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Tripod
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A device to keep the camera steady.
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White Balance
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Balances out the colors.
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Focus
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Brings subject into closer view.
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Manual Focus
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You do all the work to focus.
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Auto Focus
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Focus' for you.
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Pre-Focus
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Focus that you start with.
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Exposure
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The amount of light.
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Shutter
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Controls how long light remains in the camera.
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Shutter speeds (know what happens)
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Amount of time shutter is open measured in seconds. Convey or freeze motion.
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Iris
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On some camera's it is the aperture.
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Aperture
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Controls light opened and closed.
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F-stops (know what happens)
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Larger the aperture the more light can pass through.
Smaller the #, the bigger the opening smaller the depth of field. |
Depth of Field
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Bigger the opening, less depth of field (f2.8). smaller the opening, greater depth of field (f22)
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Lens
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Absorbs light for a clear picture. Focus' image.
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Focal Length
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The distance from where light enters the lens.
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