Results for “Aperture”
6 terms
Sensors & Digital Capture
Sensor Dust
Particles settling on the sensor's cover glass, which appear as dark spots in the image at small apertures.
Exposure & MeteringShutter Priority
A semi-automatic mode, marked S or Tv, in which the photographer sets shutter speed and ISO while the camera chooses aperture.
Focus & Depth of FieldShallow Depth of Field
A narrow zone of sharpness that isolates the subject against a strongly blurred foreground and background.
Motion, Video & Creative TechniquesShaped Bokeh
Rendering out-of-focus highlights as a chosen shape by placing a cut-out mask over the lens.
Sensors & Digital CaptureShot Noise
The unavoidable randomness in the arrival of photons, which produces grain even from a perfect sensor.
Exposure & MeteringStop
The fundamental unit of exposure change: one stop doubles or halves the amount of light reaching the sensor.