Cameras, Formats & Systems
4 terms
Cameras, Formats & Systems
Sensor Format
The physical dimensions of a camera's sensor, which set its angle of view, depth of field characteristics and light-gathering area.
Cameras, Formats & SystemsShutter Actuation Count
The running total of exposures a camera's mechanical shutter has made, recorded in the file metadata.
Cameras, Formats & SystemsSingle-lens Reflex (SLR)
A camera design in which a hinged mirror reflects the taking lens's image up into the viewfinder, then swings clear when the shutter fires.
Cameras, Formats & SystemsSmartphone Camera
A camera module in a phone, where computational processing compensates for the physical limits of a very small sensor and lens.