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A

  • AA batteries
  • Aberrations
  • Accessory shoe
  • ACROS (Fujifilm)
  • Action camera
  • Active D-Lighting (Nikon)
  • Adjustment Brush (Lightroom)
  • Adjustment layer
  • Adobe Bridge
  • Adobe Camera Raw
  • Adobe ProPhoto RGB
  • Adobe RGB
  • Adobe Stock
  • AE-L/AF-L button
  • AF Assist
  • AF coverage
  • AF fine tune
  • Affinity Photo
  • AF mode
  • AF-P lens (Nikon)
  • AF points
  • AF-S lens (Nikon)
  • AI (Artificial Intelligence)
  • Album
  • Alkaline battery
  • Alpha (Sony)
  • Aluminium (tripods)
  • A-mount (Sony)
  • Analog
  • Analog Efex (Nik Collection)
  • Anamorphic lens
  • Angle of view
  • Anti aliasing filter
  • Aperture blades
  • Aperture (lens)
  • Aperture priority (A) mode
  • Apochromatic (APO) lens
  • APS-C sensor
  • APS-H sensor
  • Arca Swiss
  • Area AF
  • Artefacts
  • Articulating LCD
  • Aspect ratios
  • Aspherical lens
  • Asset management
  • As shot (white balance)
  • Astia (Fujifilm)
  • Audio monitoring
  • Aurora HDR (Skylum)
  • Auto exposure
  • Autofocus basics explained
  • Auto mode
  • Auto white balance
  • AVCHD
  • Averaged metering
  • Axial chromatic aberration

B

  • Back button focus
  • Back illuminated sensor
  • Backlighting
  • Backpack
  • Backup
  • Ball head
  • Barrel distortion
  • Batch processing
  • Batteries
  • Battery charger
  • Battery grip
  • Battery life
  • Battery types and uses
  • Bayer sensor
  • Bayonet mount
  • Big Stopper (Lee filters)
  • Billingham
  • Bits and bit depth
  • Bits and bit depth explained
  • Black and white
  • Black and white filters
  • Blackmagic Design
  • Blackmagic RAW
  • Black mist filter
  • Blend mode
  • Bokeh
  • Bokeh fringing
  • Boom
  • Border
  • Bounce flash
  • Boundary Warp (Lightroom)
  • Bracketing
  • Bridge (Adobe)
  • Bridge camera
  • Brightline frames
  • Brolly
  • Browser (photos)
  • Brush
  • Buffer
  • Bulb (B) exposure
  • Burst mode

C

  • C4K
  • Cable release
  • Cache
  • C-AF (continuous autofocus)
  • Camera bags and types
  • Camera calibration
  • Camera shake
  • Camera shooting modes explained
  • Camera types
  • Camera types explained
  • Capture One
  • Carbon fiber (tripods)
  • Cardioid microphone
  • Card reader
  • Cataloguing software
  • Cat's eye bokeh
  • CCD
  • Center column
  • Center weighted metering
  • CFA (color filter array)
  • CFast
  • CFexpress
  • CFexpress Type A
  • CFexpress Type B
  • Channels
  • Chromatic aberration
  • Cinema 4K (DCI 4K, C4K)
  • CIPA
  • Circle of confusion
  • Clarity
  • Class rating (memory cards)
  • Clean HDMI
  • Clipping
  • Cloning
  • Close up
  • Cloud storage
  • CMOS
  • CMYK
  • Codec
  • Cold shoe
  • Collection
  • Color burn
  • Color Efex (Nik Collection)
  • Color fringing
  • Color management
  • Color model
  • Color noise
  • Color profile
  • Color sensitivity
  • Color space
  • Color temperature
  • Commander mode (Nikon)
  • Compact camera
  • Compact Flash
  • Compact system camera (CSC)
  • Composition
  • Compression
  • Condenser microphone
  • Content aware
  • Continuous AF (autofocus)
  • Continuous lighting
  • Continuous shooting explained
  • Contrast
  • Contrast AF
  • Contrast filter
  • Control dial
  • Control Line (DxO)
  • Control Point (DxO)
  • Converging verticals
  • Copyright
  • Corner shading
  • Counterbalance
  • Creative Cloud (Adobe)
  • Creative Lighting System (CLS) (Nikon)
  • Crop factor
  • Crop mode
  • Cropping
  • Crop sensor
  • Curves
  • Custom settings
  • Custom white balance
  • Cutout

