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Glossary of terms
A (Aperture Priority) Mode • • • • • • • •
In this mode, you set the aperture your-
self and the camera automatically varies
the shutter speed according to the aper-
ture setting so that the picture is taken
with the optimum exposure.
AE (Automatic Exposure) • • • • • • • •
This is a system whereby the camera
uses a built-in exposure meter to auto-
matically set the exposure. The 3 AE
modes available on this camera are P
mode, in which the camera selects both
the aperture and shutter speed, A
mode, in which the user selects the
aperture and the camera sets the shut-
ter speed, and S mode, in which the
user selects the shutter speed and the
camera sets the aperture. In M mode,
the user must select both the aperture
and the shutter speed.
Aperture • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
This is a mechanism for adjusting the
amount of light that passes through the
lens. Lower values allow more light to
pass, while higher values lessen the
amount of light. When you set the lowest
aperture value for a lens, the aperture is
at its widest. Conversely, the highest
aperture value gives the narrowest
aperture.
Backlight • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A light source provided for the Monitor
so that it can be seen more easily.
CCD (Charge-coupled Device) • • • • •
A pickup element that converts light
passing through the lens into electrical
signals. On this camera, light is picked
up at 3.34 million points and converted
to RGB signals to build a single image.
Contrast Detection Method • • • • • • •
This is a method used to measure the
distance to the subject. The camera
determines whether the image is
focused by detecting the level of con-
trast in the subject.
Conventional Photograph • • • • • • • •
This refers to the system of recording
images using silver halide. (This is the
method for recording images on film in
conventional, non-digital photography.)
This system is in contrast to still video
and digital photography.
DCF • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(Design rule for Camera File system)
A standard formulated for image files by
the Japanese Electronic Industry
Development Association (JEIDA).
Digital ESP (Electro-Selective Pattern)
light metering • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
A light metering method that determines
the exposure by metering and calculat-
ing the light levels in the center and
around the periphery of the image sep-
arately.
DPOF • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
(Digital Print Order Format)
A format used for recording automatic
print settings for digital cameras. By
recording which images are to be print-
ed and the number of copies of each
image on the card on which the images
are saved, the user can automatically
have the desired images printed by a
printer or print lab that supports the
DPOF format.
Eclipsing (Vignetting) • • • • • • • • • • •
This refers to the situation where there is
an object that obscures part of the field
of view so that part of the subject is not
photographed. Vignetting also refers to
the situation where the image seen
through the viewfinder does not exactly
match the image shot through the
objective lens so that the photographed
image includes objects not seen
through the viewfinder. Vignetting can
also occur when the incorrect lens hood
is used and shadowing appears in the
corners of the image.
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