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<P><STRONG>meg·a·byte</STRONG></P>
<UL>
<LI>A [...] equal to 1,048,576 (220) bytes. </LI>
<LI>One million bytes.</LI></UL> |
| + USB +
<P><STRONG>Universal Serial Bus</STRONG></P>
<P>An external [...] removable hard drives. For faster devices existing IDE, SCSI, or emerging FC-AL or FireWire interfaces can be used.</P> |
| + megapixel +
<P>A megapixel is 1 million pixels, and is usually used to express the resolution capabilities of digital cameras. For [...] the need for de-mosaicing and eliminates the associated image artifacts, like color blurring around sharp edges.</P> |
| + CIF +
Common Intermediate Format (352 pixels by 288 lines, 30 fps; ... |
| + LCD +
<P>TFT LCDs are a variant of liquid crystal display which use thin-film transistor technology to improve their image [...] liquid crystal between.</P>
<P>The layout of the circuit is very similar to the one used in DRAM compu |
| + AVI +
<P>AVI, an acronym for Audio Video Interleave, is a multimedia container format introduced by Microsoft in November [...] Indeo, Cinepak, Motion JPEG, Editable MPEG, VDOWave, ClearVideo / RealVideo, QPEG, MPEG-4, XviD, DivX and others.</P> |
| + CMOS +
<P>"CMOS" can also refer to nonvolatile memory of a personal computer; see Nonvolatile BIOS memory. [...] is sometimes known as CHMOS (for "Complementary High-density metal-oxide-semiconductor").</P>
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| + QVGA +
<P>The Quarter Video Graphics Array (also known as Quarter VGA or QVGA) is a popular term for a computer display with [...] sometimes means "Quad" or four times the display resolution (e.g. QXGA which is 2048 x 1536).</P> |
| + Resolution +
<P>The degree of sharpness of a displayed or printed character or image. On screen, resolution is expressed as a matrix [...] most display screens provide less than 100 dpi. That means jagged lines on screen may smooth out when they print.</P> |
| + Software +
Softwares are ritten programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and ... |
| + OEM +
Original Equipment Manufacturer, An organization that sells products that are made by other companies. The term is confusing because [...] and "original equipment designer" or "original concept designer" would be more fitting terms. |
| + STN +
<P>Super Twisted Nematic A passive matrix LCD technology that provides better contrast than twisted nematic (TN) by ... |
| + Upload +
To transfer programs or data over a digital communications link from a smaller or peripheral client system to a larger or central host ... |
| + jpeg +
<P>In computing, JPEG (pronounced jay-peg) is a most commonly used standard method of lossy compression for photographic [...] to losslessly store photographs but the filesize makes it largely unsuitable for putting photographs on the web).</P> |
| + FPS +
(<B>F</B>rames <B>P</B>er <B>S</B>econd) The ... |
| + VGA +
<P>(Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. VGA uses an analog monitor, and PC display adapters output [...] 16 colors. This base resolution is not widely used except for tiny monitors or booting up the computer in Safe Mode.</P> |
| + TFT +
<P>Thin Film Transistor, The term typically refers to active matrix screens on laptop computers. Active matrix LCD ... |
| + LTPS +
<P>Low Temperature PolySilicon TFT LCD An active matrix (TFT) LCD screen that is more durable and less complex than [...] driver chips to be fabricated on the glass substrate which dramatically reduces row and column connections. </P> |
| + Pixel +
<P>PIX picture ELement Generally, the smallest addressable unit on a display screen or bitmapped image. Screens are [...] typically three or four dimensions of variability such and Red, Green and Blue, or Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black.</P> |
| + NAND +
Not AND A Boolean logic operation that is true if any single input is false. Two-input NAND gates are often used as the sole logic ... |
| + SD +
Secure Digital Memory Card, A flash memory card that provides storage for digital cameras, cellphones and PDAs. SD Memory Cards use [...] 1.4mm), and SD Card readers accept both formats. Introduced in 1999 by Panasonic, Toshiba and SanDisk, cards up to 2GB are available. |
| + Zoom +
