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This chapter will cover all the fundamental and basic concepts of photography: camera types, sensor size, shutter speed, lenses, and exposure. The objective of this chapter is to help the reader understand basic concepts of photography necessary for medical photography and the settings on the camera for good-quality clinical images.
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Johnston, A., Pasquali, P., Estrada, J. (2020). Basic Photographic Concepts. In: Pasquali, P. (eds) Photography in Clinical Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24544-3_10
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