7.2 Image Acquisition Types

Types of Image Acquisition

Figure 7.9: Types of Image Acquisition

The above image shows some image types:

  1. Monochrome

    A Monochromatic Image

    Figure 7.10: A Monochromatic Image

    Monochromatic images have a single color

  2. Multi-Color / Multi-Channel

    A Multi-Color Image

    Figure 7.11: A Multi-Color Image

    Each color in this image is called a channel. The colors in this kind of image can also be artificially assigned.

  3. 3D / Multi-Z Sections

    A 3D Image

    Figure 7.12: A 3D Image

    Here, the z-distance is kept constant.

  4. Time Lapse

    A Time Lapse Frame

    Figure 7.13: A Time Lapse Frame

    During time lapses, the time interval is kept constant.

7.2.1 Storing Image in Right Formats

Image Formats and Their Results

Figure 7.14: Image Formats and Their Results

TIFF is short for t image file format. TIFF images are uncompressed and their intensity values and metainformation are preserved.

JPEG is short for joint photographic experts group and usually results in lossy compression (i.e., some information is lost). However, it is also small compared to TIFF images.