Article
Measuring Magnification of Virtual Images Using Digital Cameras
Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2016
Keywords
- Virtual imagery,
- Digital photography,
- Measurement,
- Magnification
Disciplines
Abstract
The concept of virtual images and why they lead to angular rather than linear magnification of optical images can be vague for students. A particularly straightforward method of obtaining quantitative magnification for simple magnifiers, microscopes, and telescopes uses the technology that students carry in their backpacks—their camera phones.
Journal Title
The Physics Teacher
DOI
https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.1119/1.4965277
First Department
Physics
Citation Information
Mickey Kutzner and Samantha Snelling. "Measuring Magnification of Virtual Images Using Digital Cameras" Vol. 54 Iss. 8 (2016) p. 503 - 503 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mickey_kutzner/5/