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Exposure & capture settings · Core

ISO

Also called: sensitivity

ELI5

A camera setting describing how strongly the image responds to light.

Used in conversation

“Let’s compare the ISO with the reference before the scout ends.”

Definition

A camera sensitivity setting used as part of exposure management.

Here “ISO” means: A camera sensitivity setting used as part of exposure management.

Pitch context

This term helps a treatment describe how the camera or light will shape the viewer's experience.

Why it matters: Explains what the image should look like and how it can be framed, captured and lit.

Connected terms

  • Exposure indexISO names a sensitivity rating or setting; exposure index is the rating used for exposure decisions and may intentionally differ from a camera’s native rating.
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