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Digital Back
A removable sensor unit that attaches to a medium- or large-format camera body in place of a film magazine.
Post-Processing & RetouchingDigital Dodge and Burn
Selectively lightening and darkening small areas to sculpt form, usually on a neutral grey layer in overlay or soft light mode.
Motion, Video & Creative TechniquesDigital Stabilisation
Stabilisation performed by cropping into the frame and shifting the crop window to counteract movement.
Focus & Depth of FieldDiopter Adjustment
A viewfinder correction that matches the eyepiece to the photographer's eyesight.
Colour & Colour ManagementDisplay P3
A wide colour space now standard on modern phones, tablets and laptops, combining the DCI-P3 primaries with sRGB's white point and transfer…
Printing, Display & OutputDisplay Pixel Density
The number of pixels per inch on a screen, which determines how much image detail it can actually show.
Printing, Display & OutputDmax
The maximum density a print can achieve, measuring how dark its blacks are.
Files, Metadata & WorkflowDNG
An openly documented raw container designed as a universal, archival alternative to proprietary camera formats.
Genres, Movements & TheoryDocumentary Photography
Photography that records a subject, community or situation over time with the intention of describing it truthfully.
Film, Darkroom & Historic ProcessesDodging
Holding back light from part of a print during exposure so that area comes out lighter.
Motion, Video & Creative TechniquesDolly
A wheeled platform carrying a camera and operator, moved along the ground or on track for extended travelling shots.
Printing, Display & OutputDot Gain
The tendency of printed halftone dots to spread as ink is absorbed, making the result darker than intended.
Printing, Display & OutputDPI
Dots per inch: the number of individual ink droplets a printer places along an inch of paper.
Motion, Video & Creative TechniquesDrone Cinematography
Filming from a remotely piloted aircraft, giving access to elevated and moving viewpoints.
Printing, Display & OutputDry Mounting
Bonding a print to a board using a heat-activated adhesive tissue in a press.
Cameras, Formats & SystemsDSLR
A digital single-lens reflex camera: an SLR body with a sensor in place of film, retaining the mirror and optical viewfinder.
Cameras, Formats & SystemsDual Card Slots
Two memory card slots that can record simultaneously, sequentially, or split by file type.
Sensors & Digital CaptureDual Conversion Gain
A sensor design offering two selectable amplification circuits, one optimised for dynamic range and one for low noise at high ISO.
Focus & Depth of FieldDual Pixel Autofocus
An on-sensor phase-detection design in which every photosite is split into two independently readable halves.
Printing, Display & OutputDuotone
A print made from two inks, typically black plus one colour, giving a monochrome image more tonal depth than black alone.
Composition & Visual DesignDutch Angle
A deliberately tilted camera, so the horizon runs at an angle across the frame.
Film, Darkroom & Historic ProcessesDX Coding
The pattern of conductive and insulating squares on a 35 mm cassette that tells the camera the film's speed and length.
Printing, Display & OutputDye Ink
Ink whose colourant is dissolved in liquid and absorbed into the paper's coating.
Printing, Display & OutputDye-sublimation
A printing process in which solid dye is heated into a gas that diffuses into a receiving surface and solidifies there.