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An optical scanner can read text or illustrations printed on paper and translate the information into a form the computer can use.
A digital camera encodes digital images and videos digitally and stores them for later reproduction.
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What is a device that uses a light source to read characters marks and codes and then converts them into digital data that a computer can process?
optical reader
Is a optical scanner a specialized input device?
Yes, optical scanner is a hardware input device for a computer. Scanners allow a user to take a printed picture or document and convert it into a digital file, allowing a computer to read or display the file.
Which device uses light sensing optical equipment to convert images of text drawngs and photos into digital form?
Scanner
Can digital audio output connect to digital optical audio input?
A coaxial digital output (usually an RCA jack) can connect to a digital optical input using a coaxial to optical digital converter. This is a small box that goes in between the two products.
What is the difference between digital and optical zoom in a digital camera?
Digital just takes a small clip of the image and enlarges it while optical is just like if you stepped in closer to whatever you are photographing.
What is the difference between digital and optical zoom?
Digital zoom uses software to zoom in further than regular optical zoom, which uses lenses to magnify the picture.
What are the differences between the different kinds of digital cameras?
The differences between the different kinds of digital cameras may include price, weight, quality, brand.
Convert digital to reg police scanner?
Trying to convert a digital scanner to a regular or conventional scanner would be downgrading some of the capabilities of what the scanner would be able to do. Some services have already or have plans to update their conventional systems to go digital and without having a digital scanner the scanner will not output what communications are going on through those digital systems.
What type of digital camera is better either with optical zoom or digital zoom?
Optical zoom is way better than digital zoom as digital only expands the picture. Optical zoom actually zooms in.
What is more common term for digital optical audio cable?
More common terms for digital optical audio cable; optical audio cable, cable, digital optical, but the shortest and most well-known term is "cable".
What is the difference between Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom for a digital camera?
A optical zoom use the lenses to focus in on a subject, pretty much the same way binoculars work. Digital zoom magnifies the subject by enlarging in in the pic thru a digital process, this is not a true type of zoom.
How can one perform a digital scanning of a document?
You can perform a digital scanning of a document by using a scanner. You attach the scanner to the computer and place the document in the scanner ready to be scanned. It will then be saved to the computer as a digital copy.
