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Term Description See Also

A

   
aeAbbreviation for auto exposure. This feature automatically sets the aperture and shutter speed. exposure
af lockAuto focus lock. Focus on your subject, press the button half way down. This locks the focus even if you move the camera and point at something else. auto focus
ai servo af   
angle of view   
aperture   
aperture-priority   
auto exposure   
auto exposure lock   
auto focus  af

B

   
backlight   
blur   
blurred shots   
bounce flash   
bulb   

C

   
camera shake   
center weighted metering   
cf card   
color saturation   
color temperature   
color tone   
continuous shooting   
contrast   

D

   
d-slr   
depth-of-field preview   
depth of field  dof
digital slr   
dofdepth-of-field  
dpi   

E

   
evaluative metering   
exif   
exposure   
exposure compensation   
eyepiece   

F

   
f-number   
f-stop   
fill flash   
film camera   
fine   
flare   
flash   
focal length   
focus   
focusing   
format   
framing   

G

   
ghosting   
guide number   

H

   
highlight detail loss   
histogram   
hood   

I

   
image browser program   
image file   
imaging sensor   
inkjet printer   
interchangeable lens   
iso   

J

   
jpeg, jpg   

L

   
lcd   
lcd monitor   

M

   
macro   
manual exposure   
manual focus   
maximum aperture   
memory card   
metering   
metering mode   

N

   
noise   
normal lens   

O

   
overexposure   

P

   
pan focus   
panning   
partial metering   
perspective   
photo paper   
photo printer   
pixel   
pixel count   
predictive af   
program ae   

R

   
raw   
recording media   
resolution   

S

   
saturation   
sensor   
sensor size   
shadow detail loss   
sharpness   
shutter speed   
shutter speed-priority ae   
shutter, shutter speed   
single focal length lens   
slow shutter speed   
slr   
spot metering   
stop   
subject   
subject blur   
super telephoto lens   

T

   
telephoto lens   
thumbnail   
tiff   

U

   
underexposure   

V

   
viewfinder   

W

   
wb  
white balance   
wide-angle lens   

Z

   
zoom lens   

0-9

   
35mm format   
35mm format equivalent   
   

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