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A
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
B
B&W - Black and White BG - background
C
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)
D
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)
E
E-TTL - (Canon) Evaluative through-the-lens flash metering EVF - Electronic viewfinder EXIF - exchangeable image format
F
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)
G
GTG or G2G - Get-Together
H
HDR - High dynamic range HSM - hyper-sonic motor (Sigma designation, also USM)
I
IQ - Image Quality IR - Infrared IS - Image Stabilization (Canon designation, also OS, VR) ISO – Number indicating a digital camera sensors sensitivity to light
J - K
JPG - Lossy (compressed) image file format
L
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.
M
M - Manual Mode MF - Manual Focus
N
ND - Neutral Density NI - Neat Image NN - Noise Ninja NR - Noise Reduction NSFW - Not Safe for Work
O
OOF – Out of Focus OS - Optical Stabilization (Sigma designation, also IS, VR)
P
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
Q - R
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
S
SC - Site Council S/H - Shadows/Highlights S&H - Shipping & Handling SLR - single-lens reflex SP - Self portrait SS - Shutter speed
T
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
U
USM - 1.Ultra Sonic Motor, 2.Unsharp Mask
V
VR - Vibration Reduction (Nikon designation, also IS, OS)
W
WB - White Balance WPL - World Photography Leagle WTB - Wanted to Buy (see Buy/Sell Rules)
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