photographic equipment

Definitions of photographic equipment

1. noun

   equipment used by a photographer
   types:

   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

   type of:

   equipment

   an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service