Glossary, Balanced fill-flash operation, Center-weighted metering – Nikon Autofocus Speedlight SB-24 User Manual

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GLOSSARY

Balanced fill-flash operation

A method of flash photography which combines flash illumina
tion and ambient light, and keeps flash brightness in balance
with the ambient light.

Center-Weighted Metering

An SLR light meter, orginated by Nikon, which concentrates its

sensitivity on the center portion of the camera’s viewing area.

CPU

Central Processing Unit: the electronic component which

controls equipment functions.

Exposure compensation
For flash: exposure compensation refers to an adjustment,

either automatically or manually set, that enables the user to

vary the flash oufput from standard TTL operation.

For available light: exposure compensation refers to any

adjustment of either shutter or aperture which results in an
exposure change from the normal measured exposure settings.