Smartphones’ basic programming for taking pictures in oral telemedicine
Criteria
Programming
Resolution
Maximum possible (10 or more megapixels)
Format
JPG
Flash
On (forced)
Grid
3 × 3
White balance
Flashlight or a 5,500 degrees Kelvin (K) source
ISO
Equal or less than 100
Touch focus
On
Declarations
Author contributions
EDP: Conceptualization, Methodology, Visualization, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. GMG, MFGC, and JPL: Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. All authors read and approved the submitted version.
Conflicts of interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Ethical approval
The manuscript is illustrated with clinical photos, not to develop a clinical case, but only to show the different results that are obtained by modifying the photographic parameters, which do not constitute a medical treatment nor a diagnostic procedure. In this case, ethical approval is not applicable according to local regulations (SALUD PUBLICA. Decreto 1089/2012).
Consent to participate
Informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from all participants.
Consent to publication
Informed consent to publication was obtained from relevant participants.
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