The earliest digital photographs, produced in the 1970s, captured images at resolutions too low for most practical printing applications and required equipment too bulky to leave the laboratory. Subsequent decades saw improvements in sensors, image processing, and storage that gradually narrowed and then closed the gap with film photography. By the early 21st century, digital had largely displaced film in both professional and consumer use.
Which choice most logically completes the text? The passage suggests that the displacement of film by digital photography reflects _______
- A
an immediate technological advantage of digital imaging from its first appearance
- B
consumer indifference to image quality throughout the period
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the cumulative effect of incremental improvements eventually meeting and exceeding established benchmarks
- D
the deliberate suppression of digital imaging by film manufacturers
Explanation
Initially impractical digital improving until it surpassed film supports B. A, C, D contradict or are unsupported.