optical resolution | The true resolution of an imaging device, and the resolution at which the device captures images. See also |
| “resolution” on page 121. |
optical zoom | The process of changing the field of view and magnification of the lens by moving different lens groups |
| within the lens to change its overall focal length. See also “digital zoom” on page 116. |
orientation sensor | An |
| horizontally or vertically, and which side is up. The camera uses the data from this sensor to make sure the |
| image is displayed right side up in the image LCD, regardless of the camera position when the image was |
| captured. |
overlay bars | Opaque or translucent information bars that appear on the image LCD. |
PAL connection | Phase Alternating Line connection. The video (TV) connection used in Europe. |
PC Connect mode | An operational mode you use to control the camera via a computer (PC or Macintosh) that you have |
| connected to the camera. You use this mode to download images from the camera to the computer. See |
| also “camera mode dial” on page 116. |
PCMCIA adapter | Personal Computer Manufacturers Common Interface Agreement adapter. A small, electronic card that |
| fits in a PCMCIA slot and controls or communicates with an external device. For digital cameras, this is |
| usually an adapter into which you can plug the memory card from the camera for transferring images to |
| your computer. |
PCMCIA slot | The slot in a computer that holds a PCMCIA card. A PCMCIA slot is usually found in laptop computers. |
photo | The printed version of an image. See also “image” on page 118 and “picture” on page 120. |
photo type | See “image type” on page 118. |
photosite | See “CCD element” on page 116. |
picture | Picture refers to the original composition when capturing an image with a digital camera. See also “image” |
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pictures remaining indicator | A numeric indicator in the status LCD that shows how many more images you can capture and store on |
| the memory card. |
pixel | Picture element. The smallest element that can be assigned an independent color and intensity and |
| displayed on a computer monitor screen or on an LCD. A pixel is a dot with either a square or rectangular |
| shape. Digital images displayed on a monitor screen or LCD are composed of thousands of pixels. |
Playback mode | An operational mode you can use to view the captured images on the camera’s image LCD. You can view |
| images as |
| the images. See also “camera mode dial” on page 116 and“slideshow” on page 122. |
Portrait Program exposure mode | The exposure mode setting in the Photo Assist menu that automatically optimizes the camera settings for |
| portrait photography. See also “exposure modes” on page 116. |
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