title: Digital dental photography. Part 3: Principles of digital photography.
abstract: Although we live in a digital age, our knowledge of the processes and technology involved is often limited. As a foundation to understanding the subsequent parts of this series, this part describes the fundamental aspects of digital photography, which includes the sensors, processing and display.
authors.affiliation: General Dental Practitioner, The Ridgeway Dental Surgery, 173 The Ridgeway, North Harrow, Middlesex HA2 7DF. iahmadbds@aol.com
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D003792:Dental Records; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D023861:Photography, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013674:Technology, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation*