Digital Imaging, An Introduction I. Introduction Digital Imaging is the connection between images and computing technology. Emerging nearly a decade ago as a new technology, digital imaging today is being used by photographers from amateur to professional to create, manipulate, and transmit images. Digital imaging affects all photographers. The imaging process is really three core processes, each of which is covered in this introduction. Input Input is how your images go digital.
Computers work with images in electronic form as opposed to silver based, or visual form.
There are several ways to get your image into digital form. A digital camera is a camera without film. Instead of recording your image onto film, digital cameras record your image onto a microchip. The biggest advantage of using a digital camera is that it is often less expensive than consuming film. Additionally, pictures are available immediately and can be transmitted almost instantly.