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view camera
A camera that permits adjustments in the perspective of an image; this is accomplished by the camera design, which permits tilt, swing, rise or fall of the image transmitted. Also known as a...
viewfinder
A device, optical or electronic, that may be joined to a camera so that the operator may perceive the scene as the camera does.
viewing filter
A filter, pale purple in color, used in black and white photography to display the brightness values of a subject being recorded on film.
visual acuity
The numerical definition of the ability of an observer to perceive fine detail. The average value may be taken as one minute, or 6.7 cycles/mm, at 250 mm (normal viewing distance).
visual field
The angular field of view that is seen by the eyes when fixed on a point straight ahead. The normal binocular visual field is approximately 130° in diameter.
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