List of Abbreviations in Photography

List of abbreviations in photography During most of the 20th century photography depended mainly upon the photochemical technology of silver halide emulsions on glass plates or roll film.[1] Early in the 21st century this technology was displaced by the electronic technology of digital cameras. The development of digital image sensors, microprocessors, memory cards, miniaturised devices and image editing software enabled these cameras to offer their users a much wider range of operating options than was possible with the older silver halide technology.[2][3] This has led to a proliferation of new abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms. The commonest of these are listed below. Some are used in related fields of optics and electronics but many are specific to digital photography.

[9] Hamber, Anthony & Green, Phil. Digital photography. Pira/British Printing Industries Federation, 1999, ISBN 1-85802-207-X [10] Farace, Joe and Staver, Barry. Better Available Light Digital Photography. Focal Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-24080999-1. [11] Warren, Bruce. Photography: the concise guide. Delmar Cengage Learning, 2002, ISBN 1-4018-8745-7 [12] Ray, Sidney F. Scientific photography and applied imaging. Focal Press/Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999, ISBN 0-24051323-1 [13] Kerr, Doug. Depth of field and that pesky circle of confusion. http://www.openphotographyforums.com/forums/ showthread.php?t=14507

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[15] Kerr, Doug. About Ev . http://www. openphotographyforums.com/forums/showthread. php?t=12984

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[16] Hirsch, Robert. Exploring Color Photography. Focal Press/Elsevier, 2011. ISBN 978-0-240-81335-6.

[14] Kerr, Doug. About dynamic range. //www.openphotographyforums.com/forums/ showthread.php?t=14435

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[1] Langford, Michael. Story of Photography. Focal Press, 1998, pp. 224. ISBN 978-0-240-51483-3.

[17] Rutenbeck, Jeffrey. Tech Terms. Focal Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-240-80757-7.

[2] Busch, David D. Digital SLR Cameras and Photography For Dummies. For Dummies, Wiley 2009. ISBN 978-0470-46606-3.

[18] Wang, Zhou & Bovik, A.C. Modern Image Quality Assessment. Morgan & Claypool, 2006, ISBN 978-1-59829022-6.

[3] Kelby, Scott. The Digital Photography Book. Peachpit Press, 2006, pp. 240. ISBN 978-0-321-47404-9.

[19] Hayball, Laurie W.. Advanced Infrared Photography Handbook. Amherst Media, 2001, ISBN 1-58428-0492.

[4] Langford, Michael. Advanced Photography. Focal Press, 1998, pp. 302–312. ISBN 0-240-51486-6.

[20] http://www.photoshop.com/

[5] ASA PH2.5-1960. American Standard Method for Determining Speed of photographic Negative Materials (Monochrome, Continuous Tone). New York: United States of America Standards Institute.

[21] http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/technology/ basics/glossary/

[6] Sheppard, Rob. Digital Photography 1 2 3. Lark Books, 2005, ISBN 1-57990-676-1.

[22] Freeman, Michael. The complete guide to night & lowlight digital photography. Lark Books, 2008, ISBN 9781-60059-206-5.

[7] Ray, Sidney F. The photographic lens. Second edition. Focal Press/Butterworth-Heinemann, 1992, ISBN 0-24051329-0.

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[8] Andrews, Philip. Advanced Photoshop Elements 7 for Digital Photographers. Focal Press, 2009, pp. 426–430. ISBN 978-0-240-52158-9.

• Blair, John G. The Glossary of Digital Photography. Rocky Nook, 2007, ISBN 1-933952-04-0. 1

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5 • Peres, Michael R. The Focal Encyclopedia of Photography, Fourth Edition. Focal Press, 2007, ISBN 0-240-80740-5. • Taylor, Phil. Digital Photographic Imaging Glossary. Trafford Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1-55369253-5.

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External links • List of acronyms etc from several manufacturers, compiled by Chieh Cheng. On the Camera Hacker website. Retrieved 2011-01-01. • Extensive list of acronyms from Nikon and other manufacturers, on the Nikon Cafe website. Retrieved 2011-01-16. • Canon Camera Museum Technology Hall. Some official explanations of Canon technical terms. Retrieved 2011-01-12. • Acronyms etc associated with the Canon brand. Listed on the Bob Atkins website. Retrieved 201101-01. • Official glossary of the abbreviations used with Nikon digital cameras. Retrieved 2011-01-01. • Glossary, issued by Nikon, explaining the Nikkor lens codes. Retrieved 2011-01-01. • Pentax camera and Tamron lens acronyms maintained by Stefan van Hulst on the Pentax User forum. Retrieved 2011-01-01. • Glossary of Digital Photography Terminology Retrieved 2011-06-28. • Photography acronyms and abbreviations in a long website of abbreviations. Retrieved 2012-02-29. • Photography acronyms Retrieved 2012-02-29. • General DSLR lens abbreviations and acronyms Retrieved from the Park Cameras website 2012-02-29. • Samyang lenses acronyms maintained by Ryan. Retrieved 2012-11-16. • Photography acronyms and abbreviations Retrieved 2015-10-13.

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