| A | B |
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| default | a setting that is selected automatically unless the user changes it manually |
| jump cut | two shots edited together that are too similar |
| autofocus | the camera system that ensures that the subject of the image is clear and sharp |
| background noise | general sounds heard in the recording environment |
| pan | pivoting the camera horizontally on its support without changing its axis |
| camera angles | the positions from which the camera records shots |
| zoom | to magnify to reduce the size of a subject by changing the focal length of the lens while recording |
| record switch | the control that changes the camcorder from standby mode to record then back again |
| head room | the distance between the top of a subject's head and the upper edge of the frame |
| frame | the border around the image; anything to be seen MUST be inside this |
| lead room | the distance between the subject and the edge of the frame toward which the subject is moving |
| tripod | a three-legged camera support |
| look room | the distance between the subject and the edge of the frame toward which the subject is looking |
| power switch | the control that turns the camera / camcorder ON or OFF |
| camcorder | an appliance that captures moving images and stores them on tape or disk |
| lens cap | a protective cover for lens |
| rule of thirds | an aid to composing a pleasing shot using a tic-tac-toe grid over the image; important things in the picture are lined up with the lines and intersections of the grid |
| standby | a condition in which the camera is on and operating but NOT recording |
| white balance | the camera system that neutralizes the color tints of different light sources such as the sun and lamps |
| autoexposure | the camera system that delivers the correct amount of illumination to the recording mechanism, regardless of the light level of the shooting environment |
