Cameras & parts

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Cameras & parts

reset switch

Photography; Cameras & parts

A control that restores the camera to its initial state, and is used when the camera has ceased all functions due to such a cause as a strong external static charge.

front cap

Photography; Cameras & parts

A cover for the end of a lens or converter that does not attach to the camera.

front curtain

Photography; Cameras & parts

The shutter that begins moving first in a two-shutter focal-plane shutter device.

handgrip

Photography; Cameras & parts

A part of the camera designed to be held in the hand.

hot-shoe contact

Photography; Cameras & parts

A terminal for direct connection of optional flash units.

A device that converts light to electrical signals (if the sensor is in a camera, it converts the light that enters via the lens to electrical signals). Image sensors are used in digital photography, ...