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Word List: Photography and video
- digital camera, digital cameras
(noun) - Definition:
- an electronic, often battery-powered device for recording and storing photographs in digital format, especially on a flash card
- Example:
- He took a picture with his new digital camera.
- photo, photos [fəʊtəʊ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film
- Example:
- Can you take a photo of me?
- Synonym(s):picture, photograph
- photographer, photographers [fəˈtoɡrəfə]
(noun) - Definition:
- one who (professionally) takes photographs
- Example:
- They hired a photographer for their wedding day.
- snapshot, snapshots [ˈsnæpʃɒt]
(noun) - Definition:
- a photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a moment of opportunity
- Example:
- He carried a snapshot of his daughter.
- take a picture
(Chunk) - Example:
- She is taking a picture of her little brother.
- Synonym(s):take a photo
- zoom [zuːm]
(verb) - Definition:
- to change the focal length of a zoom lens
- Example:
- You need to zoom if you want to take a picture of the car over there.
- focus [ˈfəʊ.kəs]
(verb) - Definition:
- to adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane
- Example:
- You'll need to focus the microscope carefully in order to capture the full detail of this surface.
- lens, lenses [lɛnz]
(noun) - Definition:
- an object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it
- Example:
- You can easily change the focal length of the zoom lens.
- wide-angle lens, wide-angle lenses
(noun) - Definition:
- a short focal length lens having a wide angle of view
- Example:
- My new camera has a wide-angle lens.
- film, films [fɪlm]
(noun) - Definition:
- a medium used to capture images in a camera
- Example:
- You need to take out the film if you want to have the photos developed.
- film [fɪlm]
(verb) - Definition:
- to record a motion picture on photographic film
- Example:
- A Hollywood studio was filming on-location in NYC.
- load the film
(Chunk) - Example:
- I need to load the film before I take pictures.
- speed [spiːd]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- the sensitivity to light of film or plates
- Example:
- How is the speed of that camera?
- camcorder, camcorders [ˈkæmˌkɔɹdɚ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a portable electronic device for recording images and audio on to a storage device, hence functioning as a camera and a recorder in a single unit
- Example:
- I love having a camcorder to record events.
- video, videos [ˈvɪdiˌoʊ]
(noun) - Definition:
- motion picture stored on VHS or some other format
- Example:
- Can you show me the video you recorded yesterday?
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/public-life/media-and-communication/photography-and-video/
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