Course Photo Technology 3

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Responsible: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gregor Fischer

Course

Meets requirements of following modules(MID)

• in active programs
  • Ba MT2012 PHO3

Course Organization

Version created 2011-12-09 VID 1 valid from WS 2012/13 valid to

Course identifiers Long name Photo Technology 3 CID F07_PHO3 CEID (exam identifier)

Contact hours per week (SWS) Lecture 3 Exercise (unsplit) Exercise (split) Lab 2 Project Seminar Tutorial(voluntary)

Total contact hours Lecture 45 Exercise (unsplit) Exercise (split) Lab 30 Project Seminar Tutorial (voluntary)

Max. capacity Exercise (unsplit) Exercise (split) Lab 18 Project Seminar

Total effort (hours): 180

Instruction language

• 70% German
• 30% English

Study Level

• Undergraduate

Prerequisites

• none

Textbooks, Recommended Reading

• Allgemein
  • Pedrotti/Bausch/Schmitt, Optik für Ingenieure, Springer
  • Naumann/Schröder, Bauelemente der Optik, Hanser
  • G. Schröder, Technische Optik, Vogel
  • G. Schröder, Technische Fotografie, Vogel
• Kameratechnik
  • E.A. Weber, Foto Praktikum, Birkhäuser
  • G. C. Holst, T. S. Lomheim, CMOS/CCD Sensors and Camera Systems, SPIE
  • J. Nakamura, Image Sensors and Signal Processing for Digital Still Cameras, Taylor & Francis

Instructors

• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gregor Fischer
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Poggemann

Supporting Scientific Staff

• tba

Transcipt Entry

Photo Technology 3

Assessment

Type
wE

Total effort [hours]
wE

Frequency: 2-3/year

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Course components

Lecture/Exercise

Objectives

Contents

• Basics of digital cameras
  • classes of cameras
  • construction and settings
  • raw data / JPEG mode
  • view finder function
  • internal exposure measurement
  • autofocus
• electronic image capture
  • semi conductors
  • internal photo effect
  • photo diode
  • CCD technology
  • CMOS technology
  • color sensors
  • characteristics of digital sensors
• Basics of the electronic reproduction technology
  • exposure control
  • tone reproduction
  • color image processing chain

Acquired Skills

• describe the basic construction and function of a digital camera and compare different types of digital cameras
• understand and describe the function and characteristics of the different sensor technologies
• recognize the dependencies between illumination and sensor characteristics and resume the consequences for the exposure control
• describe the basic functions of the image processing chain within a digital camera

Additional Component Assessment

Type
fPS	excercise (on course and self study)

Contribution to course grade
fPS	not rated

Frequency: 1/year

Lab

Objectives

Acquired Skills

• apply photographic and illuminating measurement techniques
• measure the sensitometric characteristics of a DSC
• analyse the raw image data of dark images and assess the image quality of different capuring modes for night scenes
• compare and assess different methods for the contrast adaptation

Operational Competences

• assess raw image data concerning noise and signal quality
• recognize artefacts of the electonics and of the image processing and assess image quality individually
• optimize the image quality of a digital camera
• document the results

Additional Component Assessment

Type
fSC	lab experiment (3h)
fTP	6 lab experiments (each 3h) per project team
oR	presentation on fTP (20min per project team)

Contribution to course grade
fSC	Attestation
fTP	Attestation
oR	prerequisite to course exam

Frequency: 1/year