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-http://www.dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=716905 +
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-A +
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-ACR - Adobe Camera RAW +
-AE - Auto Exposure +
-AF - Auto focus +
-Aperture- The opening in a photographic lens that admits the light +
-Av – Aperture Value +
-AWB - Auto White Balance +
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-B +
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-B&W - Black and White +
-BG - background +
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-C +
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-CC - Critique Club +
-CCD - charge-coupled device +
-CMOS - Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (image sensor technology) +
-COC - Circle of Confusion +
-Comp - composition +
-CS2 - Version of Photoshop software +
-CS3 - Version of Photoshop software (current version) +
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-D +
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-D&L - Drew & Langdon; DPChallenge.com administrators +
-Desat - desaturation of colors +
-DIP - Digital Image Pro +
-DNMC – Does Not Meet Challenge +
-DOF – Depth of Field +
-DPC - DPChallenge.com +
-DPI - dots per inch +
-DPL – Digital Photography League +
-DQ - Disqualification +
-DSLR - Digital SLR (see SLR) +
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-E +
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-E-TTL - (Canon) Evaluative through-the-lens flash metering +
-EVF - Electronic viewfinder +
-EXIF - exchangeable image format +
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-F +
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-FA - For Auction (see Buy/Sell Rules) +
-FAQ - Frequently asked questions. 1. DPC FAQ, 2. mk's Unofficial FAQ for DPC +
-FS - 1. Free Study, 2. For Sale (see Buy/Sell Rules) +
-FSM - Free Study Marathon +
-FT - For Trade (see Buy/Sell Rules) +
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-G +
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-GTG or G2G - Get-Together +
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-H +
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-HDR - High dynamic range +
-HSM - hyper-sonic motor (Sigma designation, also USM) +
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-I +
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-IQ - Image Quality +
-IR - Infrared +
-IS - Image Stabilization (Canon designation, also OS, VR) +
-ISO – Number indicating a digital camera sensors sensitivity to light +
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-J - K +
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-JPG - Lossy (compressed) image file format +
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-L +
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-L lens - Canon's high-end lens series, L derives from low-dispersion glass +
-LoD - League of death is a forum based side challenge +
-LZW - The Liv-Zempel-Welch compression algorithm used with TIFF files; it is "lossless" compression, meaning the restored (uncompressed) file is exactly the same as the original. +
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-M +
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-M - Manual Mode +
-MF - Manual Focus +
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-N +
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-ND - Neutral Density +
-NI - Neat Image +
-NN - Noise Ninja +
-NR - Noise Reduction +
-NSFW - Not Safe for Work +
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-O +
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-OOF – Out of Focus +
-OS - Optical Stabilization (Sigma designation, also IS, VR) +
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-P +
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-P&S - Point and shoot +
-PAD - Photo A Day +
-PAW - Photo a Week +
-PDP - Podcasts for Digital Photographers. (hosted by 21.gif lkn4truth and 21_F.gif Judi) +
-PIC - Picture +
-POV – Point of View +
-PM - Private Message +
-PP - post processing +
-PPC - Post Processing Challenge (hosted by 21.gif smurfguy) +
-PPI - Pixels per Inch +
-PPL - abbreviation for People +
-PS - Photoshop +
-PSE - Photoshop Elements (current version 6) +
-PSP-Paint Shop Pro +
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-Q - R +
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-Q&A - Questions and Answers +
-RAW - (RAW file)contains minimally processed data from the image sensor of a digital camera or image scanner. +
-ROT - Rule of Thirds +
-RP - Report Post +
-RSE - RAW Shooter Essentials +
-RSP - RAW Shooter Premium +
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-S +
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-SC - Site Council +
-S/H - Shadows/Highlights +
-S&H - Shipping & Handling +
-SLR - single-lens reflex +
-SP - Self portrait +
-SS - Shutter speed +
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-TIFF -- Tagged Image File Format. I can be compressed or uncompressed, but if compressed it uses: (see LZW) +
-ToS - Terms of Service +
-TTL - Thru the Lens +
-Tv – Time Value +
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-U +
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-USM - 1.Ultra Sonic Motor, 2.Unsharp Mask +
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-V +
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-VR - Vibration Reduction (Nikon designation, also IS, OS) +
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-W +
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-WB - White Balance +
-WPL - World Photography Leagle +
-WTB - Wanted to Buy (see Buy/Sell Rules) +
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