Digital Photography Takes Off

Two Different Directions

The charge-coupled device (CCD) sensor—the core technology of the digital camera—exists in two formats: the linear array and the area array. The linear array provides one, hearty technology. The area array offers a number of options, depending upon its configuration within the camera. Agfa, with a U.S. base in Ridgefield Park, NJ, offers the ActionCam and StudioCam digital cameras, and has published a reference guide entitled A Guide to Digital Photography Theory and Basics, which provides the following list of sensor options to consider when shopping for the digital camera best suited for your catalog’s workflow.