高中英语(外研选修10)同步课件：Module5Highshy;techLivingPeriodOneIntroduction.docxVIP

HUATIMEIWENXINSHANG 》话题美文欣赏 HUATIMEIWENXINSHANG 》话题美文欣赏 ? ENGLISH - Module 5 Hightech Living 经典有约高考无忧 Digital camera（数码相机） The newly invented digital camera is fascinating: you can take pictures without film. You can transfer and exhibit your picture globally in a few seconds through the Internet. The image stored in a hard drive will never wear out like the traditional photos. Digital cameras also satisfy the impatient photographer by allowing them to view their masterpiece in real time. Unlike the images of traditional cameras formed by chemical reaction, the digital camera works as an image digitizer itself. Its made of CCD (chargecoupled device), a small grid of tiny lightsensitive cells. When struck by light, each cell sends out an electrical signal whose waveform characteristics vary depending on the intensity (强度)of light. The signal from each cell is changed into a digital value and stored in the cameras memory or on an electronic storage medium. A “picture is reduced to a very long list of numbers waiting to be converted back into visual（视力的；视觉的）form. Processed through a computer, each value becomes a pixel（像素）；pixels are reassembled （重装）in the original grid pattern and displayed or printed. The image resolution分辨率）of a digital camera depends on the CCD.More cells on the CCD mean more pixels on the image, which gives greater detail and higher image resolution. The early digital camera had resolution only up to 400 pixels per image, cost several thousand dollars, and was mainly for business use. Now there are choices for consumers in different price ranges. The variety of digital cameras has amazed first adapters to buy the products. The digital camera technology is moving very fast. A few months ago, most of the digital cameras were equipped with focus lenses at reasonable prices. With all these inventions and technology advancements, the future of digital camera is bright, and digital cameras may eventually replace traditional cameras. Questions： 1 ? The