Digital camera

Digital camera

Any camera that captures images electronically rather than on a reel of film.

Industry: Consumer electronics

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ppi

Consumer electronics; Digital camera

Printing term for Pixels Per Inch. The higher the PPI, the higher quality print that can be produced.

The difference between the image seen by a viewing system and that recorded by the sensor or the film. As subjects move closer to the lens, the variance increases. Only through the lens (TTL) viewing ...

file format

Consumer electronics; Digital camera

The way an image is saved to a digital camera's memory. The . JPEG format that PowerShot cameras store digital images as is fast becoming an industry standard.

film

Consumer electronics; Digital camera

A piece of plastic with a light sensitive mixture spread on it.

film processing

Consumer electronics; Digital camera

The process where chemicals remove the unexposed silver on the film, then fix or stop the developing process and stop the negative's sensitivity to light. Now with PowerShot digital cameras, you are ...