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Exposure01

Exposure Value

Exposure value combines aperture and shutter time on a logarithmic scale.

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Exposure02

ISO-Normalized EV100

Normalizing exposure settings to ISO one hundred makes equivalent settings easier to compare.

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Exposure03

Shutter after Stop Change

Each additional stop doubles exposure time at a fixed aperture and scene.

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Exposure04

Aperture Stop Difference

F-number controls aperture area through a squared relationship, which gives two logarithmic factors.

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Exposure05

ISO Stop Difference

ISO ratios can be expressed as exposure-setting stop differences.

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Exposure06

ND Exposure Time

A neutral-density filter extends the required exposure time by a power-of-two factor.

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Exposure07

ND Stops from Factor

A filter factor describes how much longer exposure must be; its logarithm gives stops.

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Exposure08

ND Optical Density to Stops

Optical density is based on powers of ten, while exposure stops are based on powers of two.

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Exposure09

ND Transmission

Transmission is the fraction of incident light remaining after an ideal filter.

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Exposure10

Equivalent Shutter for ISO

For equivalent rendered brightness at a fixed aperture, shutter time scales inversely with ISO.

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Exposure11

Equivalent Shutter for Aperture

Changing aperture requires a squared shutter-time correction to preserve optical exposure.

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Exposure12

Exposure Compensation Multiplier

A stop-based correction becomes a multiplicative exposure factor.

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Optics13

Full-Frame Equivalent Focal Length

Crop factor expresses a field-of-view comparison relative to a chosen full-frame reference.

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Optics14

Horizontal Field of View

A rectilinear lens's horizontal angle of view follows sensor width and focal length.

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Optics15

Vertical Field of View

Vertical angle of view uses the sensor's shorter dimension for a landscape-oriented frame.

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Optics16

Sensor Diagonal

The sensor diagonal supports format comparisons and diagonal field-of-view calculations.

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Optics17

Diagonal Crop Factor

A diagonal crop factor compares the sensor diagonal with a 36 by 24 millimetre reference.

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Optics18

Subject Width in Frame

A distant-subject approximation estimates the horizontal scene width captured at a given distance.

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Optics19

Distance for Subject Width

Rearranging the angle-of-view geometry gives a starting camera distance for a desired framing width.

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Optics20

Hyperfocal Distance

Hyperfocal distance comes from a geometric sharpness criterion set by the circle of confusion.

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Optics21

Near Depth-of-Field Limit

The near depth-of-field boundary estimates where defocus reaches a chosen blur-circle tolerance.

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Optics22

Far Depth-of-Field Limit

The far depth-of-field boundary follows the same geometric blur criterion as the near boundary.

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Resolution23

Image Megapixels

Megapixels count the total samples in a rectangular image grid.

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Resolution24

Print Width from Pixels

Pixel dimensions and chosen print density together determine output size.

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Resolution25

Print Height from Pixels

An image's vertical pixel count sets print height at a specified pixels-per-inch density.

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Resolution26

Required Print Pixels

A target physical dimension converts into a minimum whole-pixel requirement.

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Resolution27

Aspect Ratio Width

Aspect ratio determines width from a known height.

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Resolution28

Aspect Ratio Height

A target frame proportion determines height from width.

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Resolution29

Resize Percentage

A resize percentage describes linear scaling, which can be applied equally to both dimensions.

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Resolution30

Crop Retained Pixels

A centred crop with the same aspect ratio reduces both dimensions by the crop factor.

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Video31

Video Storage Estimate

An average encoded bitrate turns a running time into an estimated file size.

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Video32

Video Duration from Storage

Available decimal gigabytes can be converted into an ideal recording duration.

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Timelapse33

Timelapse Frame Count

A frame budget relates a capture duration to the interval between exposures.

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Timelapse34

Timelapse Playback Length

A sequence's frame count determines playback length at the chosen frame rate.

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Timelapse35

Timelapse Interval

Working backward from a desired clip duration establishes an average capture interval.

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Video36

Shutter Angle Exposure Time

Shutter angle expresses exposure time as a fraction of a frame period.

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Video37

Shutter Time to Angle

Converting shutter time to angle helps compare motion blur at different frame rates.

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Video38

Slow Motion Playback Duration

Playing each captured frame once at a lower frame rate stretches the clip duration.

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Video39

Slow Motion Factor

The ratio between capture and playback rates gives the duration multiplier.

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Video40

Frames in Clip

A fixed-rate clip maps running time to a whole frame count.

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Storage41

Uncompressed RGB Image Size

A three-channel pixel buffer has a size determined by dimensions and channel depth.

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Storage42

Photo Count on Card

Average file size estimates how many images fit within a storage budget.

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Storage43

Backup Transfer Time

A measured effective transfer rate predicts how long a backup may take.

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Storage44

Audio PCM File Size

Uncompressed PCM audio storage follows sample count, channel count and bits per sample.

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Optics45

Focus Magnification

Reproduction ratio compares the physical image on the sensor with the physical subject.

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Optics46

Extension Tube Magnification Gain

A simple lens model estimates additional magnification from added extension.

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Optics47

Bellows Exposure Factor

At close focus, an ideal symmetric lens needs increased exposure as extension grows.

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Lighting48

Inverse-Square Light Ratio

A point-like source spreads light over an area that grows with distance squared.

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Lighting49

Flash Guide Number Aperture

A guide number relates direct flash distance to aperture at specified flash and ISO settings.

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Composition50

Panorama Angular Coverage

A simplified angular panorama model combines a first frame with additional nonoverlapping portions.

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