Results for “Depth of Field”
5 terms
Shallow Depth of Field
Focus & Depth of Field
m
A narrow zone of sharpness that isolates the subject against a strongly blurred foreground and background.
Sensor Format
Cameras, Formats & Systems
mm
The physical dimensions of a camera's sensor, which set its angle of view, depth of field characteristics and light-gathering area.
Area ∝ width × height
Scheimpflug Principle
Focus & Depth of Field
degrees
The rule that when a lens is tilted, the subject plane, lens plane and image plane all intersect along a single common line.
Subject, lens and image planes share one line
Shutter Priority
Exposure & Metering
A semi-automatic mode, marked S or Tv, in which the photographer sets shutter speed and ISO while the camera chooses aperture.
Shutter Speed
Exposure & Metering
seconds
The length of time the shutter stays open, controlling both total exposure and how much subject or camera movement is recorded as blur.
t = 1 / denominator