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Professional photography
Professional photography is the occupation of taking pictures and selling them freelance or as part of a contract usually with a publication.
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Brighter
Photography; Professional photography
An option in the "portrait" scene mode that produces brighter skin tones.
Burst mode
Photography; Professional photography
A mode in which the camera continues to take pictures while the shutter-release button is pressed.
Bounce flash
Photography; Professional photography
Light from a flash deliberately directed so as to reflect from another surface, such as the ceiling, before reaching the subject.
Built-in autofocus-assist illuminator
Photography; Professional photography
A built-in lamp that automatically fires when lighting is poor to assist autofocus.
Centre autofocus (AF) area
Photography; Professional photography
The focus area indicated by the brackets in the centre of the display. These brackets are used to frame the subject in the centre of the display when "center autofocus area" is selected for ...
Center-weighted area
Photography; Professional photography
The size of the area assigned the greatest weight in center-weighted metering.
Ccdcharge coupled device (CDD)
Photography; Professional photography
A type of sensor used to convert images to electrical signals.