How Your Camera Works

I recently started looking into computational photography. I didn't realize how much of the imaging acquisition process I was ignorant of: color theory, exposure, shutter speeds ... It's all pretty intuitive, but I feel like need to learn optics to really get it all!

Re: How Your Camera Works

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Post by padde » Tue, Feb 10, 2015, 8:21 PM UTC

This is great explaining, very neat, thanks! I'll definitely link to it from time to time when friends or colleagues don't grasp the basics of capturing images and colour processing.

Re: How Your Camera Works

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Post by Sharlin » Tue, Feb 10, 2015, 8:40 PM UTC

rcthompson wrote: post #3

> Click! Your camera just turned photons into bits. Click! Your camera just made a skeuomorphic sound.

My camera has a reflex mirror and a mechanical shutter.

Re: How Your Camera Works

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Post by fennecfoxen » Tue, Feb 10, 2015, 8:56 PM UTC

Sharlin wrote: post #6

rcthompson wrote: post #3

> Click! Your camera just turned photons into bits. Click! Your camera just made a skeuomorphic sound.

My camera has a reflex mirror and a mechanical shutter.

Reflex mirror??!? Get out. Rangefinders forever, baby! http://instagram.com/p/i35NJLQAeM/

Re: How Your Camera Works

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Post by semi-extrinsic » Tue, Feb 10, 2015, 9:04 PM UTC

Here's a great article giving an even more indepth look at camera sensor technology: http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/digitalimaging/cmosimages...

Re: How Your Camera Works

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Post by fit2rule » Tue, Feb 10, 2015, 9:37 PM UTC

rcthompson wrote: post #3

> Click! Your camera just turned photons into bits. Click! Your camera just made a skeuomorphic sound.

The word you are looking for is onomatopoeia ..

Re: How Your Camera Works

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Post by Leibo32 » Tue, Feb 10, 2015, 9:57 PM UTC

I have been trying for years to make sense of how to use my digital camera. I usually just fumble around good article getting me going the right direction.