Kodak 6B8773 manual Glossary

Glossary

AE (Automatic Exposure) By using a built-in exposure meter, the camera determines the correct exposure value, which is combinations of shutter speed and/or aperture value.

AE (Automatic Exposure) lock

The camera fixes and memorizes the exposure value with AE lock. For example, if a photographic subject is placed in the center and exposure value of the composition is fixed, the brightness of the background will not influence the exposure, even if the composition changes and the subject is moved from the center of a screen. (Use the AE lock button.)

AF (Auto Focus)	Using a built-in sensor, the camera adjusts the focusing automatically.
AF Lock	In AF mode, you can lock the focus on the main subject. For example,
	compose the desired subject in the center of the viewfinder. With the focus
	locked at the same setting, you can re-compose the picture with the subject
	off-center and capture images.(Press the Shutter button half-way to use this
	feature.)
Aperture	The lens opening of the iris diaphragm inside the lens. The amount of light,
	which strikes the image sensor, is adjusted by the iris diaphragm. The
	f-number (focal length/diameter of the aperture) indicates the size of this
	opening. The aperture size can be made larger or smaller. A large aperture
	(low f-number) gives bright results and a small aperture (high f-number)
	gives darker results.
Auto Power-Off	For saving the battery power, your camera automatically turns off if you do
	not touch any camera controls.
CMOS	Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) can perform signal
	amplification on a per-pixel basis. Significant current flows only during the
	switching operation. Therefore a CMOS image sensor can scan data rapidly,
	sustain high-speed operation and consume less energy.
Color temperature	The numerical expression of the tone of the light, produced by a light
	source. The standard unit for color temperature is degrees Kelvin (K). Low
	color temperature implies warmer, more yellow/red light while high color
	temperature implies a colder, more blue light. The typical color
	temperature of tungsten light is 3200 K, a personal computer is 9300 K.

April 28, 2004 Glossary-1