Tutorial Two: Digital Imaging

They say that the "lastest technology is always the greatest technology" or was it just in my head.  I always used a film loaded Olympus SLR camera which I felt took the best shots.  Yes you had to fiddle around with the depth of field and the film speed but that was part of the appeal.  Today although I must admit that the most important piece of equipment I take on my holiday is my digital camera, along with spare batteries, SD card, and of course the most important thing...the battery charger; can't do much without it!.
Examples of digital imaging are video cameras, laptops, camera phones, and hand held devices.
"A new technology is rarely superior to an old one in every feature".   Some of the pluses of digital camera technology is that the cameras are portable and small and still maintain most of the precision of the old SLR's.  You can take as many shots as you like and delete the ones you don't.  When we go on holiday we download all our photos to a notebook and a USB so we don't lose any shots.  Digital cameras these days are pretty affordable so you can  have a couple of cameras with you to take your own shots as they arise.  The down side is that if you are a camera buff, the pleasure of setting up a shot is taken away because it takes time.

Ethical issues that may arise in Occupational Therapy from digital  use are confidentiality.  You must have consent from the client before using any digital imaging.  The images must also be appropriate.

Some of the ways that digital images are being used is:
Keeping in touch with other Occcupational Therapists in this country and around the worlds.
Looking at OT websites for the lastest in equipment.
Blogging to other OT's.
http://otresources.tripod.com/otis.html