The use of low cost compact cameras with focus stacking functionality in entomological digitization projects

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F17%3A10370472" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/17:10370472 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.712.20505" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.712.20505</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.712.20505" target="_blank" >10.3897/zookeys.712.20505</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The use of low cost compact cameras with focus stacking functionality in entomological digitization projects

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Digitization of specimen collections has become a key priority of many natural history museums. The camera systems built for this purpose are expensive, providing a barrier in institutes with limited funding, and therefore hampering progress. An assessment is made on whether a low cost compact camera with image stacking functionality can help expedite the digitization process in large museums or provide smaller institutes and amateur entomologists with the means to digitize their collections. Images of a professional setup were compared with the Olympus Stylus TG-4 Tough, a low-cost compact camera with internal focus stacking functions. Parameters considered include image quality, digitization speed, price, and case-of-use. The compact camera&apos;s image quality, although inferior to the professional setup, is exceptional considering its fourfold lower price point. Producing the image slices in the compact camera is a matter of seconds and when optimal image quality is less of a priority, the internal stacking function omits the need for dedicated stacking software altogether, further decreasing the cost and speeding up the process. In general, it is found that, aware of its limitations, this compact camera is capable of digitizing entomological collections with sufficient quality. As technology advances, more institutes and amateur entomologists will be able to easily and affordably catalogue their specimens.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The use of low cost compact cameras with focus stacking functionality in entomological digitization projects

Popis výsledku anglicky

Digitization of specimen collections has become a key priority of many natural history museums. The camera systems built for this purpose are expensive, providing a barrier in institutes with limited funding, and therefore hampering progress. An assessment is made on whether a low cost compact camera with image stacking functionality can help expedite the digitization process in large museums or provide smaller institutes and amateur entomologists with the means to digitize their collections. Images of a professional setup were compared with the Olympus Stylus TG-4 Tough, a low-cost compact camera with internal focus stacking functions. Parameters considered include image quality, digitization speed, price, and case-of-use. The compact camera&apos;s image quality, although inferior to the professional setup, is exceptional considering its fourfold lower price point. Producing the image slices in the compact camera is a matter of seconds and when optimal image quality is less of a priority, the internal stacking function omits the need for dedicated stacking software altogether, further decreasing the cost and speeding up the process. In general, it is found that, aware of its limitations, this compact camera is capable of digitizing entomological collections with sufficient quality. As technology advances, more institutes and amateur entomologists will be able to easily and affordably catalogue their specimens.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10613 - Zoology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

ZooKeys

ISSN

1313-2989

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

Neuveden

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

712

Stát vydavatele periodika

BG - Bulharská republika

Počet stran výsledku

14

Strana od-do

141-154

Kód UT WoS článku

000414129300005

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85033778857