Images

Images

Images depict or records visual perceptions, an example would be a 2 dimensional photograph.

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Image optimization

Photography; Images

The process of modifying data from the image sensor to enhance contrast, hue, sharpness, etc. , before the image is recorded to the memory card.

Histogram

Photography; Images

A graph showing the distribution of pixels of differing brightnesses in an image. The horizontal axis gives the brightness, the vertical axis the number of pixels.

Resolution

Photography; Images

Maximum level of detail, expressed in dots or pixels per unit area. High resolutions offer better-quality reproductions, while lower resolutions may reproduce curves as visibly jagged lines.

Retouch indicator

Photography; Images

An icon that appears on images that have been retouched.

Image quality

Photography; Images

The degree to which an image has avoided the degradation caused by JPEG compression. Lower compression ratios produce less degraded ("higher quality") images.