Nikon Z fc For Dummies

Glossary

Glossary of Digital Photography Terms

Turn here for a quick refresher on that digital photography term that’s stuck somewhere in the dark recesses of your brain and refuses to come out and play. For more information about a topic, check the book's index.

24-bit image:

An image containing approximately 16.7 million colors.

Adobe RGB:

One of two color space options available on your camera; determines the spectrum of colors that can be contained in the image. Adobe RGB includes more colors than the default option, sRGB, but also involves some complications that make it a better choice for advanced photographers than beginners.

AEB:

Auto Exposure Bracketing, a feature that automatically records multiple exposures using different exposure settings.

AE lock:

A way to prevent the camera’s autoexposure (AE) system from changing the current exposure settings if you reframe the picture or the lighting changes before the image is recorded.

aperture:

One of three critical exposure controls; an opening in an adjustable diaphragm in the camera lens. The size of the opening is measured in f-stops (f/2.8, f/8, and so on), with a smaller number resulting in a larger aperture opening. Aperture also affects depth of field (the distance over which focus remains acceptably sharp).

aperture-priority autoexposure (A Shooting mode):

A semiautomatic Shooting mode, selected by moving the Shooting mode switch to the A position. The photographer sets the aperture and the camera selects the ...