CMYK | Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black. The four colors in the inksets of |
| many |
| achieve smoother, more photographic prints. The two additional |
| colors are often lighter shades of cyan and magenta. |
CompactFlash™ A common type of digital camera memory card, about the size of a matchbook. There are two types of cards, Type I and Type II. They vary only in their thickness, with Type I being slightly thinner. A CompactFlash memory card can contain either flash memory or a miniature hard drive. The flash memory type is more prevalent.
Contrast | The difference between the darkest and lightest areas in a photo. |
| The greater the difference, the higher the contrast. |
Digital camera | A camera that captures the photo not on film, but in an electronic |
| imaging sensor that takes the place of film. |
Dodging | Selectively lightening part of a photo with an image editing |
| program. |
Downloading | The process of moving computer data from one location to |
| another. Though the term is normally used to describe the |
| transfer, or downloading, of data from the Internet, it is also used |
| to describe the transfer of photos from a camera memory card to |
| the computer. Example: I downloaded photos to my PC. |
DPI | Dots per inch: A measurement of the resolution of a digital photo |
| or digital device, including digital cameras and printers. The |
| higher the number, the greater the resolution. |
EXIF | Exchangeable Image File: the file format used by most digital |
| cameras. For example, when a typical camera is set to record a |
| JPEG, it's actually recording an EXIF file that uses JPEG |
| compression to compress the photo data within the file. |
External flash | A supplementary flash unit that connects to the camera with a |
| cable, or is triggered by the light from the camera's internal flash. |
| Many fun and creative effects can be created with external flash. |
File | A computer document. |
Fill flash | A flash technique used to brighten deep shadow areas, typically |
| outdoors on sunny days. Some digital cameras include a fill flash |
| mode that forces the flash to fire, even in bright light. |
Fire | Slang for shooting a picture. Example: I pressed the shutter |
| button to fire. |
FireWire | A type of cabling technology for transferring data to and from |
| digital devices at high speed. Some professional digital cameras |
| and memory card readers connect to the computer over FireWire. |
| FireWire card readers are typically faster than those that connect |
| via USB. Also known as IEEE 1394, FireWire was invented by |
| Apple Computer but is now commonly used with |
| PCs as well. |
Grayscale | A photo made up of varying tones of black and white. Grayscale is |
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