Digital cameras usually have both an electronic and a more traditional mechanical shutter. In this article we are going to see how an electronic shutter is realized in CMOS images sensors.

In CMOS image sensors the electric charge created in each pixel by incoming photons is read by an amplifier within the pixel itself. This analog information
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In many digital still cameras, the image sensor capturing our photograph in place of the standard film is a (charge-coupled device). How it is manufactured and what happens in it when we press the shutter release button is of interest to any good photographer, because it may contribute in taking better photos. Moreover, basics of lingo are useful for
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More and more couples are doing things a little differently for their weddings. Many couples have wedding showers co-ed style instead of the traditional girlie bridal showers and some couples are even having bridesmen and groomsmaids – attendants that stand up for them but break from the tradition of being of the same gender. Things like this may

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Ask newlyweds: What stresses you out most about the holidays…and you’ll get opposing views on many topics.

When newlyweds are faced with their first Thanksgiving and especially Christmas and even New Year’s, their anxiety, stress and helplessness are raised to such a high level that many fear they made the wrong choice in a spouse. ‘Tis the season’ when newlyweds seek help, advice, coaching and therapy.

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Except in a melancholy connection, you seldom hear about love and true, old fashioned romance any more. But this was not the case with Steven Butler and his soon-to-be bride, Kate Watson, both from Manchester, England. This is a true love story, straight from a romance novel about a man sweeping a woman off of her feet.

What will undoubtedly be

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My brother-in-law just got married a few days ago and I’m quite relieved that was the last wedding of the season I’ll be going to. It’s a bit stressful having a big family and going to weddings practically every other weekend! That being said, actually getting married yourself is quite a bit more work, even, as I discovered myself earlier this year

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