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exposure

exposure

42 4.4
Light that reaches the camera film or sensor
  • noun
  • /ɪkˈspoʊʒər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : exposición
  • The photographer adjusted the exposure settings to capture the perfect sunset image.
  • exposure time
  • correct exposure
  • manual exposure

Well, yeah, I remember I I talked about exposure and the aperture in video.

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Examples

  • I'm trying to take a long-exposure photograph, but my flashlight broke.

  • People do that for long exposure photography.

  • And then light exposure is really, really important.

  • So how much sun exposure is in that state?

  • This picture was taken with a time exposure.

  • Looks like the photographer moved the camera during long exposure.

  • I then made test strips to determine the exposure levels for each part of the image.

    Academic text (1999)
  • All lenses in this group normally link to the exposure controls within the camera body.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The tripod provides the stability required during the exposure that simply cannot be obtained handheld.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The lens was set at f/6 for this exposure on Kodak VPS film.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

picture
vsexposure
1.0

An image like a drawing or photograph that shows something

is specifically the light-exposure process or its resulting image, not any image
photo
vsexposure
1.0

A picture made with a camera, printed or digital

is the process of letting light reach film or sensor and the image result
photograph
vsexposure
860 1.4

A picture taken with a camera of a person, place, or thing

is the process of letting light reach sensor or film and the result
pic
vsexposure
  • Texting
90 6.8

A photo made with a camera or phone

is the process of letting light reach film or sensor and the image result

Antonyms

534 1.0

A time or place with almost no light

1 6.9

Dark or dim so things are hard to see

Compounds

indecent exposure
  • Offensive
10 7.2

Showing your private parts on purpose where other people can see

exposure therapy
  • Specialized
2 4.6

A treatment where a person faces what makes them afraid in a safe place

risk of exposure
  • Specialized
2 4.2

The chance of coming into contact with something harmful like a disease or chemical

Making something known to many people so they can see or talk about it

time exposure
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A photograph you make by leaving the camera open for a long time to show stars or moving light

credit exposure
  • Specialized
6.4

The total amount of money a bank or lender may lose if loans are not repaid

exposure dose
  • Specialized
6.8

A measurement of how much radiation a person or object receives that can harm the body

exposure meter
  • Specialized
4.3

A tool that measures light to set camera settings

The state of having contact with a harmful chemical before an event

wind exposure
  • Specialized
5.1

The part of a building or ship that faces the wind and is open to it

How Exposed

overexposure
  • Specialized
1 5.9
exposure
  • Specialized
42 4.4
underexposure
  • Specialized
7.3

Surface Forms

exposure singular
exposures plural

Morphology

exposure = expose (semi-transparent) = expose + ure

The photographic sense is a technical extension of 'expose' (to allow light to act on film/sensor); the derivation is regular but somewhat specialized.

Etymology

Exposure comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and ponere 'to put' and is related to position, so it originally meant 'putting out'. In photography it is the time you 'put' film or a sensor out to the light, so exposure controls how bright the picture is.