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Important DSLR and general photography term explanations.

Category: Engineering

Company: Canon, Inc.

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Number of Blossarys: 9

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This indicates how much of the scene can be captured. It varies depending on the lens focal length (mm) and the sensor size. Wide-angle lenses have a wider angle of view, while telephoto lenses have ...

Domain: Photography; Category: Photography techniques Collected Term

Getting down low or getting up high and taking a new perspective on your photography. Experimenting with taking photos at different height levels to achieve different looks.

Domain: Photography; Category: Photography techniques Collected Term

An AE mode which enables the user to set the aperture while the camera sets the shutter speed automatically to obtain a correct exposure. It is effective for adjusting the depth of field.

Domain: Photography; Category: Photography techniques Collected Term

The amount of light passing through the lens is controlled by the aperture hole. The aperture value indicates how much light can pass through. Since it is expressed as f/2.8, f/16, etc., it is also ...

Domain: Photography; Category: Photography techniques Collected Term

This refers to where the subject's main light source is located. If it is behind the subject, it is called backlight.

Domain: Photography; Category: Photography techniques Collected Term

Any of the following preset modes on a camera: Portrait, Landscape, close-up, sports & night scene modes.

Domain: Photography; Category: Photography techniques Collected Term

The condition of being out of focus. When the picture is in focus, dots will look like dots and lines will look sharp. But the more out of focus the picture is, the more blurry the dots and lines ...

Domain: Photography; Category: Photography techniques Collected Term

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