Understanding Photography

INDEX

A

A mode. See Aperture Priority mode

aberrations, 44–45, 54

Action/sports mode, 9

AI Servo focusing, 200

alpenglow, 151

ambient light, 13, 131–136, 137, 176, 180, 181

angles of view, 56, 64, 65

anti-aliasing filter (AA), 25

Aperture Priority mode, 8, 9, 133, 134

apertures. See also f-stops

and depth of field, 16–17

in exposure modes, 9

with neutral density filters, 104, 105

settings, 2, 5–7, 51–54, 77, 78, 184

apparent light size, 166–168, 169–170, 175

architectural photography, 48, 58–59, 78

artifacts, 25, 48

astronomical photography, 25

auto-exposure (AE) lock, 139

auto-exposure (AE) modes, 8, 12, 30

Auto mode, 8, 9, 133, 134

autofocus

mechanisms, 193, 196–202

and metering calculations, 12

in pre-set modes, 10

SLR advantages, 81

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