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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Residents’corner June 2014. PhotogRaphic Clues: Best Settings for Dermatologic Photography

Leo BarcoAlejandro Martin-gorgojo

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Digital imagebusiness.industryAperturePhotographyMedicineComputer visionDermatologyArtificial intelligenceImage sensorbusinessShutter speed

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Obtaining digital images either for documentation or research purposes is a daily need for the dermatologist. Photography, as the art of capturing light, relies mainly on three modifiable elements: lens aperture (defined as the opening through which light reaches the camera sensor; expressed as “F-stops”, the smaller the number, the broader the aperture), shutter speed (the total time during which light reaches the sensor; it is indicated as fractions of a second) and ISO sensitivity (the light [...]

https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2014.2418