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Digital Imaging Technologies

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The Sony Mavica

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Using the Control Button

The triangles work like cursor control keys on a keyboard.

Pressing in on the center of the button works like the enter key on a keyboard.

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Onscreen Displays

Turn the display at the top of the screen on and off with the Display button.

Turn the Menu Bar on and off with the Up and Down Arrows.

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Image Size

Highest quality – 4 images

Sized for printing rather than a monitor – 4 images

8 images

Home pages / PowerPoint – 10 images

Attaching to email – 30 images

Use the Control Button’s up arrow to access the file menu.

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Recording Still Images

Set to floppy - FD

Set to Still

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Controlling Flash

Flash Options:

•Red-eye reduction

•Forced Flash

•No flash

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Controlling the Flash

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Playing Back Still Images

Set to Play

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Playing Back Still Images

Scroll through the images with this button.

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Deleting Images

First, select and enter Delete.

Then select and enter OK.

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Viewing Images: The A Drive

Open My Computer and double click the 31/2 Floppy (A).

When you select an image file, a preview will be shown.

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Viewing with a Card Reader

The Mavica can also store image files on a media card rather than a floppy. The easiest way to move images from cameras using media cards for storage is with a media card reader. Card readers don’t require any software to be loaded on the computer to view the images.

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The HP Scanner

Start the scan by going to Start – Programs – HP PrecisionScan – HP PrecisionScan or by pressing the scan button.

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The HP Scanner

Select the region to scan by clicking on the Select Tool and dragging with the mouse.

The space inside the dotted boundary will be saved as the image.

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The HP Scanner

Click on the Settings tab and set the resolution.

DPI (dots per inch) is set dependent on intended use, in general:

lower for web; higher for print. Lower for big things, higher for small things.

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The HP Scanner75 dpi: 23.5 kilobytes

or 24,134 bytes

500 dpi: 1.01 megabytes

or 1,063,974 bytes

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The HP Scanner25 dpi: 168 kilobytes

or 173,046 bytes

150 dpi: 5.8 megabytes

or 6,170,700 bytes

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The HP Scanner

Click the Accept button.

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The HP Scanner

Name the file something meaningful.

Select the file type from the drop down menu.

Choose where you want to save the file to.

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The HP Scanner

Characteristics Best for

.jpgSmall file size; 16.7 million colors; lossy compression (looses detail with each save)

Photographs

.gifExtremely small file size; 256 colors; lossless compression

Line or clip art

.pngLossless compression; meant to replace GIF

Any type of graphic

.bmp Originated by Microsoft Any type of graphic

.pic(t) Originated by Apple Any type of graphic

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The HP ScannerClose the Precision Scan dialog box.

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Internet Images

There are many sources of images on the web. Google has an excellent image search feature.

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Internet Images

Another good web source for images includes Pics4Learning which offers copyright free images.

For more image resources including some with content filters, visit:

http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm

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Internet Images

When saving an image, first be sure you’ve located the full size image, as many images will initially be shown as a thumbnail.

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Internet Images

Right click on the image (Click and hold on a Mac) to access the dialog box shown at left. Select Save Picture As…

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Internet ImagesOn the Save Picture dialog box, select where you wish to save the image….

…then name it something meaningful before clicking Save.

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Internet Images

Finally, copy the URL where the image came from and paste it where you can access it for citation purposes later.