White Balance - Canon DZ-3600U User Manual

TWAIN
An application programming interface (API) standard for image input
devices, such as the DZ-3600U, image scanners and digital cameras. Any
device will work with any application program, regardless of the
manufacturer or model, as long as both comply with the standard.
USB
Universal serial bus: a new interface standard that supports up to 127
peripheral devices, such as keyboards, displays, mice and modems in a
daisy chain connection.
VAROS
VAriable Refraction Optical System: an imaging technology that achieves
a ninefold increase in resolution by optically sampling an object from
nine minutely different angles and integrating the data into a single
image. Using VAROS, the DZ-3600U is able to achieve a resolution
equivalent to a 3.6-million element charge-coupled device (CCD).

White Balance

The human eye is an extremely adaptable device. For example, if exposed
to a sheet of white paper outdoors at noon, it will recognize it as 'white
paper.' If exposed to the same sheet indoors in a room with the lights off
and little ambient light, it will still recognize it as 'white paper.'
Moreover, it can even recognize it under the light of a red sky at
twilight. An electronic eye (such as the CCD element used in the DZ-
3600U), on the other hand, will probably register the paper as white in
the outdoor setting, gray in the darkened room and red under the night
sky.
The white balance function is what compensates for this phenomenon.
The DZ-3600U is equipped with an auto white balance function so that
there is no need to make adjustments in most cases. Nonetheless, it is
also equipped with a manual white balance function for when it is
required (p. 70).
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