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78 Cards in this Set
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Operate on the basic principle of the camera obscura. |
Contemporary camera |
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The ____ sharpens the image and ___ makes possible a fixed, reproducible image. |
Lens and film |
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A light tight box, with a lens to form an image with a shutter and diaphragm to control the entry of the image |
Camera |
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Overlapping circle patches of light representing each patch of light on the subject. |
Circle of confusion |
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It represents unsharp images, but the human eyes see them as acceptably sharp |
Circle of confusion |
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It refers to the distance between the nearest object and the farthest object that appears to be focused when the lens is focus in infinity |
Depth of field |
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This control is utilized by manipulating the ASA/ISO/DIN dial of the camera |
Film speed control |
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Is the means by which the object distance is estimated or calculated to form sharp or clear images |
Focus |
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MF/AF |
Manual focus and automatic focus |
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The nearest distance between at which a lens is focused with a given particular diaphragm opening which will give the maximum depth of field |
Hyperfocal distance |
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The difference between what is seen through the viewfinder and what is exactly recorded on the film |
Parallax |
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The speed of light gathering power of the lens equal to the duration of the focal length to the diameter of its lens pupil or the relative brightness of the image produced by the lens as compared with the brightness of the object |
Relative aperture |
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Usually homemade consisting of a box having a small aperture functioning as a lens at one end |
Pinhole camera |
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A simple camera is little more than a pinhole camera |
Box camera |
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A box used for sketching large objects which literally means dark chamber |
Camera obscura |
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The biggest and the most sophisticated among the different types of camera. They have removable lens |
View camera |
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A camera loaded with a sheet film, they are traditional of folding bellows design with a lens standard in an extendable baseboard |
Press camera |
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The term single lens means that only one lens is used for both viewing the scene and taking photograph fit thereby preventing parallax |
Single lens reflex camera |
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The term single lens means that only one lens is used for both viewing the scene and taking photograph fit thereby preventing parallax |
Single lens reflex camera |
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Employs two separate lenses-one for viewing and one for focusing. It has permanently fixed lenses and an automatic parallax adjustment |
Twin lens reflex camera |
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This camera is restricted in its uses but is ideal in instant photograph when there is no requirement for enlargements |
Polaroid still camera |
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This is designed for underwater photography |
Underwater camera |
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Used for landscaping photography. It is easy to use by encompassing a 120⁰, 180⁰ and 360⁰ view of one exposure |
Panoramic camera |
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Images can be stored on video tapes equipment with a floppy disc |
Still video camera |
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A disc that can hold about 50 images or more |
Floppy disc |
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A disc of transparent glass generally bounded by two spherical surfaces capable of forming an image |
Lens |
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An adjustable mechanism that regulates the amount of light reaching the film by varying the length of time |
Shutter |
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It is made up of overlapping blades powered by a spring, located between the aperture and the lens or in between the lens |
Blade or between the lens or central shutter |
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It consist of two metal blinds that pen progressively or made of black cloth and generally located vert near the focal plane |
Focal plane shutter |
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It controls the amount of light |
Aperture |
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The most important control in the camera |
Focusing control |
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A large knurled ring around the barrel of the lens when turned the lens will either move away or toward the camera body |
Focusing ring |
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It controls the length of time reduced by the light ray to reach and affect the film inside the camera |
Shutter speed control |
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T stands for B stands for |
Time Bulb |
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An adjustable mechanism device in the lens assembly which controls the amount of light passing through the lens to the film |
Aperture or diaphragm control |
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Exposure triangle |
Aperture, iso, shutter speed |
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They use or format of the picture they produce |
Size of the film |
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These cameras have bellows and use sheet films in the size 4"x5" , 5" x7" and 8"x10" |
Large format cameras |
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Some of these cameras are folding type with bellows and some are rigid-body with film size of 120, 220, 70mm. The double lens reflex camera falls under this category |
Medium format cameras |
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Those form size of 126, 110, 35mm, 16mm, and 8mm. |
Small format cameras |
