Capturing Images

White Balance camera setting that adjusts for lighting in order to make white objects appear white in photos/film more difficult than it might seem due to the fact that light cast from different sources is different in color (candles, halogen lights).

IRIS iris is an adjustable aperture used to control the amount of light coming through the lens. The more the iris is opened, the more light it lets in and the brighter the scene will be.

Zebra When turned on, looks like zebra stripes going across viewfinder or screen Lines aren’t recorded on tape Appear over areas that are overexposed over a certain level Used to guide adjustment of the aperture and shutter speed to make your shot brighter or darker depending on what you’re shooting

Shutter a mechanical device for opening and closing the aperture of a camera lens to expose film Allows light to pass for a determined period of time, for the purpose of exposing photographic film or a light-sensitive electronic sensor to light to capture a permanent image of a scene used to allow pulses of light to pass outwards, as in a movie projector or signal lamp

Aspect ratio the width-to-height ratio of a film or television image Most common aspect ratios are 4:3 and 3:2