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| This is a Picture Style with subdued saturation and contrast. Image details are plain and easily adjustable. |
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| This is the rough grain and other unsightly artifacts appearing in the image which degrade the image quality. Noise is prone to appear especially at high ISO speeds and 1 sec. or longer exposures. |
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| With 35mm film cameras or full-frame sensor digital SLR cameras, the 50mm lens is called the normal lens because it gives the closest perspective as seen by the human eye. |
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| AF mode which applies AF lock once focus is achieved. |
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| The condition when the amount of light received is more than what the correct exposure requires. The image looks brighter than the photographed scene as perceived by the human eye. |
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| This results in the entire picture being in sharp focus. Pan focus is achieved with a small aperture hole (high f-number) to obtain a very wide depth of field. |
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| When shooting a moving subject such as a runner or car, shooting the subject with a slow shutter while tracking it with the camera will result in a blurred background. The moving subject will look still against a blurred background. This gives the impression of movement and the technique is called panning. |
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| This refers to how different near and far objects look in a picture. With a wide-angle lens, near objects look very big, and far objects look very small. This effect emphasizes perspective in the picture. |
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| A type of high-quality printing paper suited especially for printing photos. |
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| A printer which uses an ink ribbon and heat to transfer (vaporize) the ink to the dedicated paper. By adjusting the heat applied to the ink, fine gradations can be produced. |
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| Picture Style is the name of image characteristics incorporated in current EOS DIGITAL cameras to process the image. By selecting the Picture Style to suit the subject or photographic expression, you can easily obtain the desired color effects in the image. Six Picture Styles are provided in the camera: gStandardh, gPortraith, gLandscapeh, gNeutralh, gFaithfulh, and gMonochromeh. You can also create your own Picture Styles. In the case of RAW images, you can use dedicated software to adjust the settings even after the picture is taken. |
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| Picture Style Files are unique files that allow you to produce surrealistic effects or emphasize certain colors, which result in unique photographic expressions. These files can be downloaded from Canon Web site and installed in your camera or computer. These files include gNostalgiah, gEmeraldh, gAutumn Huesh, etc. |
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| The digital camera's imaging sensor has very small, light-sensitive elements called pixels. It is also the smallest unit contained in a digital image. |
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| The number of pixels the imaging sensor has. Digital SLR cameras have a sensor with several megapixels which may even exceed 10 megapixels. |
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| This is a Picture Style to make skin tones lighter and softer. Ideal for portraits of babies and women. |
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| AE (auto exposure) shooting mode where the camera sets both the aperture and shutter speed automatically based on the subject brightness. |
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