Wednesday, August 5, 2015

vocabulary 2

 F/- see f/ stop

File Format- the form in which digital images are stored and recorded, e.g., JPEG, RAW, TIFF, etc.

Flare- unwanted light streaks or rings that appear in the viewfinder, on the recorded image, or both. 

Focal Plane- the plane on which a lens forms a sharp image. Also, it may be the film plane or sensor plane.

Focus-  an optimal sharpness or image clarity that occurs when a lens creates a sharp image by covering light rays to specific points at the focal plane.


Frame- the complete image-exposure area.


F/stop- the size of the aperture or diaphragm opening of the lens, also referred to as f/ number or stop. 

Gigabyte-  just over one million bytes

gray scale- a success series of tones ranging between black and white, which have no color

hard drive- a contained storage unit made up of magnetically sensitive disks 

histogram- a graphic representation of image tones 

hot shoe- an electronically connected flash mount on the camera body 

icon- a symbol used to represent a file, function, or program

image-editing program- software that allows for image alteration and enhancement 

infinity- A term used to denote the theoretically most distant point of focus

iso- from ISOS (Greek for equal), a term of industry standards from the International organization for Standardization   

jpeg- Joint Photographic Experts Groups 

kilobyte- just over one thousand bytes 

lcd- Liquid Crystal Displays is flat screen with two clear polarizing sheets on either side of a liquid crystal solution   

led- Light Emitting Diode

lens- a piece of optional glass on the front of a camera that has been precisely calibrations to allow focus 

light meter- also called an exposure meter, it is a device that measure light levels and calculates the correct aperture and shutter speed 

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