Glossary
APERTURE
The opening behind the camera lens through which light passes on its way to the image sensor.
ARTIFACT
A flaw in a digital image.
BIT
(binary digit) The smallest data unit of binary computing, being a single 1 or 0.
BIT DEPTH
The number of bits of color data for each pixel in a digital image. A photographic-quality image needs eight bits for each of the red, green, and blue channels, making for a bit depth of 24.
BRACKETING
A method of ensuring a correctly exposed photograph by taking three shots; one with the supposed correct exposure, one slightly underexposed, and one slightly overexposed.
COLOR TEMPERATURE
A way of describing the color differences in light, measured in Kelvins and using a scale that ranges from dull red ...
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