Black's Photo Glossary
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MACINTOSH
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A computer manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, also known as Mac.
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MAC OS X
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The operating system currently used by Macintosh computers.
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MACRO
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A type of lens and digital camera mode used for extreme close-up photography. A macro lens can focus on an object that is as close as 4 cm away. Most compact digital cameras have an integrated macro lens. It is offered as a separate lens on digital and film SLR cameras.
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MANUAL
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The instruction guide supplied in printed or electronic form with any digital camera or other electronic product.
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MANUAL FOCUS
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User control of a camera’s focus. The opposite of AUTOMATIC FOCUS.
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MANUAL MODE
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A specific digital camera mode that provides full user control of aperture and shutter settings.
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MANUAL OPERATION
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User control of camera settings such as shutter, aperture and focus, exposure, etc.
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MEGABYTE
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A measurement of computer memory; 1 MB or Meg is equal to 1024 Kilobytes (Kb or K).
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MEGAPIXEL
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A unit used to measure the resolution of a digital camera sensor. One megapixel equals 1 million pixels.
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MEMORY CARD
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A removable storage device used to save images on a digital camera. Memory cards come in several different formats: Compact Flash (CF), Memory Stick, Smart Media, Secure Digital (SD), and xD. Some cameras feature support for more than one type of memory card.
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MEMORY CARD READER
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A computer peripheral that is used to transfer the contents of a memory card without the use of a camera.
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MEMORY STICK
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A memory card format developed by SONY and used with Sony digital cameras and personal electronic products.
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METER, METERING
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The process of using a light meter to determine the correct exposure of a photograph. See LIGHT METER.
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MICRODRIVE
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A miniature hard drive that is small enough to be used as a Compact Flash memory card for use with digital cameras.
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MICROSOFT WINDOWS
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An operating system developed by Microsoft Corporation. Recent versions for home use include Windows98, WindowsME, and WindowsXP. Professional/advanced versions include WindowsNT, Windows 2000, WindowsXP Professional.
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MOVIE MODE
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A feature available on many digital still cameras that enables users to record short movies that can be transferred to computer for storage, or viewed on television with a special connector cable. This feature is not meant as a replacement for video cameras because resolution and recording length are limited. Recording time varies based upon camera model and the size of the memory card being used.
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MODE
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A setting on a digital camera that is optimized for a specific type of photography or for specific lighting conditions. See MANUAL MODE and PROGRAM MODE.
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MOIRE PATTERN
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A strobing pattern that occurs when the resolution of an image is not high enough display the fine details of an element within it. Occurs when photographing patterns such as grids.
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MONOCHROME
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An image that contains only gradations of a single colour. Often used as a synonym for black & white. See also BLACK & WHITE and SEPIA.
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MONOPOD
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A telescoping single-legged camera support that works in the same manner as a tripod. See also TRIPOD.
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MPEG
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Motion Picture Experts Group. A video recording and playback compression standard. Some digital still cameras can record mall movies in MPEG format. See also MOVIE MODE, QUICKTIME.
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MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTER
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See ALL-IN-ONE
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MULTIPLE EXPOSURE
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1) Taking two or more exposures on a single frame of film. 2) A photograph made up of two or more images that have been superimposed. See also TIME LAPSE.
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