| aperture priority | - Aperture priority mode (nikon, minolta, konica minolta, sony, olympus, sigma brands), same as av mode.
- A metering mode in which the photographer sets the desired lens aperture (f-st...
a; |
| a format designed by the | Joint photographic experts group joint photographic experts group; |
| a system for quantifying the sensitivity (speed) of a photographic emulsion, or a solid-state digital-camera’s image sensor, to visible light. normally followed by a numerical value, e.g.: iso 100 or iso 64/19°. developed from the asa and the din system | International organization for standardization international organization for standardization; |
| advanced distance integration | Advanced distance integration (minolta, konica minolta, sony brands). a technology to take distance information into account in combination with ttl flash metering. adi; |
| automatic exposure | - Automatic exposure. hardware and software (“firmware”), built into the camera, measures luminance of the subject and automatically sets shutter speed, lens aperture or sensitivity, this also a...
ae; autoexposición; |
| ae-l or ael | - Automatic exposure lock
- Automatic exposure lock. technology for holding an exposure setting from one scene to another.
automatic exposure lock; |
| automatic exposure lock | Automatic exposure lock. technology for holding an exposure setting from one scene to another. ae-l or ael; |
| autofocus | - Autofocus. the lens is focused automatically by means of the camera’s hardware and firmware, to obtain optimum sharpness of an image.
- The camera lens focuses automatically, usually ...
af; автофокусировка;; устройство наведения на спутник, управляющее принятыми сигналами; |
| af-l or afl | - Autofocus lock
- Autofocus lock. locks a particular focus setting, preventing refocusing if the scene changes.
autofocus lock; |
| autofocus lock | Autofocus lock. locks a particular focus setting, preventing refocusing if the scene changes. af-l or afl; |
| an ambiguous abbreviation that should be avoided. some writers use it to mean lateral (transverse) chromatic aberration, tca, while others use it to mean longitudial (axial) chromatic aberration, loca. |
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| additive system of photographic exposure | Additive system of photographic exposure. a system to aid calculation of correct exposures, developed in the 1960s. some aspects are included in exif. apex; |
| antishake | Antishake (minolta, konica minolta brands). see is in general usage. as; |
| aperture value | - Aperture value. aperture priority automatic exposure mode, where the photographer sets the lens f-stop and the ae firmware sets the shutter speed.
- In photography, the diameter of th...
av; |
| bbar | - Broad band anti reflection
- Broad band anti reflection (tamron brand). anti-reflection multi-coating of lenses to reduce transmission losses.
broad band anti reflection; |
| broad band anti reflection | Broad band anti reflection (tamron brand). anti-reflection multi-coating of lenses to reduce transmission losses. bbar; |
| catch-in-focus | Catch-in-focus. a technique for allowing a camera to be pre-focussed to a defined spot, and the exposure is only made when a subject is in focus at that spot. also called trap focus. cif; |
| camera left | Camera left. similar cr is camera right, slang in photography groups cl; |
| cmyk | - Cmyk color model
- A color encoding system used by printers in which colors are expressed by the
- Cyan-magenta-yellow-black
- Letters which stand for cyan, magenta,...
cmyk color model; cyan-magenta-yellow-black; |
| cmyk color model | - Cmyk color model. a subtractive process for colour printing that utilises cyan, magenta, yellow and black inks to create any printable colour. it is possible to omit black ink, in which case t...
cmyk; цветовая модель cmyk; |
| cp, cpl, or cpol | - Circular polarizing filter
- Circular polarizing filter.
circular polarizing filter; |
| circular polarizing filter | Circular polarizing filter. cp, cpl, or cpol; |
| csc | - Compact system camera
- Common signaling channel
- Car-seal closed (piping)
- Communications satellite corporation
- Computer sciences corporation
compact system camera; common signaling channel; опломбирован в закрытом состоянии (трубопровод); car-seal closed (piping); communications satellite corporation; computer sciences corporation; cost shearing contract; course and speed calculator; commercial space center (nasa); coastal services center (noaa); california surveying corporation; centralized security controller; container service charge; international convention on the safe transport of containers (un); ; convention on supplementary compensation for nuclear damage;
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| compact system camera | Compact system camera. mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera, smaller than a digital single-lens reflex camera. csc; |
| defocus control (nikon brand). | Digitally corrected (konica minolta, sony, sigma brands). a lens designation to indicate lenses which feature improved lens-coating but cover the aps-c image circle only. also used for dc; |
| design rule for camera file system | Design rule for camera file system. a digital camera file system standard; jeita number cp-3461. dcf; |
| deutsches institut fur normung | Deutsches institut fur normung. a logarithmic system for expressing film speed in common use in europe since 1934. now combined with the asa linear system, in the form of the iso system. din; |
| digital negative | - Digital negative, an open raw image format promoted by adobe and used by some camera manufacturers (f.e. leica, samsung, ricoh and pentax). developed from the tiff/ep digital image file format...
