PowerPoint Presentation to Accompany Chapter Digital Devices and Multimedia Objectives Explain the Features of Digital Cameras Compare Methods for Transferring Images from a Digital Camera Identify Several Ways to Edit and Print Photos Recognize Important Audio File Types Describe Several Ways to Create Videos Compare Portable Media Players, Tablets, and Smartphones Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc Explain the Features of Digital Cameras Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc Digital Cameras Resolution  Resolution is the quality of the image Measured in pixels Higher resolution means more detail; you can make larger prints The higher the resolution, the larger the file size Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc Digital Cameras Storage  Internal – usually small Erasable and reusable  Removable memory cards Inexpensive Can be read by most computers and printers Large capacity – flash cards hold up to 100 GB Erasable and reusable Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc Digital Cameras Lenses  Zoom Optical Digital Both  Macro setting  Telephoto  Wide-angle Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc Digital Cameras Types of Cameras  Basic point-and-shoot Simplest; fewest features Least expensive  Advanced point-and-shoot Moderately priced Better zoom Macro functions Viewfinders Auto focus Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc Digital Cameras Types of Cameras  Compact system cameras (CSC) Advanced point-and-shoot Interchangeable lenses Manual controls Capture HD videos  Digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) Traditional type camera Manually change lenses Manual focus and exposure Best for action shots Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc Compare Methods for Transferring Images from a Digital Camera Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc Transferring Images Memory Cards, USB, FireWire, and Wireless  Memory cards Store images Can be inserted into a computer or printer  USB or FireWire Connect the camera directly to a computer; this requires device drivers for the computer to talk to the cameras  Wireless-enabled digital cameras Transfer photos using Wi-Fi or cellular wireless technology Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 10 Media Software Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 20 Music in the Cloud  Cloud Pandora Spotify Grooveshark Rhapsody Slacker Radio Last.fm  Social media Facebook Twitter Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 21 Speech Recognition or Voice Recognition  Features Converts spoken words to text Interacts using voice commands Often built into video games Train the program to recognize your speech patterns  SIRI iPhone’s intelligent personal assistant app Uses natural language Works with built-in apps and some third-party apps SIRI learns speech patterns without tedious training Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 22 Describe Several Ways to Create Videos Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 23 Videos  Webcams and video conferencing Two-way interaction Virtual meetings Connect classrooms Collaboration Talk to family Take videos Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 24 Videos  Screen Capture Creates a video of what happens on your computer How-to videos Screenr; Screencast-O-Matic  Webcasting One-way process Broadcasting on the web Live or prerecorded Streaming Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 25 Video Cameras Capture Action on the Go  Features Megapixels Storage Zoom  Recording options Built-in hard drives to store the video Edit Share Videos Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 26 Video Editing Software  Basic features Capture Edit Export video  Additional features Fun transitions Animations Captions Music, and more Burn to DVD or upload to web Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 27 Compare Portable Media Players, Tablets, and Smartphones Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 28 Analog vs Digital  Analog Converts data signals into continuous electronic waves or pulses Telephones Televisions CRT monitors  Digital Data represented by a series of 0s and 1s Signals can carry more data and are less prone to interference Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 29 MP3 or Portable Media Players  Handheld devices allow you to carry thousands of songs, podcasts, photos, videos, and games Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 30 Smartphones  Multifunction devices that blend phone, PDA (personal digital assistant), and portable media player features  Run a mobile operating system iPhone Android BlackBerry Windows  Have the ability to download mobile apps Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 31 Tablets  Operating systems iOS Android OS Windows OS  Purchase apps iOS Apple Store Google Play Store Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 32 Questions Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 33 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher Printed in the United States of America 34 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc ... Shutterfly  Photo-sharing community Flickr • • • Owned by Yahoo! Geotagging Creative Commons Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 16 Recognize Important Audio File Types Objective Copyright... the cameras  Wireless-enabled digital cameras Transfer photos using Wi-Fi or cellular wireless technology Objective Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc 10 Transferring Images Transferring... Internal – usually small Erasable and reusable  Removable memory cards Inexpensive Can be read by most computers and printers Large capacity – flash cards hold up to 100 GB Erasable and reusable