I realized the some of you may not know what DSLR mean when someone uses it, so this week’s photography word is:

DSLR – Digital Single-Lens Reflex camera use a mirror and a pentaprism to direct the light and the image to the viewfinder on the back of the camera. This allows the photographer to see the scene through the same lens as the sensor.

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Flash Output Compensation – is very similar to Exposure Compensation and allows the power the flash to be adjusted up or down. This is very useful when you want to and just a little flash to filling in the shadows of your subject.

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Stop – A stop is the change in exposure by a factor of two. If someone says one stop more this means there is double the amount of light reaching the film or sensor, and one stop less would allow half the amount of light to reach the film or sensor.

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AF Servo – Autofocus servo is the ability for the camera to continuously focus on the subject while it moves through the scene. This feature is very useful when photographing sports, wildlife and fast moving children. 🙂

AF Servo is also known as “AI Servo” on a Canon camera or “Continuous” on a Nikon camera.

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ISO – is a number rating that describes the sensitivity to light of film or digital camera sensors. The higher the number to more sensitive the film or sensor is to light. This can be very useful when a faster shutter speed is needed in low light situations.