dng; |
| dof or dof | - Depth of field
- Depth of field. a measure of the permissible distance within which an object remains in acceptable, though not perfect, focus. calculations of dof assume that an impe...
depth of field; |
| dslr | - Digital single-lens reflex camera
- Digital single-lens reflex camera; also dslr.
- Digital slr camera. interchangeable lens digital camera. manufacturers include canon, fuji...
digital single-lens reflex camera; |
| digital single-lens reflex camera | Digital single-lens reflex camera; also dslr. dslr; |
| extra low dispersion glass | Extra low dispersion glass. used in composite lenses to reduce chromatic aberration. one of a class of special glasses, including anomalous dispersion (ad), special low dispersion (sld) and extrao... ed; |
| efc, efcs or efsc | - Electronic front curtain,
- Electronic first curtain, electronic front curtain, electronic first curtain shutter, electronic first shutter curtain of a focal plane shutter.
electronic front curtain,; |
| electronic front curtain, | Electronic first curtain, efc, efcs or efsc; |
| electromagnetic diaphragm | Electromagnetic diaphragm (canon brand). a more accurate and faster method of actuating a lens diaphragm. emd; |
| ev | - Exposure value
- End event
- Every
- Exposure value. a system for indicating correct exposure in which the shutter speed and f-number are related arithmetically.
...
exposure value; end event; every; enterovirus; ev; expected value; экспозиционное число; |
| exposure value | Exposure value. a system for indicating correct exposure in which the shutter speed and f-number are related arithmetically. ev; величина экспозиции; значение экспозиции при голографировании; выражается в мдж; |
| electronic viewfinder interchangeable lens camera | Electronic viewfinder interchangeable lens camera. see also milc, mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera. evil; |
| exif | - Exchangeable image file format
- Extensible image file format
- Exchangeable image file format. a standard format for tag data in digital camera files.
- (exchangeab...
exchangeable image file format; extensible image file format; |
| exchangeable image file format | - Exchangeable image file format. a standard format for tag data in digital camera files.
- A standard for storing metadata, e.g. shutter speed and focal length, in image files, especia...
exif; |
| f-number, f-stop | F-number, f-stop. the numerical value of a lens aperture. the ratio of the focal length of the lens divided by its effective aperture diameter. f; |
| full frame | Full frame, where the image sensor is approximately the same size as a 35 mm film negative: 36 ? 24 mm. ff; braced frame.; |
| focal plane array | Focal plane array. a matrix of sensors positioned in the focal plane of a lens or other focusing device. fpa; |
| frames per second | - Frames per second. used in reference to maximum continuous shooting rate or video.
- Кадров в секунду
- The number of video frames displayed per second. higher frame rates ge...
fps; fotogramas por segundo; imágenes por segundo; |
| gnu image manipulation program | Gnu image manipulation program. open-source software for editing digital images. distributed free of charge. gimp; |
| guide number | - Guide number. a value indicating the power of an electronic flash apparatus, and used to estimate exposure. gn = distance ? f-number. one needs to specify the film or sensor iso speed, and it ...
gn; |
| graduated neutral density | Graduated neutral density. a type of neutral density filter in which brightness is reduced more on one side of the filter than on the other, allowing the photographer to reduce the contrast betwee... gnd; |
| high dynamic range | High dynamic range. techniques that allow a digital image to show a wider contrast range than current image sensors can record in one file. some cameras have firmware to do the processing. hdr; |
| hypersonic motor | Hypersonic motor. an autofocus motor (sigma brand lenses). hsm; |
| image stabilization | - Image stabilization. technology to minimize image blurring by camera movement during exposure. see also as, os, ois, oss, sr, ss, ssi, sss, vr as brand-specific terms.
