From Photon to Pixel: The Digital Camera Handbook

Author:   Henri Maître (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications in Paris)
Publisher:   ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Pages:   462
Publication Date:   13 October 2015
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Author:   Henri Maître (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications in Paris)
Publisher:   ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   1.361kg
ISBN:  

9781848218475


ISBN 10:   1848218478
Pages:   462
Publication Date:   13 October 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781786301376
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Acknowledgments xiii Chapter 1. First Contact  1 1.1. Toward a society of the image  1 1.2. The reason for this book 10 1.3. Physical principle of image formation  11 1.4. Camera block diagram  21 Chapter 2. The Photographic Objective Lens  25 2.1. Focusing  26 2.2. Depth of field  34 2.3. Angle of view 38 2.4. Centered systems 41 2.5. Fisheye systems  56 2.6. Incoherent diffraction 62 2.7. Camera calibration 73 2.8. Aberrations 78 Chapter 3. The Digital Sensor  87 3.1. Sensor size 88 3.2. The photodetector 91 3.3. Integrated filters in the sensor  102 Chapter 4. Radiometry and Photometry 109 4.1. Radiometry: physical parameters  110 4.2. Subjective aspects: photometry  124 4.3. Real systems 127 4.4. Radiometry and photometry in practice 132 4.5. From the watt to the ISO 136 Chapter 5. Color 145 5.1. From electromagnetic radiation to perception 147 5.2. Color spaces 152 5.3. The white balance 170 5.4. Acquiring color 178 5.5. Reconstructing color: demosaicing 195 Chapter 6. Image Quality 205 6.1. Qualitative attributes 206 6.2. Global image quality assessment 226 6.3. Information capacity 237 Chapter 7. Noise in Digital Photography 253 7.1. Photon noise 254 7.2. Electronic noise 261 7.3. Non-uniform noise 264 7.4. Noise models for image acquisition 265 Chapter 8. Image Representation: Coding and Formats 269 8.1. “Native” format and metadata 270 8.2. RAW (native) format 271 8.3. Metadata 279 8.4. Lossless compression formats 282 8.5. Image formats for graphic design 286 8.6. Lossy compression formats 289 8.7. Tiled formats 299 8.8. Video coding 302 8.9. Compressed sensing 306 Chapter 9. Elements of Camera Hardware 309 9.1. Image processors 309 9.2. Memory 317 9.3. Screens 323 9.4. The shutter 329 9.5. Measuring focus  331 9.6. Stabilization 342 9.7. Additions to the lens assembly: supplementary lenses and filters 349 9.8. Power cells 364 Chapter 10. Photographic Software  369 10.1. Integrated software  370 10.2. Imported software 390 10.3. External software 393 Bibliography 413 Index 435

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Henri Ma&lcirc;tre, Emeritus Professor at Télécom ParisTech, France.

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