Henri Ma&lcirc;tre, Emeritus Professor at Télécom ParisTech, France.

• Acknowledgments xiiiChapter 1. First Contact  11.1. Toward a society of the image  11.2. The reason for this book 101.3. Physical principle of image formation  111.4. Camera block diagram  21Chapter 2. The Photographic Objective Lens  252.1. Focusing  262.2. Depth of field  342.3. Angle of view 382.4. Centered systems 412.5. Fisheye systems  562.6. Incoherent diffraction 622.7. Camera calibration 732.8. Aberrations 78Chapter 3. The Digital Sensor  873.1. Sensor size 883.2. The photodetector 913.3. Integrated filters in the sensor  102Chapter 4. Radiometry and Photometry 1094.1. Radiometry: physical parameters  1104.2. Subjective aspects: photometry  1244.3. Real systems 1274.4. Radiometry and photometry in practice 1324.5. From the watt to the ISO 136Chapter 5. Color 1455.1. From electromagnetic radiation to perception 1475.2. Color spaces 1525.3. The white balance 1705.4. Acquiring color 1785.5. Reconstructing color: demosaicing 195Chapter 6. Image Quality 2056.1. Qualitative attributes 2066.2. Global image quality assessment 2266.3. Information capacity 237Chapter 7. Noise in Digital Photography 2537.1. Photon noise 2547.2. Electronic noise 2617.3. Non-uniform noise 2647.4. Noise models for image acquisition 265Chapter 8. Image Representation: Coding and Formats 2698.1. “Native” format and metadata 2708.2. RAW (native) format 2718.3. Metadata 2798.4. Lossless compression formats 2828.5. Image formats for graphic design 2868.6. Lossy compression formats 2898.7. Tiled formats 2998.8. Video coding 3028.9. Compressed sensing 306Chapter 9. Elements of Camera Hardware 3099.1. Image processors 3099.2. Memory 3179.3. Screens 3239.4. The shutter 3299.5. Measuring focus  3319.6. Stabilization 3429.7. Additions to the lens assembly: supplementary lenses and filters 3499.8. Power cells 364Chapter 10. Photographic Software  36910.1. Integrated software  37010.2. Imported software 39010.3. External software 393Bibliography 413Index 435

Henri Ma&lcirc;tre, Emeritus Professor at Télécom ParisTech, France.

• Acknowledgments xiiiChapter 1. First Contact  11.1. Toward a society of the image  11.2. The reason for this book 101.3. Physical principle of image formation  111.4. Camera block diagram  21Chapter 2. The Photographic Objective Lens  252.1. Focusing  262.2. Depth of field  342.3. Angle of view 382.4. Centered systems 412.5. Fisheye systems  562.6. Incoherent diffraction 622.7. Camera calibration 732.8. Aberrations 78Chapter 3. The Digital Sensor  873.1. Sensor size 883.2. The photodetector 913.3. Integrated filters in the sensor  102Chapter 4. Radiometry and Photometry 1094.1. Radiometry: physical parameters  1104.2. Subjective aspects: photometry  1244.3. Real systems 1274.4. Radiometry and photometry in practice 1324.5. From the watt to the ISO 136Chapter 5. Color 1455.1. From electromagnetic radiation to perception 1475.2. Color spaces 1525.3. The white balance 1705.4. Acquiring color 1785.5. Reconstructing color: demosaicing 195Chapter 6. Image Quality 2056.1. Qualitative attributes 2066.2. Global image quality assessment 2266.3. Information capacity 237Chapter 7. Noise in Digital Photography 2537.1. Photon noise 2547.2. Electronic noise 2617.3. Non-uniform noise 2647.4. Noise models for image acquisition 265Chapter 8. Image Representation: Coding and Formats 2698.1. “Native” format and metadata 2708.2. RAW (native) format 2718.3. Metadata 2798.4. Lossless compression formats 2828.5. Image formats for graphic design 2868.6. Lossy compression formats 2898.7. Tiled formats 2998.8. Video coding 3028.9. Compressed sensing 306Chapter 9. Elements of Camera Hardware 3099.1. Image processors 3099.2. Memory 3179.3. Screens 3239.4. The shutter 3299.5. Measuring focus  3319.6. Stabilization 3429.7. Additions to the lens assembly: supplementary lenses and filters 3499.8. Power cells 364Chapter 10. Photographic Software  36910.1. Integrated software  37010.2. Imported software 39010.3. External software 393Bibliography 413Index 435