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MICROPRISM AREA [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Photography
  • Video Technology
DEF

A space, normally set in the center of a viewfinder screen, made of a minute structure of multiple prisms, used for focusing.

CONT

If your camera has a microprism area ... or a ground glass for focusing, you just turn the focusing ring until the subject looks sharp in the viewfinder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Photographie
  • Vidéotechnique
DEF

Espace aménagé normalement au centre d'un écran de viseur et constitué d'une multitude de petits prismes que l'on emploie pour effectuer la mise au point.

Spanish

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