Labels:book | daily | plaything | poster | sky | teddy bear OCR: SECTION A CHAPTER Digital images have changed the photographic industry. More than 99% of all cameras sold are digital, and the market for camera film is dwindling rap- idly. One- -hour photo processing labs, so popular in the 1990s, are disappearing from the strip-market landscape now that consumers can eas- ily print their snapshots home or from Wal-Mart photo kiosk. Digital imaging, such as computed tomography used in CT scans, has had profound effects in medicine. The advantage of digital images is that they can be easily stored and transmitted. For example, rather than sending an x-ray to consulting physician by overnight mail, digital x-ray can be quickly transmitted over the Internet. Digital images can also be easily mod- ified encouraging all sorts of creative uses, but rendering ...
