Neutral Density Filter: Describes a gray camera filter which has an equal opacity to all the colors of the spectrum and so does not affect the colors in the final image. It is used to reduce the amount of light entering the camera when aperture or shutter settings must remain constant.

 

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Neutral Density Filter: Describes a gray camera filter which has an equal opacity to all the colors of the spectrum and so does not affect the colors in the final image. It is used to reduce the amount of light ent . . . View Full Definition

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Neutral Density: Is a technique which makes possible shorter printing times in color printing.