Digital Cameras Glossary
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Card Reader: A small USB device that reads image files into the computer.
CCD Technology: With cameras with this technology it acts like a enhancer it uses the technology to enable images of a higher pixel resolution. Instead of the light-sensitive elements in standard CCD, it us . . . View Full Definition
CD-R: CD-Recordable: a compact disc that holds either 650 or 700 MB of digital information, including digital photos. Creating one is commonly referred to as burning a CD. A CD-R disc can only be . . . View Full Definition
CD-RW: CD-Rewritable: similar in virtually all respects to a CD-R, except that a CD-RW disc can be written and erased many times. This makes them best suited to many backup tasks, but not for long . . . View Full Definition
CDROM: A type of storage medium for digital cameras.
Center-Weighted Averaging: Light metering that averages the exposure from the entire image with emphasis on the center zone.
Charge Coupled Device (CCD): One of the two main types of image sensors used in digital cameras. When a picture is taken, the CCD is struck by light coming through the camera's lens. Each of the thousands or millions of . . . View Full Definition
CMYK: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black. The four colors in the inksets of many photo-quality printers. Some printers use six ink colors to achieve smoother, more photographic prints. The two additiona . . . View Full Definition
Compact Flash: This is a removable memory type used to record and store digital images.
Compactflash Card: A popular form of removable media originally developed by sandisk. Compactflash cards are used in some digital cameras (especially digital SLRs), PDAs and handhelds, and other small portable . . . View Full Definition
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS): One of the two main types of image sensors used in digital cameras. Its basic function is the same as that of a CCD. CMOS sensors are currently found in only a handful of digital cameras.
Continuous Mode: Continuous mode, often called burst mode, lets you press and hold a camera's shutter button to capture a series of shots in rapid succession. This mode is great for recording action scenes, . . . View Full Definition
Continuous Shooting: Successive images in rapid sequence; relatively slow in digital cameras.
Contrast: The difference between the darkest and lightest areas in a photo. The greater the difference, the higher the contrast.
Conversion Lenses: Wide-angle or telephoto lenses that attach to permanent lens.
Crop Factor: If you own a digital SLR camera, you may have heard of crop factor, or focal length multiplier. Basically, crop factor determines how telephoto or wide angle your lenses appears to be when t . . . View Full Definition
Digital Camera: A camera that captures the photo not on film, but in an electronic imaging sensor that takes the place of film.
Digital Signal Processing (DSP): (also known as processor) This processes the raw data before it can be stored and viewed on the memory card.
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