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(photography) A feature that prevents blurring of the image.
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(optics) A hole which restricts the diameter of the lightpath through one plane in an optical system.
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(photography, often used attributively) A setting in many professional-grade and advanced-amateur-grade cameras which allows a photographer to manually set the aperture setting of an exposure while the camera then automatically selects the correct shutter speed for that exposure.
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Alternative form of aperture priority [(photography, often used attributively) A setting in many professional-grade and advanced-amateur-grade cameras which allows a photographer to manually set the aperture setting of an exposure while the camera then automatically selects the correct shutter speed for that exposure.]
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(photography) A camera iris that adjusts automatically based on light levels.
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(photography) A photographic lighting device that uses a parabolic reflector to distribute light towards a focal point.
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(photography) One of a series of small plates that make up the aperture or the shutter of a camera.
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(photography) To take multiple images of the same subject, using a range of exposure settings, in order to help ensure that a satisfactory image is obtained.
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(horology) Movement of a timepiece.
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A darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface.
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A device for making a laser beam circular.
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(photography) Alternative form of darkroom [(photography) A dark room, where photographs are developed.]
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(optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.
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Made by molding a second layer of plastic around a plastic or metal base.
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Alternative spelling of f-stop [(photography) Any of the discrete steps or stopping points for adjusting the aperture of a lens, either marked on a ring on the lens and adjusted by rotating that ring or marked in the display of a digital camera and adjusted by buttons or touch-sensitive controls.]
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(photography) Any of the discrete steps or stopping points for adjusting the aperture of a lens, either marked on a ring on the lens and adjusted by rotating that ring or marked in the display of a digital camera and adjusted by buttons or touch-sensitive controls.
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Alternative spelling of f-stop [(photography) Any of the discrete steps or stopping points for adjusting the aperture of a lens, either marked on a ring on the lens and adjusted by rotating that ring or marked in the display of a digital camera and adjusted by buttons or touch-sensitive controls.]
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(photography) A measure of a film's sensitivity to light; faster films needing shorter exposures
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(photography) A translucent object placed in the light path of a camera to remove certain wavelengths (colors), or a computer program that simulates such an effect.
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(photography, historical) A cloth thrown over a camera (and the operator's head and shoulders) to exclude all light except that which comes through the lens.
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(photography) A flat translucent material found in a system camera that allows the photographer to preview the framed image in a viewfinder.
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Alternative form of focusing cloth [(photography, historical) A cloth thrown over a camera (and the operator's head and shoulders) to exclude all light except that which comes through the lens.]
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(photography or cinematography) The foreground of a photographic image.
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(photography) A line in the viewfinder indicating the boundary of the image that will be captured.
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(photography) To use a narrow-angle lens to take one or more photographs.
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(film, photography, television) A screen (often in disc form) placed between a light and an illuminated actor or object in order to diffuse the glare.
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A device that produces noise, used as an implant to treat tinnitus.
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A slide projected by a magic lantern, an early slide projector.
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(proscribed) Alternative spelling of lens [(transitive, cinematography) To film, shoot.]
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A thin sheet of colored plastic used to affect color temperature of lights when shooting film or video. They are held in front of a light by clipping it to the barn doors using C-47s.
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(dated) A slideshow, often using an early form of slide projector that could achieve simple animation by moving and merging images.
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Alternative spelling of mirror ball [A disco ball.]
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(photography) A camera shutter.
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(intransitive, photography) To move the camera lens angle while continuing to expose the film, enabling a contiguous view and enrichment of context. In still-photography large-group portraits the film usually remains on a horizontal fixed plane as the lens and/or the film holder moves to expose the film laterally. The resulting image may extend a short distance laterally or as great as 360 degrees from the point where the film first began to be exposed.
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(transitive, figuratively) To fix permanently in the memory etc.
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In graphic arts, the effect whereby an image bows in at the sides.
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A device for holding a photographic plate.
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A machine for generating a pulse.
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(photography) A sheet of gauze etc. used to reduce the intensity of light.
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(photography) The part of a camera, normally closed, that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in when taking a picture.
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(photography, often used attributively) A setting in many professional-grade and advanced-amateur-grade cameras which allows a photographer to manually set the shutter speed of an exposure while the camera then automatically selects the correct aperture setting for that exposure.
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(photography) The duration of time for which the shutter of a camera remains open when exposing photographic film or other photosensitive material to light for the purpose of recording an image.
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Alternative form of shutter priority [(photography, often used attributively) A setting in many professional-grade and advanced-amateur-grade cameras which allows a photographer to manually set the shutter speed of an exposure while the camera then automatically selects the correct aperture setting for that exposure.]
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Alternative form of shutter speed [(photography) The duration of time for which the shutter of a camera remains open when exposing photographic film or other photosensitive material to light for the purpose of recording an image.]
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(attributive) A photographic and cinematographic process where a moveable slide, into which a slit has been cut, is inserted between the camera and the subject to be photographed. It can be used to achieve blurriness or deformity, or in creating flowing animations.
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(photography) A series of aerial photographs taken during the flight of an aircraft; (by extension) a photography session.
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(photography) The duration of exposure, the time during which a camera shutter is open (shutter speed).
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To retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws.
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(photography) A part of a photographic system that reduces the amount of light.
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(photography) To decrease the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a lower number to an f/stop represented by a higher number.
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(photography) To increase the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a higher number to an f/stop represented by a lower number and causing more light to pass into the camera.
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Alternative form of subcaliber [Smaller than the caliber of a firearm.]
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(genetics) A coil of the DNA helix upon itself, such as a figure eight.
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(photography, chiefly attributive) synchronization of the flash and shutter of a camera
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(photography) A transmission stop; an alternative to an f-stop.
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(photography) The characteristic of a camera lens, either by deficiency in design or by mismatch of the lens with the film format, to produce an image smaller than the film's frame with a crudely focused border. Photographers may deliberately choose this characteristic for a special effect.
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A piece of equipment, instrument, machine or device.
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