Capture your favourite image 1 The eyes of your computer A Ey inpairs, discuss how many ways there are of capturing an image on a computer. Read the text and see how many things from your list are mentioned. Read the text again and answer these questions. Which device is used to input text and graphic images from a printed page? How does a scanner send information to the computer? How do digital cameras store photographs? What feature allows mobile phone users to take pictures? Which device would you use to take digital video? ourunszag What kind of software is used to manipulate video clips on the computer? The eyes of your computer What does a scanner do? Ascanner'sees images and converts the printed text or pictures into electronic codes that can be understood by the computer. With a flatbed colour scanner, the paper with the image is placed face down on a glass screen, as with a photocopier. Beneath the glass are the ighting and measurement devices. Once the scanner is activated, it reads the image as a series of dots and then generates the digitized image that is sent to the computer and stored as a file. The scanner operates by using three rotating lamps, each of which has a different coloured filter: red, green, and blue. The resulting three separate images are combined into one by appropriate software. # What does a digital camera do? Adigital camera takes photos electronically and converts them into digital data (binary codes made up of 1s and 105). It doesn't use the film found in a traditional camera; instead it has a special light-sensitive silicon chip. Photographs are stored in the camera's memory card before being sent to the computer. Some cameras can also be connected to a printer oraTVset to make viewing images easier. This is usually the case with camera phones = mobile phones with a built-in camera, What does a camcorder do? A camcorder, or digital video camera, records moving pictures and converts them into digital data that can be stored and edited by a computer with special video editing software. Digital video cameras are used by home users to create their overn movies, ar by professionals in computer art and video conferencing, They are also used to send live video images via the Internet. In this case they are called web cameras, or webcams.Ahandheld scanner handwritten numbers Aside scanner 2> Scanners Listen to a conversation between Vicky Cameron, an Information Technology (IT) lecturer, and one of her students, and complete the student's notes. | The Lechnology used in scammers is similar Lo bho used in a scanning text, bar codes and S Slide scanners are used to scan 3 Facts and opinions 2 The scanned image is sent to the 4 Flokbed scanners con scan © Handheld scanners oe used For capturing + where you can manipulake ik. B To scan text, you need special softisore called oF film negakives. A What is the difference between facts and opinions? Complete these definitions. 1 are real, objective information. 2 usually include emotive words and subjective statements B Read these advertisements and underline the facts and€ircléthe opinions. ColourScan. from The ColourScan XR from Sunrise is a flatbed scanner with 1,200 dots per inch (dpi) of resolution and 9°x15" of scanning area Just think of the possibilities. You can enter data and graphic images directly into your applications (word processors or databases). You Can get ctisp, clean scans for colour compositions, video and animation work The ColourScan XR comes complete with its own image-capture software, which allows for colour and grey retouching. And its easy to use. What more could you want for only £79? tt couldn't be cheaper. In the field of flatbeds, the ColourScan XR is the clear winner. ‘The ScanPress DF is a self-calibrati flatbed scanner with 2,400 dpi of resolution. You can scan everything, from black and white to 24-bit colour. ‘The package includes a hardware accelerator for JPEG compression and. decompression. JPEG technology saves disk space by compressing images by up to 50 to 1 In creating the ScanPress DF, we have chosen the most advanced technology to give you the best scans with the least effort. It produces images with high colour definition and sharpness. And it comes with OCR software and Adobe Photoshop, so you can manipulate all the images you capture. The ScanPress DF is a fantastic machine that you will love working with. And at only £309, an excellent investment.