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The viewing/focusing system |
-Those with focusing mechanism at the back of the camera -those with optical viewfinder |
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Its rigid-body design accepts a wide variety of lenses, viewers, film backs and accessories can be attached or integrated to adapt to scientific, technical, architecural, astronomical, underwater, and many other kinds of photography |
System cameras |
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These types of camera digitalize the image which can be put into a computer and enhanced through a software package such as Adobe Photoshop |
Digital Cameras |
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Two types of digital Camera |
Those with fix memory Those with removable memory |
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Limited number of images it can capture, the user will be then be forced or download it into a computer |
Those with fix memory |
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Allows the user to load and replace a variety of storage cards in much the same fashion as film is exposed and replaced with a new film |
Thos with removable memory |
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A specially shaped piece of glass which reflects light frim outside onto the back of the camera and creates a reversed, upside down image on the film at the back of the camera |
Lens |
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Moves the lens back and forth which allows the photographer to create a sharp image of the subject |
Focusing ring |
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A small opening in a camera usually circular in shape and usually varies in the form of Iris diaphragm that regulates the intensity of light which passes through the lens |
Diaphragm/ aperture |
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A part of th camera that is twisted to advance the film inside and to check the number of exposures |
Film advance lever |
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It will control the length of time when light is allowed to strike the sensitized materials |
Shutter speed dial |
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An adjustable mechanism that regulates the amount of light reaching the film by varying the length of time light is allowed to pass through the lens |
Shutter |
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A part of the camera which when pressed will keep the shutter in open position |
Shutter release button |
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A viewing instrument attached to a camera, used to obtain proper composition |
Viewfinder or window |
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It holds the film firmly inside the camera, it is always located at the opposite sid of the lens |
Film holder |
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It is where the flash bulb is inserted for indoor photography |
Accessory light shoe or hot shoe |
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A camera device in which when adjusted it will control with the sensitivity of the film to light |
ISO/ASA/DIN dial |
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A device indicating the number of exposures made |
Exposure counter or frame counter |
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A device that shows the approximate distance from the optical center of the lens to the point of focus on the object |
Distance scale |
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A device used in film rewinding |
Film rewind crank |
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A device that secure the film for any accidental rewinding |
Film rewinding lock |
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A device used in opening the back cover for film reloading |
Back cover release knob |
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A device used to secure the lens |
Lens lock release lever |
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A stand consisting of three legs and a mounting head for a camera used to support and stabilize the camera |
Tripod |
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A cable with a button or plunger attached to a camera to prevent accidental movement and eliminate camera shake |
Cable release |
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An artificial light source synchronized with the opening and closing of the shutter to emit a brief but very bright burst of illumination to a scene |
Flash unit |
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A piece of colored glass, plastic, or other material that attaches to or over the camera or enlarger lens to selectively absorb the light passing through it |
Filter |
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Two general types of Photographic filters |
-Non-special effect filters -Special effect filters |
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Intended to manipulate the way the film reacts to subject colors |
Non-special effect filters |
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Intended to give special effect to pictures |
Special effects filters |
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Filters can also be classified into five namely |
-contrast filter -correction filter -haze filter -sky filter -polarizing filter |
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Adjust the tonal differences of an image |
Contrast filter |
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Colored filter used in black and white image capture to ensure that tones are reproduced with the same relative brightness as perceived by the human eye |
Correction filter |
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Used to filter out ultraviolet radiation which can cause a bluish fog and loss of detail in distant objects |
Haze filter |
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A graduated filter designed to darken the sky while leaving the foreground exposure unaltered |
Sky filter |
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Gray filter used over light sources of camera lenses to reduce specular reflections on certain surfaces |
Polarizing filter |
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A device used to hold the camera firmly so as to prevent vibration or movement |
Camera grip |
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A plastic, metal or rubber device that attaches to the front of a lens to shield it form extraneous light and eliminate reflection that might destroy the image cast by objects especially when the light is coming from the top or side portions of the camera |
Lens hood |
