Canon canoscan fs2720u Handbuch

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An 8-bit image type utilizing only the brightness data from an image,
which is then expressed in black, white and 256 shades of gray.

An 12-bit image type utilizing only the brightness data from an image,
which is then expressed in black, white and 4096 shades of gray.

Images scanned as red, green and blue light and reproduced in gradients of
256 tones per color (8-bit). A color image can be expressed in up to 16.7
million color tones (256 x 256 x 256).

A widely used standard film format. There are several types of film using
this format, including color and monochrome, which also come as a
negative or positive film. Of these, color negatives are the most commonly
used.

Images scanned as red, green and blue light and reproduced in gradients of
4096 tones per color (12-bit). A color image can be expressed in up to 68.7
billion color tones (4096 x 4096 x 4096). On a computer display no
difference can be discerned between 24-bit and 36-bit color.

A new film system and format that is compact and easy to use. This system
permits the automatic imprinting of such information as the shooting date/
time and exposure setting and incorporates functions that make it easy to
display images on computers and TVs.

IX240 film is a format that is smaller than 35 mm film. The film is 24 mm
wide and images are 17 x 30 mm. IX240 negative films are generally
developed and returned to the photographer in the original film cartridge.