To simulate movement rapidly away from or toward a subject using a zoom ... |
| + Resolution +
The fineness of detail that can be distinguished in an image, as on a video display ... |
| + Rechargeable +
To charge again, especially to reenergize a storage ... |
| + MMC +
<P>The Multimedia Card (MMC) is a flash memory memory card standard. Unveiled in 1997 by Siemens AG and SanDisk, it is [...] device that supports SD cards. A handful of companies, most notably Nokia, still support MMC exclusively, however.</P> |
| + CCD +
<P>A <STRONG>charge-coupled device</STRONG> (CCD) is a sensor for recording images, [...] device.</P>
<P><STRONG>Applications</STRONG></P>
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| + AIAF +
<P><STRONG>Artificial Intelligence - Auto Focus</STRONG></P>
[...] <P>The active AF system using infrared light is usually based on the triangulation. The camera scans the s |
| + iSAPS +
<P>Intelligent Scene Analysis Based on Photographic Space ... |
| + Interface +
<OL>
<LI>The point of interaction or communication between a computer and any other entity, such as a [...] or textual controls in conjunction with the way the application responds to user activity.</LI></OL> |
| + TIFF +
Tagged Image File Format (graphics/image file format/extension) ... |
| + Color Depth +
<P>Color depth refers to how many bits are used to record each color. The more bits used, the richer the colors will [...] the three colors captured in 8, 10, or 12 bits gives you a final full-color image is 24, 30, or 36 bit color.</P> |
| + Download +
To transfer (data or programs) from a server or host computer to one's own computer or device. ... |
| + Animation +
<P>Animation is the illusion of motion created by the consecutive display of images of static elements. In film and [...] within the computer, and are then 'lit' and 'shot' from chosen angles, just as in re |
| + Panorama +
A picture or series of pictures representing a continuous scene, often exhibited a part at a time by being unrolled and passed before ... |
| + MAH +
<P>Milli amp per ... |
| + Processor +
A program that translates another program into a form acceptable by the computer being ... |
| + Frames +
A single step in a sequence of programmed ... |
| + AF +
<P><STRONG>Autofocus</STRONG> cameras use electronics and a small computer processor to [...] of autofocusing is normally better than what could be achieved manually. Modern cameras measure several areas of the picture and |
| + Serial Port +
An interface commonly used for modems and mice and some printers that transmits data a bit at a ... |
| + Macro +
<UL>
<LI>Of great size; large.</LI>
<LI>Large in scope or extent; ... |
| + WiFi +
<UL>
<LI>Wireless Fidelity</LI>
<LI>A local area network that uses high ... |
| + Gigabyte +
<P>A gigabyte (derived from the SI prefix giga-) is a unit of information or computer storage equal to one billion [...] a gibibyte (abbreviated GiB), as it conflicts with SI units used for bus speeds and the like. </LI></UL> |
| + Telephoto +
<UL>
<LI>A photographic lens or lens system used to produce a large image of a distant ... |
| + Aperture +
<P>In optics, an aperture is something which restricts the diameter of the light path through one plane in an optical [...] stop and therefore greater light collecting ability.</LI>
<LI>The stop determines the system's |
| + Automatic Mode +
A setting that sets the focus, exposure and white-balance ... |
| + Dynamic Range +
<P>The ratio between the brightest and darkest parts of an image or scene.</P>
[...] brightness. This allows more accurate and realistic renderings, as well as post-processing effects such as bloom.</P> |
| + Lag Time +
The pause between the time the shutter button is pressed and when the camera actually captures the image (exposes the shot). Lag time ... |
| + Lithium +
A soft, highly reactive metallic element. Atomic number 3; atomic weight 6.941; melting point 180°C; boiling point 1,342°C; specific ... |
| + Ion +
<P>An ion is an atom or group of atoms with a net electric charge. A negatively-charged ion, which has more electrons in [...] of Uppsala. His theory was initially not accepted but his dissertation won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1903.</P> |
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