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INCIDENT-LIGHT METER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- incident-light meter
1, record 1, English, incident%2Dlight%20meter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] light meter [which] estimates the illuminance on a surface of interest, such as a part of a scene or an exposure plane. 2, record 1, English, - incident%2Dlight%20meter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- posemètre à lumière incidente
1, record 1, French, posem%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20lumi%C3%A8re%20incidente
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- posemètre à incidence 2, record 1, French, posem%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20incidence
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] posemètre [qui] calcule la quantité de lumière [...] reçue par le sujet. 1, record 1, French, - posem%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20lumi%C3%A8re%20incidente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1980-07-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Photography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- incident-light meter
1, record 2, English, incident%2Dlight%20meter
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- incident light meter 2, record 2, English, incident%20light%20meter
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Incident-light meters measure the light that falls on the subject instead of the light that subject gives off (...) It receives light from the same direction and in the same intensity as the subject does, and translates it into an average "middle-gray" exposure setting. 1, record 2, English, - incident%2Dlight%20meter
Record 2, Key term(s)
- incident meter
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Photographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- posemètre à lumière incidente
1, record 2, French, posem%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20lumi%C3%A8re%20incidente
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comment se servir d'un posemètre à lumière incidente: Placez-vous près du sujet et dirigez votre cellule vers l'appareil. Rappelez-vous que seule l'ambiance lumineuse qui règne autour de votre sujet joue un rôle important. 1, record 2, French, - posem%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20lumi%C3%A8re%20incidente
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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