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boysmom · 08-02-2008, 10:49 AM

This is not a full list, just a start. If you find an acronym that comes up in posts, Lisa has mentioned she will add it.

Other info may be found here:
http://www.wonderfulphotos.com/artic...eras/acronyms/

Excellent explanation of how shutter speeds and apertures work together here:
http://www.photosoc.manchester.ac.uk...mini_three.pdf

Aperture
Lens opening usually expressed as f-numbers or f-stops, regulates the amount of light passing onto the film. F/2.8 is a large aperture, f/22 is considered a small aperture.
Small aperture gives you more depth of field, large aperture allows less depth of field.

Shutter Speed
The amount of time that the shutter is open to record light.

ACR
Adobe Camera RAW - the RAW image editor that's bundled with Adobe Photoshop

A-DEP
Automatic depth of field exposure mode

AE
Automatic Exposure

AF
Auto Focus

Av
Aperture Value (Aperture priority exposure mode)

AWB
Auto White Balance

CF
Compact Flash memory card

CS3 or PSCS3
Most current version of Adobe Photoshop (CS - Creative Suite)

CWB
Custom White Balance

DOF
Depth Of Field - range of sharp focus in a picture (Also referred to as Bokeh)

DPI
Dots per inch

DPP
Digital Photo Professional (Software included with Canon SLR Cameras)

EV
Exposure Value

Exif
Exchangeable Image File Format (official abbreviation Exif, not EXIF)

FOV
Field of View

HDR
High Dynamic Range

IQ
Image Quality

IS (Canon lenses)
Image Stabilization

ISO
International Standards Organization - As in: ISO speed - The "speed" of a digital camera's sensor (or film's) light-sensitivity

JPEG or JPG
Joint Photographic Experts Group - image file format

L
"Luxury" - Canon's L, or top of the line lenses. These lenses are distinguished by a red ring around them.

LR
Light Room - Adobe's new product designed for digital photography workflow

MB
MegaByte

MF
Manual Focus

MP
MegaPixel

OOF
Out Of Focus

PP
Post Processing, usually meaning Photoshop, Digital Photo Professional, etc.

PS
Adobe Photoshop

PSD
Photoshop Document. Adobe's native uncompressed file format which allows layers, selections & many other attributes to be saved with the file.

PSE
Adobe Photoshop Elements

Raw (Not an acronym, but some assume it is, so I thought I'd add an explanation here)
An image file containing the "raw" data that has not been processed by the camera. (Also see DNG)

RGB
Red, Green, Blue (Also see sRGB)

sRGB
Standard RGB

SS
Shutter Speed

TIFF or TIF
Tagged Image File Format - Lossless image file format

TC
Tele-converter

Tv
Time Value (Shutter speed priority mode)

WB
White Balance

Brandy'smygirl · 08-02-2008, 10:51 AM

That's a great start! I feel like I'm reading another language

Lot's to learn.

smartrock · 08-03-2008, 05:51 PM

Wow! It's like you read my mind! Now I know what those TLAs mean (TLA= three letter abbreviations

) I just need to figure out what they MEAN!

08-02-2008, 10:49 AM	#1
boysmom Senior Dog Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: here Posts: 6,101	Camera Acronyms This is not a full list, just a start. If you find an acronym that comes up in posts, Lisa has mentioned she will add it. Other info may be found here: http://www.wonderfulphotos.com/artic...eras/acronyms/ Excellent explanation of how shutter speeds and apertures work together here: http://www.photosoc.manchester.ac.uk...mini_three.pdf Aperture Lens opening usually expressed as f-numbers or f-stops, regulates the amount of light passing onto the film. F/2.8 is a large aperture, f/22 is considered a small aperture. Small aperture gives you more depth of field, large aperture allows less depth of field. Shutter Speed The amount of time that the shutter is open to record light. ACR Adobe Camera RAW - the RAW image editor that's bundled with Adobe Photoshop A-DEP Automatic depth of field exposure mode AE Automatic Exposure AF Auto Focus Av Aperture Value (Aperture priority exposure mode) AWB Auto White Balance CF Compact Flash memory card CS3 or PSCS3 Most current version of Adobe Photoshop (CS - Creative Suite) CWB Custom White Balance DOF Depth Of Field - range of sharp focus in a picture (Also referred to as Bokeh) DPI Dots per inch DPP Digital Photo Professional (Software included with Canon SLR Cameras) EV Exposure Value Exif Exchangeable Image File Format (official abbreviation Exif, not EXIF) FOV Field of View HDR High Dynamic Range IQ Image Quality IS (Canon lenses) Image Stabilization ISO International Standards Organization - As in: ISO speed - The "speed" of a digital camera's sensor (or film's) light-sensitivity JPEG or JPG Joint Photographic Experts Group - image file format L "Luxury" - Canon's L, or top of the line lenses. These lenses are distinguished by a red ring around them. LR Light Room - Adobe's new product designed for digital photography workflow MB MegaByte MF Manual Focus MP MegaPixel OOF Out Of Focus PP Post Processing, usually meaning Photoshop, Digital Photo Professional, etc. PS Adobe Photoshop PSD Photoshop Document. Adobe's native uncompressed file format which allows layers, selections & many other attributes to be saved with the file. PSE Adobe Photoshop Elements Raw (Not an acronym, but some assume it is, so I thought I'd add an explanation here) An image file containing the "raw" data that has not been processed by the camera. (Also see DNG) RGB Red, Green, Blue (Also see sRGB) sRGB Standard RGB SS Shutter Speed TIFF or TIF Tagged Image File Format - Lossless image file format TC Tele-converter Tv Time Value (Shutter speed priority mode) WB White Balance Last edited by boysmom; 08-02-2008 at 10:04 PM.

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08-03-2008, 05:51 PM	#3
smartrock Senior Dog Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chase's house Posts: 1,968 My Mood:	Wow! It's like you read my mind! Now I know what those TLAs mean (TLA= three letter abbreviations ) I just need to figure out what they MEAN!