| Eyedropper | A tool to sample color |
| Extrude | Gives a 3D texture to a selection or layer. |
| Extension Tube | Extension tubes increase magnification by fitting between the lens and camera body (SLR/DSLR) and are used for macro and closeup photography. |
| exposure latitude | the extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result |
| Exposure | Recording light onto photo sensitive devices and materials |
| EXIF | Exif is a standard for image files created with digital cameras and other input devices. Exif files contain either uncompressed TIFF images or compressed JPEG images. In addition, these files can contain many comment fields of various types." |
| EV | Exposure value a combination of shutter speed/aperture. |
| Establishing Shot | A shot that sets up a scene's setting and/or its participants. Generally it’s a shot at the beginning (occasionally at the end) of a scene |
| Eraser tool | Lets you erase by clicking with the mouse and erases all pixels similar in color to the area you click on. |
| Equalize | Equalize command redistributes the brightness values of the pixels in an image so that they more evenly represent the entire range of brightness levels. |
| EPS | The Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) language file format is supported by most illustration and page-layout programs and, in most cases, is the preferred format for these applications. |
| EO connector | Electro Oceanic A type of wetconnector with two contacts, in appearance like a rubber jackplug. |
| Environmentally Sealed | High end cameras are protected from ingress of contaminants by seals around controls. |
| EMF | The Enhanced MetaFile (EMF) format is an extension of the Windows metafiles format developed for use with 32 bit Windows applications. It is only available to native 32 bit applications. |
| Emboss | Embosses the current loaded image. Embossing gives the image a raised metallic like look. |
| Electronic viewfinder | A viewfinder that displays the image on a mini TV screen |
| EI | Exposure index, or EI, refers to speed rating assigned to a particular film |
| Effective Pixels | the number of recorded pixels |
| Edit Switch | A switch on a camcorder or VCR that allows bypassing of some playback during dubbing |
| Edit controller | A machine that controls two VCR’s during editing. |
| Edit | The process of correcting or revising scenes, images, or sound |
| ED-Beta | High quality Sony videotape format |
| ECU | Extreme Close Up Shot |
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