Discuss in relation to digital camera technology and film based cameras: "A new technology is rarely superior to an old one in every feature".
During this tutorial we were discussing uploading photo's to flickr (a photo storage site). I asked the tutor if we could then download those photos for printing. One of the younger girls said: "why would you want too?". I have this bazaar concept that if my pictures are not on paper then I don't have access to them. To me the computer there is nothing like holding a memory in your hand and passing it around for everyone else to see. If it is on the computer it is under lock and key and therefore not as accessible.
List some of the ways the digital images can be stored transferred and manipulated using other communication technology.
- Cell phones can take photo's of things you are doing and then be sent to friends and family to update them on what you are up too.
- Facebook can store photos for friends and family from around the world to see.
- Websites like flickr can store photo's in albums for family and friends to access or simply somewhere to keep them. Just in case your home PC caught a virus.
What sort of ethical issues arise with the use of digital imaging devices.
Ethical issues that may arise are people unauthorized to look at photo's gaining access and using them inappropriately. I am often concerned about child abuses gaining access to pictures of my children.
Briefly discuss some of the ways that digital images could, or are being used in occupational therapy practice.
I searched and searched websites and blogs for some links to this. There are a lot of OT blogs which is great! Most of them have used a digital device to upload a photo of themselves to put in their profile. But I don't think this is necessarily what you want to know. When I was out with a community OT she used a digital camera to take pictures of an alteration in someones home. She uploaded the image to her enable report, all part of the justification for funding. How fantastic!
A brief summary of what Flickr.com offers
Well I can't say that flickr has been all that easy to use. Although i have managed. It is a whole new raft of terminology that I have struggled to get to grips with. Sorry but I am so far behind with what is available out there, HOW DO I KEEP UP? From what I can tell, flickr links to my iPhoto (don't ask me what that means). I have managed to create an album of photo's of my daughters 6th birthday. That album has been linked to this blog (How I did it I don't remember).. You can order your photo's to be printed from flickr, which is handy. But mostly I believe it is a storage place for your photo's, so they are nice and safe from nasty PC viruses, and you and your family can access them from anywhere in the world.
What is the difference from a digital and optical zoom?
Well Optical Zoom uses the camera's zoom to zoom in on an object, while a digital zoom will zoom in at the end of the optical zooms limit:. really good for cropping.
What are megapixels?
A megapixel is a number of pixels which are tiny dots of colour that make up a single image. The more pixels you have the better your image is...
