| A | B |
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| Digital camera | a camera that takes and stores pictures in the form of electronic signals |
| Compose | set up a shot, ensure everything is as it should be in the picture |
| LCD | liquid crystal display |
| Compact camera | a small camera with an integral lens. The viewing device shows a slightly different view of the scene from that taken through the camera’s lens. |
| Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera: | a camera in which the light passes through one lens to the film and, by means of a mirror and prism system, to the focusing screen |
| Conventional camera | takes and stores pictures on non-reusable photographic film |
| Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) | a semiconductor device that converts light patterns into digital signals for a computer, especially in digital cameras and optical scanners |
| Instantaneous | occurring immediately or almost immediately |
| System | input – process – output |
| Moore’s Law | the amount of information storable on a given amount of silicon has roughly doubled every 2 years since the technology was invented |
| Photomacrography | photographing objects to make them look larger than life size |
| Panning | to move a camera horizontally from a stationary point in order to capture a moving object |
| Intensity | the strength, power, force, or concentration of something |
| Spotlight | a strong beam of light that can be directed to illuminate a small area |
| Silhouette | an outline of somebody or something filled in with black or a dark color on a light background |
| Manipulate | to skillfully handle, control, or use something |
| Primary color | each of the three basic colors of the spectrum, red, yellow, or blue |
| Complementary color | a combination of primary colors. magenta, green, and cyan |
