“…An exception is when using scanners, which already have a shield cover to prevent external interferences, or a protective box 39 can be also adapted for this same purpose. - An image capturing device to register the images of the chemical system under consideration. Simple commercial devices include digital cameras, 15,25,30,41,45,52,53,59,60 scanners, 21,28,34,35,39,43,46,54–57,61 webcams, 26,29,32,33,36–38,40,42,44,47–49 and smartphones, 17,18,27,31,50,51,58 and the choice of one of them shall be according to its availability in each laboratory or specific need for a given application. However, it is important to note that the portability of systems through the use of smartphones has become a remarkable trend in the literature, mainly in applications involving univariate calibration for colorimetric analysis.
- A computer containing a software for extraction of the color histograms from the registered images and other for construction of the chemometric models.
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