Thursday, September 2, 2010

Single-lens_reflex_camera

                                                                  Camera definitons!

aperture- An opening, as a hole, slit, crack, gap, etc.

shutter- A mechanical device for opening and closing the apertureof a camera lens to expose film or the like.

exposure- The act of presenting a photosensitive surface to rays of light.

depth of field- the range of distances along the axis of an optical instrument, usually a camera lens.

F-stop- The setting of an adjustable lens aperture, as indicated by anf number.

Focal length- the distance from a focal point to a lens to the correponding principal plane.


visible spectrum-the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye.

camera sensor- is a device that converts an optincal image to an electric signal.

Ambient light- The natural light in a scene.

brackets- to over and then under expose from the indicated camera settings.



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