Week Seven: Assistive Technology

Assistive Technology is any item, piece of equipment or product system whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized that is used to increase or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.

One assistive device I have looked at is a digital camera:

The Fuji F200EXR. “The box entails the Fujifilm F200EXR camera, NP-50 rechargeable battery, BC-45W battery charger, USB-AV cable, Strap, Manual and Software CD.” (Barribeau, 2009)

“The Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR is a camera with a new generation of image sensor that offers special modes for reducing image noise or improving dynamic range.” (Barribeau, 2009) . The Fuji F200EXR camera is very small and compact. The dimensions of this camera is “Width: 3.8 in/97.7cm, Depth: 0.9in/23.4mm, Height: 23in/58.9mm and weight: 6.2 oz/175g.” (Barribeau, 2009)

According to Fujifilm (n.d.) this camera has 48MB internal memory; this camera is also compatible with XD, SD and SDHC memory cards.

Digital zoom	Approx. 4.4x
Aperture	Wide: F3.3 / F9.0, Telephoto: F5.1 / F14.0
Focus distance (from lens surface)	Normal Wide: Approx. 45cm / 1.5ft. to infinity Telephoto: Approx. 80cm / 2.6ft. to infinity Macro Wide: Approx. 5cm - 80cm / 0.2ft. - 2.6ft. Telephoto: Approx. 50cm - 1m / 1.6ft. - 3.3ft.
Sensitivity	Auto / Auto(3200) / Auto(1600) / Auto(800) / Auto(400) / Equivalent to ISO 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400 / 12800 (Standard Output Sensitivity) * Number of recorded pixels: ISO6400: “M” or “S”, ISO12800: “S”only
Exposure control	TTL 256-zones metering
Exposure mode	Programmed AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual
Shooting modes	Mode dial: Auto, EXR, Natural Light, Natural Light & with Flash, SP, P, M, Movie SP: Portrait, Portrait Enhancer, Landscape, Sport, Night, Fireworks, Night (Tripod), Sunset, Snow, Beach, Underwater, Museum, Party, Flower, Text
Image Stabilization	CCD-shift type
Shutter speed	(Auto mode) 1/4 sec. to 1/1500 sec., (All other modes) 8 sec. to 1/1500 sec.
Continuous shooting	Top-3 (max. 1.4 frames/sec.) Top-12, High speed (max. 5 frames/sec., number of recorded pixels: “S” only) Final-3 (max. 1.4 frames/sec.) FInal-12, High speed (max. 5 frames/sec., number of recorded pixels: “S” only) Long-period
Focus	Auto focus (Area, Multi, Centre) / Continuous AF, AF assist illuminator available
White balance	Automatic scene recognition Preset: Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm white), Fluorescent light (Cool white), Incandescent light, Underwater lighting Custom
Self-timer	Approx. 10sec. / 2sec. delay
Flash	Auto flash Effective range (ISO AUTO): Normal: Wide: Approx. 60cm - 4.3m / 2.0ft. - 14.1ft. Telephoto: Approx. 60cm - 2.8m / 2.0ft. - 9.2ft. Macro: Approx. 30cm - 80cm / 1.0ft. - 2.6ft. Flash modes Red-eye removal OFF: Auto, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro. Red-eye removal ON: Red-eye Reduction Auto, Red-eye Reduction & Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Red-eye Reduction & Slow Synchro.
LCD monitor	3.0-inch, Approx. 230,000 dots, TFT color LCD monitor, Approx. 100% coverage
Movie recording	640 x 480 pixels / 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.) with monaural sound * Zoom function cannot be used during movie recording.
Photography functions	EXR mode (EXR AUTO, RESOLUTION PRIORITY, HIGH ISO&LOW NOSIE POIORITY, D-RANGE POIORITY), Film Simulation, Face Detection (with Auto red-eye removal), Power management, Framing guideline, Frame No. memory
Playback functions	Face Detection (with Red-eye removal), Slideshow, Trimming, Multi-frame playback (with Micro Thumbnail), Sorting by date, Image rotate, Resize, Voice memo
Video output	NTSC / PAL selectable
HD output	Analog component/HDC-1 component video cable for digital camera
Digital interface