- An optical or...
is; |
| image stabilizer | Image stabilizer (canon brand). see general usage. is; |
| lba | - Lens buying addiction
- Launch base area
- Large-scale biosphere-atmosphere experiment in amazonia
- Lens buying addiction. usually used in a jocular sense on camera...
lens buying addiction; launch base area; large-scale biosphere-atmosphere experiment in amazonia; логическая адресация блоков;; автомат с линейно ограниченной памятью l-band l-диапазон; logical block addressing; |
| lens buying addiction | Lens buying addiction. usually used in a jocular sense on camera forums, about a wish to add to an already extensive collection of interchangeable lenses. lba; |
| lca | - Lake central airlines
- Launch control analyst
- Launch control area
- Land cover analysis
- An ambiguous abbreviation that should be avoided. some writers ...
lake central airlines; launch control analyst; launch control area; land cover analysis; |
| loca | - Chromatic aberration.
- Longitudinal (axial) chromatic aberration.
- Marine-board. see marine boards.
- Loss-of-coolant accident
chromatic aberration.; loss-of-coolant accident; |
| chromatic aberration. | Longitudinal (axial) loca; |
| lightroom | Lightroom, a popular software application for processing images from digital cameras. developed by adobe. lr; |
| multi-coated. anti-reflection coating of lenses to reduce transmission losses. may also stand for | Multi-coating or mc; |
| medium format. a size of film or image sensor somewhat larger than the 35mm film standard of 36 ? 24 mm. | Manual focus. the photographer adjusts the lens to obtain the image sharpness required, as opposed to af. alternative meaning: mf; |
| milc | - Mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera
- Mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera. similar to a digital single-lens reflex camera, but having an electronic or rangefinder type of viewfi...
mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera; |
| mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera | Mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera. similar to a digital single-lens reflex camera, but having an electronic or rangefinder type of viewfinder in place of the mirror and pentaprism, to allow a... milc; |
| modulation transfer function | - Modulation transfer function. a technical measure of the ability of a lens to create a finely detailed image. several types of specialized apparatus are available to get the basic data on a le...
mtf; |
| ois | - Optical image stabilization
- Offshore installation supervisor
- Office of information services
- Obstruction identification surfaces
- Optical image stabil...
optical image stabilization; супервайзер работ на морской установке; offshore installation supervisor; office of information services; obstruction identification surfaces; учрежденческая информационная система;; интегрированная учрежденческая система ок подтверждение "ok" message подтверждение работоспособности; office information system;; office integrated system; |
| optical image stabilization | Optical image stabilization (panasonic brand). see is in general usage. ois; |
| oof or oof | - Out of focus
- Out of focus.
out of focus; |
| out of focus | Out of focus. oof or oof; |
| optical stabilizer | Optical stabilizer (sigma brand). see is in general usage. os; |
| optical steadyshot | Optical steadyshot (sony brand). see is in general usage. oss; |
| ovf | - Optical viewfinder
- Optical viewfinder. the picture is framed on the focusing screen of a through-the-lens optical viewfinder, as found on [d]slr cameras, or in a look-through-viewfi...
optical viewfinder; |
| optical viewfinder | - Optical viewfinder. the picture is framed on the focusing screen of a through-the-lens optical viewfinder, as found on [d]slr cameras, or in a look-through-viewfinder, as found on rangefinder ...
ovf; |
| p&s | - Point-and-shoot camera
- Purchase and sale statement. a statement provided by the broker showing change in the customer`s net ledger balance after the offset of any previously establi...
point-and-shoot camera; |
| point-and-shoot camera | Point-and-shoot camera. photographers’ slang for a small or compact camera that is easy to use because the essential functions are automated. popular, but with limitations compared with more advan... p&s; |
| personal computer in conjunction with digital photography. | Prontor-compur. a 3.5 mm coaxial camera jack named pc terminal, to synchronize external non-dedicated flashes (f.e. studio flashes), found on many more advanced camera models. also may mean “persp... pc; |
| purple fringing | Purple fringing. a form of chromatic aberration in which a purple-violet haze degrades high contrast edges or over-saturated highlights. some models of lens are widely criticised for this fault, t... pf; |
| ps, pse | - Photoshop elements. commercial computer applications developed by adobe to facilitate the editing of digital images.
- Photoshop, photoshop elements. commercial computer applications ...
photoshop elements. commercial computer applications developed by adobe to facilitate the editing of digital images.; |
| photoshop elements. commercial computer applications developed by adobe to facilitate the editing of digital images. | Photoshop, ps, pse; |
| pzd | - Piezo drive
- Piezo drive (tamron brand). autofocus mechanism that employs a piezo-electric motor.
piezo drive; |
