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Last updated: 2007-04-05

Compiled and written by Philbert Ono

What's this? List of photography-related words in English and Japanese. The Main List has 1100+ words (click on the alphabet links). Many of the words are also categorized in separate lists (General, Camera, etc.). Meanwhile, the J-E List is a separate Japanese-to-English list of essential words not included in the Main List. And Signs is a photo gallery of Japanese signs explained in English.

Note: If the Japanese term contains an English word, the English word is spelled in normal English in the romanization. This is for easier recognition and maybe easier pronunciation and understanding. If the Japanese term is identical to the Engiish, a left arrow <- is displayed (you still have to pronounce it in the Japanese katakana way). Macrons are provided to indicate long vowel sounds. Credits here.

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Lens Words
ENGLISH	ROMANIZATION	JAPANESE	REMARKS
AF (autofocus) lens	<-	AFレンズ
aspherical lens	hikyūmen lens	非球面レンズ
astigmatism	hiten shūsa	非点収差
attach (a lens)	toritsukeru	取り付ける
back focal distance	bakku focus	バックフォーカス
boke/bokeh	boke-aji	ボケ味	One of the rare Japanese words to be incorporated in the English language. It refers to the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light. Depending on the lens aberrations and shape of the lens diaphragm, the out-of-focus quality looks different.
camera lens	<-	カメラレンズ
chromatic aberration	iro shūsa	色収差
condensation (of lens)	gyōketsu	凝結
curvilinear distortion	fuseikyoku shūsa	不正曲収差
detach (a lens)	tori-hazusu	取り外す
diffraction	kaisetsu	回折
distortion (lens aberration)	<-, waikyoku shūsa	ディストーション、歪曲収差
fish-eye lens	gyōgan lens	魚眼レンズ	See also Lens types.
flare	<-	フレア
fluorite lens	hotaru ishi lens	蛍石レンズ
focal length (lens)	shōten kyori	焦点距離
front lens element	mae-dama	前玉
fungus/mold	kabi	カビ	"Kabi" means both fungus and mold.
halation	<-	ハレーション
image circle	<-	イメージサークル
Image Stabilizer (IS)	tebure hosei kikō	手ブレ補正機構	Canon terminology. Nikon calls it vibration reduction (VR). Others might call it "anti-shake."
infinity (focus)	mugen-en	無限遠
interchangeable lens	kōkan lens	交換レンズ
internal/inner focusing	<-, inner focus	インターナル／インナーフォーカス	Canon calls it inner focusing.
lens	<-	レンズ
lens aberration	shūsa	収差
lens barrel	kyōdō	鏡筒
lens cap	<-	レンズキャップ
lens cleaner	<-	レンズクリーナー
lens construction Ex.: 17 elements in 13 groups	lens kōsei Ex.: 13-gun/17-mai	レンズ構成 Ex.: 13群17枚	The Japanese reverses the groups/elements order.
lens element	tama	玉
lens focal length	See focal length.
lens hood	<-	レンズフード
lens mount	<-	レンズマウント
Lens types a. fish-eye lens b. wide-angle lens c. normal lens d. telephoto lens e. super telephoto lens f. zoom lens g. single focal-length lens h. AF lens i. MF lens j. aspherical lens k. interchangeable lens l. tilt-and-shift lens	Lens no shurui a. gyōgan lens b. kōkaku lens c. hyōjun lens d. bōen lens e. chō-bōen lens f. <- g. tan-shōten lens h. <- i. <- j. hikyūmen lens k. kōkan lens l. TS lens	レンズの種類 a. 魚眼レンズ b. 広角レンズ c. 標準レンズ d. 望遠レンズ e. 超望遠レンズ f. ズームレンズ g. 単焦点レンズ h. AFレンズ i. MFレンズ j. 非球面レンズ k. 交換レンズ l. TSレンズ	If it's a zoom lens, just insert the word "zoom" in front of "lens." For example, for telephoto zoom lens: bōen zoom lens.
light falloff at edges	shūhen kōryō ochi	周辺光量落ち
macro lens	<-	マクロレンズ
minimum focusing distance	saitan satsuei kyori	最短撮影距離
mold	See fungus.
normal lens (50mm)	hyōjun lens	標準レンズ	See also Lens types.
normal zoom lens	hyōjun zoom lens	標準ズームレンズ
optical zoom Ex.: 3x optical zoom	kōgaku zoom Ex.: Sanbai kōgaku zoom	光学ズーム Ex.: 3倍光学ズーム
optics	kōgaku-kei	光学系
pan focus	<-	パンフォーカス
peripheral brightness	shūhen shashin	周辺光量
prime lens	jōyō lens	常用レンズ
refraction (of light)	kussetsu	屈折
resolving power (of a lens)	kaizō-ryoku	解像力
single focal length lens	tan shōten lens	単焦点レンズ
spherical aberration	kyūmen shūsa	球面収差
stray light	meikō	迷光
super telephoto lens	See Lens types.
telephoto lens	See Lens types.
tripod collar (on lens)	sankyaku-za	三脚座
ultra wide-angle lens	chō-kōkaku lens	超広角レンズ	See also Lens types.
ultrasonic motor (USM)	chō-onpa motor	超音波モーター	Canon terminology.
vignetting	kerare	けられ	"Kerare" is also used to refer to the shadows created by the lens barrel obstructing part of the camera's built-in flash illumination.
white lenses		白玉	White lens barrels were first introduced by Canon to help make the lenses cooler under the sun.
wide-angle lens	kōkaku lens	広角レンズ	See also Lens types.
zoom lens	<-	ズームレンズ	See also Lens types.

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