Jargon Buster; Holidays & Travel - Samsung Digital Camera Pocket Manual

JARGON BUSTER

JARGON
BUSTER
Technical and photography terms explained...
PICTURE WIZARD There are nine
different preset Photo Styles that you
can apply to your pictures to create
a look or atmosphere, though each
one is also customisable.
SCENE MODES 13 preset automatic
modes that optimise camera settings
for common shooting situations,
from Children to Fireworks to Text,
for example.
50
FACE DETECTION The camera
recognises that there are faces (up
to ten) in the frame and ensures
they are correctly focused on and
exposed when you press the shutter
button halfway down.
MULTI-AREA AUTOFOCUS The
camera automatically selects the
best part of the scene to focus on.
OIS Optical Image Stabilization helps
prevent camera shake and blur when
shooting in low light, shadowy or
dark places. There are two modes:
Active for when pressing the shutter
halfway or Always On.
APERTURE The aperture is used to
control what in the image appears in
sharp focus – also known as depth-
of-field (DOF). A small aperture, say
f/22, makes things from the front to
the back of the picture appear sharp
THE POCKET GUIDE TO THE SAMSUNG NX
and detailed – so has a deep DOF
– but needs bright conditions. A big
aperture, or wide aperture, allows in
more light but creates a shallow DOF,
so backgrounds look soft and blurry.
Landscapes need a deep DOF and
portraits need a shallow DOF.
KIT LENS The standard zoom lens
that comes boxed with your NX
camera.
PRIME LENS Lens that has a single
focal length, such as a 20mm
'Pancake' or a 30mm 'Pancake'.
HOLIDAYS
& TRAVEL
Over the next few pages we show you how to get the
most from your NX while exploring the world around
us. This is holiday photography for the beginner
51