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Academy Frame
The size, or field of view, of the image being captured by the camera, 1.5x narrower field of view than full frame 35mm. This is the 35mm Cinema Camera standard.
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Achromat
The rear lens of the adapter that allows the image sensor of the camera to focus on the ground glass and achieve edge to edge sharpness.
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Aperture
The opening of a lens were light travels through to the image sensor.
Back Focus
The distance from the image plane (GG) to the lens' focal point.
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Bokeh
The aesthetic look of blur in the out of focus areas or your images.
CCD and CMOS
The type of image sensor that a camera uses to capture images. Cameras typically include anywhere from 1 CMOS sensor to 3 CCD sensors.
Chromatic Aberration
The effect caused by the lens not focusing all of the colors at at the same point.
Depth Of Field (DOF)
The amount of the scene in front of and behind your object of interest that is in focus.
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ENG Camera
ENG Cameras were originally designed for use by news camera operators, but have since become a standard for most professional video production. ENG cameras are larger shoulder mount cameras, that have many professional features such as: 3 CCD, BNC and XLR connections, and interchangeable lenses.
Field of View (FOV)
The amount or angle of the scene that you can see. For instance: a 15mm fisheye lens is 180 degree FOV, a 85mm is only 18 degree FOV.
Full Frame
The size, or field of view, of the image being captured by the camera. This is the 35mm SLR camera standard. Some new DSLR cameras are not full frame.
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Iris
The opening of a lens were light travels through to the image sensor.
Optimized Achromat
The rear lens of the adapter that allows the image sensor of cameras, with offset images sensors, to focus on the ground glass and achieve edge to edge sharpness.
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Vignetting
The darkening of the edges of the image as compared to the center of the image.
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