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HDD
HDD Hard Disc Drive - format used in some camcorders instead of mini DV tapes or DVDs. read more…
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Histogram
Is a graph of brightness. It ranges from black through grey to white along the horizontal axis, while values in the vertical axis represent the number of pixels at the appropriate brightness. It provides a means of checking the exposure of the image. If too many pixels are present at the left-hand side of the histogram, it?s likely that the image is underexposed, while if it?s weighted to the right, then it?s likely to be overexposed. A histogram function is built into some of the more... read more…
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Hot
Hot shoe A clip-on connector for an external flash system (or accessories like remote controls or flash adapters) usually found on the top of the camera. It has two metal brackets and normally one or several electrical contacts in the centre to allow communication between the camera and flash. If it has no contact, this is an accessory shoe. The flash also features a hot shoe contact and normally a locking mechanism to prevent it falling out of the shoe. read more…
