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photographic equipment

DEFINITIONS OF: photographic equipment

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n equipment used by a photographer

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camera, photographic camera
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
clapperboard
photographic equipment used to synchronize sound and motion picture; boards held in front of a movie camera are banged together
developer
photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film
enlarger
photographic equipment consisting of an optical projector used to enlarge a photograph
flash, flash bulb, flash lamp, flashbulb, flashgun, photoflash
a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
exposure meter, light meter, photometer
photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light
photographic material, photographic paper
light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed
sensitometer
a measuring instrument for measuring the light sensitivity of film over a range of exposures
box Kodak, box camera
a simple camera shaped like a rectangular box
candid camera
a miniature camera with a fast lens
cytophotometer
a photometer that can be used to locate and identify chemical compounds in a cell by measuring the intensity of the light that passes through stained sections of the cytoplasm
digital camera
a camera that encodes an image digitally and store it for later reproduction
film, photographic film
photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
flash camera
a camera with a photoflash attachment
cine-camera, motion-picture camera, movie camera
a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession
point-and-shoot camera
a lightweight photographic camera with an autofocus
Polaroid Land camera, Polaroid camera
a camera that develops and produces a positive print within seconds
portrait camera
a camera with a portrait lens
reflex camera
camera that allows the photographer to view and focus the exact scene being photographed
short-stop, short-stop bath, stop bath
an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer
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equipment
an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
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