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| Shutter Release Button | When pressed the shutter is opened allowing light to strike the CCD |
| Shutter Speed Settings | The period of time the shutter remains open allowing light to strike the CCD. Expressed in fractions of a second. |
| Flash | Synchronizes additional light with a shutter opening. |
| ISO setting | An index for the sensitivity of the CCD |
| Self-Timer Button | You will use this if you want to be in the photo or have a delayed reponse to the firing of the camera. |
| Camera Body | All the internal mechanical and optical parts are held together by this. |
| Viewfinder | You must look through this to ensure that everything you want in a photo will appear. |
| Resolution or Picture Size | The pixel dimensions of an image |
| White Balance | Sets the color temperture so the camera knows what is white |
| Digital Macro | Allows the camera to focus on small objects at small distances |
| Manual Mode | Allows the user to set shutter speed or aperture |
| Automatic Mode | Camera determines the correct exposure |
| Scene Mode | Camera determines the correct exposure by subject and lighting conditions |
| Compression Size | Amount of pixels removed to reduce image size for .jpg files |
| Focus Lock | Keeps a focus setting so that a subject off center will remain in focus |
| Re-format | A secure way to cleanly delete all the files from a camera |
| SD Card | Small memory device for camera images |
| Compact Flash Card | Large memory device for camera images |
| Auto Focus | Camera choses where to focus when the shutter button is partially pushed down |
| Manual Focus | User determines the focus of the camera |
