Black's Photo Glossary
# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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SATURATION
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The intensity of a colour. The less intense the colour, the closer it is to gray. See also GRAYSCALE.
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SCANNER
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A device that converts paper documents into digital files and images. See also FLATBED SCANNER and ALL-IN-ONE
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SD Card
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Secure Digital Card. A type of flash memory card used in digital cameras and other small electronic devices. See also FLASH MEMORY.
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SELF-TIMER MODE
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A feature that sets a delay before a camera takes a picture so that the photographer can get into the picture.
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SEPIA
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A kind of monochrome photograph with a reddish brown tint. See also MONOCHROME and BLACK & WHITE.
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SHARPENING
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To enhance the boundaries between objects and tones in an image to give a more focused appearance. The opposite of SMOOTHING
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SHARPNESS
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The degree to which an image appears to be in focus.
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SHUTTER
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A mechanical door that opens and closes to allow light to enter a camera.
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SHUTTER RELEASE
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The button, usually on top of a camera, that one presses to take a picture.
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SHUTTER SPEED
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The time that a camera’s shutter stays open. Expressed in fractions of a second. The higher the shutter speed, the shorter the time the shutter stays open
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SLR
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Single Lens Reflex. A type of camera that uses a mirror to enable the user to look through the lens and see what is being photographed. Most SLR cameras use interchangeable lenses for even more versatility.
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SMOOTHING
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To blur the boundaries between objects and tones in an image to remove rough or jagged edges.
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SPORTS MODE (SETTING)
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A mode that optimizes camera settings to capture subjects in motion.
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STOP
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1. The width of a camera’s aperture. 2. A doubling or halving of a camera’s exposure. Changing the aperture by one setting doubles or halves the exposure. Changing the shutter from one setting to another does the same thing. See also APPERTURE, BRACKETING, EXPOSURE, F-STOP and SHUTTER SPEED.
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