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1. AE in A, n. View full entry 1977
...auto-exposure; automatic exposure....
2. AF in A, n. View full entry 1974
...autofocus; automatic focusing (also focus)....
3. APS in A, n. View full entry 1994
...Advanced Photo or (Photographic) System, a film system in which film of 24 mm width is enclosed in a cartridge for easy loading into a compatible camera, the image produced on the...
4. ASA in A, n. View full entry 1928
...(also with pronunciation ˈeɪsəˈeɪzəˈeɪsə) American Standards Association (used esp. with reference to a standard scale for rating photographic film speed)....
5. accelerator, n. View full entry 1843
...Photogr. A substance used to speed up development or (less commonly) exposure....
6. acetate, n. View full entry 1863
...Photogr. A toning solution containing an acetate, esp. sodium acetate. Chiefly attrib....
7. acetate, n. View full entry 1911
...Cellulose acetate in the form of a clear plastic film, used in photography, in graphic design, as a display medium, etc. Freq. attrib. Also as a count noun: a sheet...
8. actinism, n. View full entry 1845
...The property by which light or other electromagnetic radiation causes chemical change, as in traditional photography and in photosynthesis. Also in extended use and in figurative contexts....
9. actinize, v. View full entry 1844
...trans. To chemically change (esp. a photographic film or plate) by means of exposure to light. Cf. actinic1, actinism1....
10. actinograph, n. View full entry 1890
...Photogr. A form of calculator for estimating the actinic power of daylight, to aid in determining an appropriate exposure. Now hist....
11. actinography, n. View full entry 1853
...An alternative name proposed for: photography. Obs....
12. actinometer, n. View full entry 1866
...Photogr. An apparatus by which light intensity (and hence an appropriate exposure time) can be estimated from the time taken for a piece of sensitized paper to darken to a standard...
13. action photograph in action, n. View full entry 1904
...a photograph representing the subject in motion....
14. action photography in action, n. View full entry 1905
...photography representing the subject in motion....
15. action picture in action, n. View full entry 1904
...= action photograph;a film featuring fast-moving action; = action movie2....
16. action shot in action, n. View full entry 1927
...a shot (shot7e(b)) representing the subject in motion; cf. action photograph...
17. acutance, n. View full entry 1952
...The sharpness of a photographic or printed image; a numerical measure of this....
18. acutance developer in acutance, n. View full entry 1961
...a photographic developer formulated to increase the acutance of the developed image....
19. additive, adj. and n. View full entry 1902
...Designating a process of colour reproduction in which different primary colours are superimposed in directly emitted light (as with spotlights in a theatre); relating to such a process. Contrasted with subtractive...
20. adiactinic, adj. View full entry 1845
...Of a substance: not diactinic, opaque to actinic light....
