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Cameras, Formats & Systems

Pinhole Camera

A lensless camera that forms an image through a tiny aperture, giving infinite depth of field and extremely long exposures.

d = √(2 × λ × f) mm
Exposure & Metering

Program Mode

An automatic mode, marked P, in which the camera selects both aperture and shutter speed while leaving other controls to the photographer.

Sensors & Digital Capture

Pixel Pitch

The centre-to-centre distance between adjacent photosites on a sensor.

Pitch = sensor width / horizontal pixels µm
Focus & Depth of Field

Plane of Focus

The flat surface, parallel to the sensor, at which the subject is rendered with maximum sharpness.

m
Optics, Lenses & Filters

Prime Lens

A lens with a single fixed focal length that cannot be zoomed.

mm
Motion, Video & Creative Techniques

Prism Refraction

Holding a prism, glass or crystal in front of the lens to bend light and introduce reflections, flares and repeated fragments.