Olympus C-50 C-50 Zoom Reference Manual (4.7 MB) - Page 130

P Program Mode, Pixels, S Shutter Priority Mode, TFT Thin-Film Transistor Color, Monitor

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Chapter 9 Glossary of terms P (Program) Mode Also called Program AE mode. The camera automatically sets the best shutter speed and aperture for the shot. Pixels A pixel is the smallest unit (dot) used to make up an image. Clear large-sized printed images require millions of pixels. S (Shutter Priority) Mode Also called Shutter Priority AE mode. The user selects the shutter speed and the camera automatically varies the aperture so that the picture is taken with the best exposure. TFT (Thin-Film Transistor) Color Monitor A color Monitor constructed using thin-film technology. TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) An uncompressed format used for saving highly-detailed black & white or color image data. TIFF image files can be handled by software programs for digital cameras, scanners and graphics applications. TTL (Through-The-Lens) System To help adjust exposure, a light receptor built into the camera directly measures the light passing through the lens. 129

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Chapter 9
Glossary of terms
P (Program) Mode
Also called Program AE mode. The
camera automatically sets the best
shutter speed and aperture for the
shot.
Pixels
A pixel is the smallest unit (dot)
used to make up an image. Clear
large-sized printed images require
millions of pixels.
S (Shutter Priority) Mode
Also called Shutter Priority AE
mode. The user selects the shutter
speed and the camera
automatically varies the aperture
so that the picture is taken with the
best exposure.
TFT (Thin-Film Transistor) Color
Monitor
A color Monitor constructed using
thin-film technology.
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)
An uncompressed format used for
saving highly-detailed black &
white or color image data. TIFF
image files can be handled by
software programs for digital
cameras, scanners and graphics
applications.
TTL (Through-The-Lens) System
To help adjust exposure, a light
receptor built into the camera
directly measures the light passing
through the lens.