Introduction to the imaging process -- Light theory -- Photographic light sources -- The human visual system -- Introduction to colour science -- Photographic and geometrical optics -- Images and image formation -- Sensitometry -- Image sensors -- Camera lenses -- Photographic camera systems -- Exposure and image control -- Image formation and the photographic process -- Digital cameras and scanners -- Displays -- Digital printing and materials -- Digital image file formats -- Image storage media and archiving -- Introduction to image quality and system performance -- Speed and sensitivity -- Tone reproduction -- Photographic colour reproduction -- Digital colour reproduction -- Noise, sharpness, resolution and information -- Digital image workflow -- Colour management systems -- Spatial image processing -- Digital image processing in the frequency domain -- Image compression.