Samsung SMART CAMERA NX1000 Noise, Quality, Glossary, Resolution, Optical zoom, RAW (Sensor raw data), PAL (Phase Alternate Line), NTSC (National Television System Committee)

Appendix > Glossary

Noise

Misinterpreted pixels in a digital image that may appear as misplaced or random, bright pixels. Noise usually occurs when photos are shot with a high sensitivity or when a sensitivity is automatically set in a dark place.

Quality

An expression of the rate of compression used in a digital image. Higher quality images have a lower rate of compression, which usually results in a larger file size.

NTSC (National Television System Committee)

A video color encoding standard used most commonly in Japan, North America, the Philippines, South America, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Optical zoom

This is a general zoom which can enlarge images with a lens and does not deteriorate quality of images.

PAL (Phase Alternate Line)

A video color encoding standard used in numerous countries throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

RAW (Sensor raw data)

The original, unprocessed data, collected directly from the camera’s image sensor. White Balance, contrast, saturation, sharpness, and other data can be manipulated with editing software before the image is compressed into a standard file format.

Resolution

The number of pixels present in a digital image. High resolution images contain more pixels and typically show more detail than low resolution images.

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