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exposure compensation matches the traditional size of a JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert
An adjustment of the base exposure 35mm film frame; approximately Group) One of the most popular
initially set by the camera, usually in 36mm x 24mm. file formats for recording and saving
1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV increments. Negative fully automatic A shooting digital photographs.
exposure compensation darkens an mode in which most of the camera’s Kelvin A scale in which the color
image, and positive lightens it.
functions are set automatically, giving temperature of light can be measured.
f/stop (f/number) A term used to the photographer limited control.
refer to the size of the aperture in a keyword A word or phrase added
lens. It is expressed as a fraction of geo-tag Digital information in to the metadata of a photo that
the focal length: f/4, f/11, f/22, etc. a photo about its location that is describes an aspect of that photo.
entered either when it was shot, Keywords can be searched for in
filter (physical) A piece of glass, or later in postproduction. DAM software.
plastic, or optical resin that is
attached to a lens to filter the light global correction An adjustment kit lens An inexpensive lens, usually
that passes through it. The effect is that is made across an entire photo. a zoom, that is commonly sold as a
duplicated in the resulting image. graduated ND filter A filter, often package with a DSLR or CSC.

filter (digital) An image-editing used when shooting landscape that landscape (format) An image
effect that emulates a physical filter has a semiopaque half and a clear format in which the longest sides
and alters either the entire image or half, to balance the exposure across of the rectangle are horizontal
a selected part of it. a photo. (as opposed to portrait format).
focal length The distance (in highlights The brightest parts of layer An element that can be set
millimeters) from the optical center a scene or photograph. on an image in postproduction, to
of a lens to the focal plane when histogram A graph showing the which adjustments or changes can
the lens is focused on infinity. Focal relative spread of tones in an image. be made.
length, together with the size of the layer mask A part of a layer that
camera’s digital sensor, determines hot shoe A connection found on is used to limit an adjustment to
a lens’s angle of view. the top of most DSLRs and some a specific area of an image.
CSCs, to which an external flash
focus To adjust lens optics to ensure or remote trigger can be attached. LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
that a sharp image is produced on Display technology used in EVFs
the camera’s sensor. ICC profile Data that specifies the and rear camera screens.
range of colors that a digital device,
flash An electronic device that such as a monitor or printer, can lens An assembly of glass or plastic
emits a brief but intense burst produce to ensure that the color is optical elements used to focus light
of light. consistent across different devices. onto the camera’s sensor.
frame A single photographic image. incident-light metering The lens elements The shaped pieces
Also, a surround of wood, plastic, or measurement of the amount of light of glass in a lens that focus light.
metal made to display a print.
falling onto a subject, usually taken light meter A tool used to measure
frame rate The number of with a handheld light meter. the brightness of light, making it
photos that a camera can shoot infinity The farthest point from the possible to determine which camera
every second in Continuous Drive camera on which the lens can focus. settings to use. All cameras have a
mode. It is also referred to as built-in light meter.
frames per second (fps). ISO A numerical value that specifies
how sensitive a sensor is to light. line-of-sight Unobstructed visibility
front element The part of the Higher ISO values make it possible to between the photographer and
lens exposed to the scene.
use faster shutter speeds or smaller camera and a subject, or between
full-frame A sensor size that apertures at the expense of noise. a master and a slave flash.

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