A new technology is rarely superior to an old one in every feature”. Briefly discuss this statement in relation to digital camera technology. What would you consider to be some of the pluses and minuses digital camera technology holds in relation to more traditional film based cameras?
Plusses:
-The ability to delete images that have not turned out as well as you hoped.
-This also means less cost when printing out photos
- The chance to view photos once they have been taken.
- The ability to edit images
Minuses:
- Not getting round to printing the digital images out. Personally i have hundreds of photos stored on memory devices and still have not got round to paying to print them out.
- The ability to delete images if we do not like them. Although this does have the advantages, it also means that we miss out priceless shots that people may not like but these shots may actually capture the person how everyone else sees them. Capture them in their element.
- Batteries dying real fast especially when videoing. Chew up battery.
- The extreme technology in the new cameras means that when something gets broken it is extremely hard to fix and costly, sometimes cheaper to get a new camera.
- Digital cameras depreciate in value as soon as you purchase them because there is always something better coming out. Competitive market.
- To have a digital camera you need to have the software, technology and computer to grasp the full benefits.
List some of the ways that digital images can be stored transferred and manipulated using other communications technology.
Cd-rw SD, XD CardsComputer hard disc EmailUsb stick Cell PhonesPhoto shop MP3 PlayersSocial networks Cd Dvd
Given the prevalence 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 is a huge issue. A lot of public places that we go digital images are being used (i.e. surveillance cameras) for surveillance and security measures, any images captured do not require consent and could easily be replicated somewhere else i.e. does burglars give written consent to have their security footage screened on the television?
Briefly discuss some of the ways that digital images could, or are, being used in occupational therapy practice.
Digital images are being used to capture environments i.e. houses, access that may need modification. Particularly useful for community physical occupational therapists.
Digital images can be used as a record of activities a service user has engaged in. and also a record of ward based activities.
Camera work could also be used as a tool in meaningful activity if a client recognises digital imagery as an interest.
Provide a brief summary of the services offered by Flickr.com
With flicker you can share your photo's and stay in touch with others, can upload and organize photo's. Then with these images you can make things like calenders, photo cubes, books, postage stamps, slide shows and much more (Retrieved May 18, 2008 from,
Name one other photo storage website which offers a service similar to Flickr.com
Ringo, photo shop
Explain what the difference is between a digital and an optical zoom
Most digital cameras provide two methods for zooming: optical and digital. Unlike optical zoom, which uses the optics of the lens to magnify the size of an image, digital zoom discards pixels around the edge of an image, fitting the remaining pixels into the same space to give the appearance of zoom. Since digital zoom comes at the expense of resolution, you should always choose a camera based on its optical zoom, not the digital or combined figure. Retrieved May 18, 2008 from, www.digitalcamera-hq.com/digital-cameras/glossary-info_guide.html
Explain what is meant by the term mega pixel
A mega pixel refers to one million pixels, which is used for digital cameras as an indication of capability for the required use (Retrieved May 18, 2008 from,
References
Digital and Optical Zoom. (n.d.). Retrieved May 18, 2008 from, www.digitalcamera-hq.com/digital-cameras/glossary-info_guide.html
Flicker. (n.d.). Retrieved May 18, 2008 from, http://www.flickr.com/
Megapixel. (n.d.). Retrieved May 18, 2008 from, http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-megapixel.htm
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