List of abbreviations in photography

During most of the 20th century photography depended

mainly upon the photochemical technology of silver
halide emulsions on glass plates or roll lm.[1] Early in the
21st century this technology was displaced by the electronic technology of digital cameras. The development
of digital image sensors, microprocessors, memory cards,
miniaturised devices and image editing software enabled
these cameras to oer their users a much wider range of
operating options than was possible with the older silver
halide technology.[2][3] This has led to a proliferation of
new abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms. The commonest of these are listed below. Some are used in related elds of optics and electronics but many are specic
to digital photography.

[9] Hamber, Anthony & Green, Phil. Digital photography.

Pira/British Printing Industries Federation, 1999, ISBN
1-85802-207-X
[10] Farace, Joe and Staver, Barry. Better Available Light Digital Photography. Focal Press, 2008, ISBN 978-0-24080999-1.
[11] Warren, Bruce. Photography: the concise guide. Delmar
Cengage Learning, 2002, ISBN 1-4018-8745-7
[12] Ray, Sidney F. Scientic photography and applied imaging.
Focal Press/Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999, ISBN 0-24051323-1
[13] Kerr, Doug. Depth of eld and that pesky circle of confusion. http://www.openphotographyforums.com/forums/
showthread.php?t=14507

Acronyms and initialisms that

are not brand-specic

Initialisms that are used mainly

by specic brands

[15] Kerr, Doug.

About Ev
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References

[16] Hirsch, Robert. Exploring Color Photography. Focal

Press/Elsevier, 2011. ISBN 978-0-240-81335-6.

[14] Kerr, Doug.

About dynamic range.
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[1] Langford, Michael. Story of Photography. Focal Press,

1998, pp. 224. ISBN 978-0-240-51483-3.

[17] Rutenbeck, Jerey. Tech Terms. Focal Press, 2006, ISBN

978-0-240-80757-7.

[2] Busch, David D. Digital SLR Cameras and Photography

For Dummies. For Dummies, Wiley 2009. ISBN 978-0470-46606-3.

[18] Wang, Zhou & Bovik, A.C. Modern Image Quality Assessment. Morgan & Claypool, 2006, ISBN 978-1-59829022-6.

[3] Kelby, Scott. The Digital Photography Book. Peachpit

Press, 2006, pp. 240. ISBN 978-0-321-47404-9.

[19] Hayball, Laurie W.. Advanced Infrared Photography

Handbook. Amherst Media, 2001, ISBN 1-58428-0492.

[4] Langford, Michael. Advanced Photography. Focal Press,

1998, pp. 302312. ISBN 0-240-51486-6.

[20] http://www.photoshop.com/

[5] ASA PH2.5-1960. American Standard Method for Determining Speed of photographic Negative Materials
(Monochrome, Continuous Tone). New York: United
States of America Standards Institute.

[21] http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/technology/
basics/glossary/

[6] Sheppard, Rob. Digital Photography 1 2 3. Lark Books,

2005, ISBN 1-57990-676-1.

[22] Freeman, Michael. The complete guide to night & lowlight digital photography. Lark Books, 2008, ISBN 9781-60059-206-5.

[7] Ray, Sidney F. The photographic lens. Second edition.

Focal Press/Butterworth-Heinemann, 1992, ISBN 0-24051329-0.

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[8] Andrews, Philip. Advanced Photoshop Elements 7 for

Digital Photographers. Focal Press, 2009, pp. 426430.
ISBN 978-0-240-52158-9.

Blair, John G. The Glossary of Digital Photography.

Rocky Nook, 2007, ISBN 1-933952-04-0.
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Peres, Michael R. The Focal Encyclopedia of Photography, Fourth Edition. Focal Press, 2007, ISBN
0-240-80740-5.
Taylor, Phil. Digital Photographic Imaging Glossary. Traord Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1-55369253-5.

External links
List of acronyms etc from several manufacturers,
compiled by Chieh Cheng. On the Camera Hacker
website. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
Extensive list of acronyms from Nikon and other
manufacturers, on the Nikon Cafe website. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
Canon Camera Museum Technology Hall. Some ofcial explanations of Canon technical terms. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
Acronyms etc associated with the Canon brand.
Listed on the Bob Atkins website. Retrieved 201101-01.
Ocial glossary of the abbreviations used with
Nikon digital cameras. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
Glossary, issued by Nikon, explaining the Nikkor
lens codes. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
Pentax camera and Tamron lens acronyms maintained by Stefan van Hulst on the Pentax User forum. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
Glossary of Digital Photography Terminology Retrieved 2011-06-28.
Photography acronyms and abbreviations in a long
website of abbreviations. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
Photography acronyms Retrieved 2012-02-29.
General DSLR lens abbreviations and acronyms Retrieved from the Park Cameras website 2012-02-29.
Samyang lenses acronyms maintained by Ryan. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
Photography acronyms and abbreviations Retrieved
2015-10-13.

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