In photography, digital cameras capture information about the scene carried by photons reflected by it and store the information as data in a raw file pretty well linearly. Data is the container, scene information is the substance. There may or may not be information in the data, no matter what its form. With a few limitations what counts is the substance, information, not the form, data.
A Simple Example
Imagine for instance that you are taking stock of the number of remaining pieces in your dinner place settings. You originally had a full set of 6 of everything but today, after many years of losses and breakage, this is the situation in each category: Continue reading The Difference Between Data and Information