reciprocal balancing or tuning of input and output devices, in order to receive a matching values. In this way, the colors on a monitor can be matched with the printer's colors.
CAMEDIA
CAMEDIA:
The name given to the OLYMPUS Digital Imaging products.

Digital Photography: A to Z (Part 02)

 B

BaudBaud:
A unit of measurement for data transmission rate, which synonymous to symbols per second or pulse per second. And Baud named after the French engineer, Baudot.


Binary Nunber
Binary Number:
This is the name given to representation system of numbers consisting solely of the figures 0 and 1. just like the ten-figure decimal system (0-9), in the binary system, larger numbers are made up by combining the numbers 0 and 1.

Digital Photography: A to Z (part 01)

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AC adapter
AC adapter:
Mains adapter. Enables the connection of the digital camera to the main electricity supply.
Analog-Digital Converter
ADC: 
Analog-Digital Converter. Hardware that converts analog information into digital data. (>AD-Conversion)


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AD conversion: 
Analog-Digital conversion. In order to process an analog signal (e.g. a photo) in a computer, it must first be digitized (converted into  binary code). Pictures are usually digitized with the help of a digital camera or a scanner.

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