Oct 8 2010
World Of Digital Cameras – Language Used
With the increase in sophistication of digital cameras, there also comes an increase in the amount of terms that people use to describe how they work and the functions there are. This can all be very confusing for those people who are not familiar with these devices. A few of the terms that are used when it comes to describing digital cameras will be looked at here.
- Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). This is the screen that is on the back of most digital cameras. This screen allows you to see a view of the picture you are about to take. And any pictures that you have already taken can be seen through this screen. You can also see some other functions on the LCD screen such as the menu functions.
- Memory Stick. Your images are stored on your memory card until you transfer them to your computer or another storage device. Many people also keep data on their memory cards but it is not wise to do this for a long time as memory cards have a tendency to become corrupted.
- Burst Mode. There are a lot of digital cameras which have a burst mode function on them and this enables the user to take a number of photos in a short space of time such as ten per second. This is very useful for taking pictures of fast moving objects like cars speeding by.
- Having an autofocus function on a camera is good because it will bring any picture into focus without you having to fiddle with any buttons. This function is very useful, particularly for beginners.
- The F-stop allows you to control the cameras aperture. You will get more light into the lens if you have a higher f-stop.
- GB refers to gigabyte and this is a measurement of memory. You can normally take hundreds of photos with a 1GB memory card which is the minimum amount of memory that is usually found on memory cards nowadays.
- JPEG is the most common file type that photos are stores as.
SD Cards are items found in a lot of things in todays day and age. 2GB Micro SD cards are a good example. Yet another that you can find widely available is the R4i.
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