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Unit 2:
Photography
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aperture | Device the controls the quantity of light that passes through the lense. |
| Card Readers | Input device that reads memory cards. |
| Close up | Framing technique that captures the head and shoulders of the subject. |
| Digital Zoom | Zoom takes a portion of the image and enlarges it electronically; the image quality is reduced since digital zoom enlarges the same set of pixels without adding details. |
| Extreme Close up | A framing technique that cuts off top of head and chin of subject. |
| Flash | A device used in photography producing a flash of artificial light. |
| Image stabilization | Vibration reduction and anti shake. |
| Internal Memory | Built in storage |
| LCD screens | Allows user to see what the image will look like. |
| Long Shot | A framing technique used capture the environment and full body of subject. |
| Macro zoom | Zoom that allows you to take extreme close ups |
| Megapixel | One million pixels; describes the size of the images captured by a camera. |
| Memory Card | Removable storage device used in digital cameras (such as SD cards, compact flash cards) |
| Mid Shot | A framing technique that captures subject from the waist up. |
| Model Dial | Used to change camera functions. |
| Preview Mode | Used to review images taken. |
| Optical zoom | Zoom that physically increases the length of the lens, essentially creating a magnifying glass; produces a higher- quality image. |
| Raw | Is a camera file format that acts like a negative allowing you to make significant changes to the original image |
| Resolution | The quality or sharpness of an image, usually measured in pixels per inch; the more pixels, the higher the resolution. |
| Rule of thirds | Divides the frame into 9 sections, points of interest should occur at 1/3 or 2/3. |
| Shutter speed | The amount of time that the shutter is open. |
| Tripod | A three-legged object used as support for a camera. |
| Universal Serial Bus Cable | Used to transfer images from a camera to a computer. |
| White Balance | A feature on digital cameras used to accurately balance color. |