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Photography

Of or pertaining to the art or process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces.

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lens shift

Photography; Lenses

A type of vibration reduction in which gyroscopes stabilize the light axis by moving the lens in to cancel out the effects of camera movement, minimizing the movement of light ...

lens-release button

Photography; Lenses

A button that allows the user to detach the lens.

level

Photography; Lenses

The amount of light produced by the flash.

infinity

Photography; Lenses

The maximum focus distance supported by the lens.

aberration

Photography; Lenses

The inability of a lens to produce a true image, particularly at the edge of a photograph. Usually, the more expensive the lens, the better its optical quality and the fewer ...

angle of view

Photography; Lenses

The area of a scene that a lens can cover. The focal length of the lens determines the angle of view. A wide-angle (short-focal-length) lens includes more of a scene than a ...

aperture

Photography; Lenses

The aperture is the opening formed by the blades of the iris or diaphragm in the lens, through which light passes to expose the film. Aperture size is usually given in f-numbers, ...