D

  • Darkroom
  • DaVinci Resolve
  • DCI 4K
  • Dehaze
  • Demosaicing
  • Depth of field explained
  • Depth of field preview
  • Develop
  • Device profile
  • Dfine (Nik Collection)
  • Diaphragm
  • Diffraction
  • DIGIC (Canon)
  • Digital stabilization
  • Digital zoom
  • Diopter adjustment
  • Direct vision viewfinder
  • Distortion
  • Distortion correction
  • D-Lighting (Nikon)
  • DNG
  • DNG Converter (Adobe)
  • Dodge and burn
  • Drag (tripod head)
  • Drive mode
  • Drone
  • Dropbox
  • Drop in (rear) filter
  • DSLR (Digital SLR)
  • Dual card slot
  • Dual image stabilization
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF
  • Duration (flash)
  • Dust Off (Nikon)
  • DX format (Nikon)
  • DxO
  • Dynamic Area AF (Nikon)
  • Dynamic microphone
  • Dynamic range expansion
  • Dynamic range explained

E

  • Effective focal length
  • Effective pixels
  • Effects
  • Effects (in-camera)
  • EF-M mount (Canon)
  • EF mount (Canon)
  • EF-S mount (Canon)
  • Electromagnetic diaphragm
  • Electronic rangefinder
  • Electronic shutter
  • Electronic viewfinder (EVF)
  • Element (lens)
  • Elements (Photoshop) (Adobe)
  • E mount (Sony)
  • E-mount (Sony)
  • EV compensation
  • EXIF data
  • Expeed (Nikon)
  • Export
  • Exposure and how it works
  • Exposure latitude
  • Exposure mode
  • Exposure preview
  • Exposure steps/increments
  • Exposure value (EV)
  • Exposure X (Exposure Software)
  • Extension ring
  • Extension (software)
  • External editor
  • External flash
  • External recorder
  • Eyepiece shutter

F

  • Face detection
  • Feathering
  • FE mount (Sony)
  • Filename/number
  • Film
  • FilmPack (DxO)
  • Film simulation
  • Filter factor
  • Filter holder
  • Filters
  • Filters and when to use them
  • Filter system
  • Filter thread
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Firmware
  • Fisheye lens
  • Fixed focus
  • Flange distance
  • Flash compensation
  • Flash output (manual)
  • Flash photography basics
  • Flash sync speed
  • Flexible Program (Nikon)
  • Flickr
  • F-Log (Fujifilm)
  • F mount (Nikon)
  • Fn (function) button
  • Focal length
  • Focal length vs ‘effective’ focal length
  • Focal plane mark
  • Focal plane shutter
  • Focus bracketing
  • Focus limiter
  • Focus mode
  • Focus peaking
  • Focus point
  • Focus priority mode
  • Focus stacking
  • Folders
  • Follow focus
  • Force flash
  • Format (memory card)
  • Foveon sensor (Sigma)
  • FPS (frames per second)
  • Frames/borders
  • Friction control (tripod)
  • Fujifilm
  • Full frame sensor
  • Full HD
  • FX format (Nikon)

G

  • Gain (audio)
  • Geared column
  • Geared head
  • Generative Expand
  • Generative Fill
  • Ghosting (HDR)
  • Gigabytes (GB)
  • Gimbal head
  • Gimbal (stabilizer)
  • Global shutter
  • Golden hour
  • Google Drive
  • Google Photos
  • GoPro
  • GoPro mount
  • GPS
  • Gradient Map
  • Gradient mask
  • Grading
  • Graduated filter
  • Grain
  • Gray card
  • Grip
  • Group (lens)
  • Guide number (GN)

H

  • H.264/H.265
  • Handheld photography
  • HDMI
  • HDR Efex (Nik Collection)
  • HDR (high dynamic range)
  • HD video
  • Headphone socket
  • Healing
  • Healing
  • HEIF format
  • High end compact
  • High key
  • Highlight recovery
  • Highlights
  • High speed sync
  • Histogram
  • History
  • Honeycomb grid
  • Hotshoe
  • Hue/saturation
  • Hybrid autofocus

I

  • IBIS (in body image stabilisation)
  • iCloud
  • ILC (interchangeable lens camera)
  • Image circle
  • Image editor
  • Image Size setting (cameras)
  • Image stabilization explained
  • Import
  • Infra red
  • Inpainting (Serif)
  • Internal storage (cameras)
  • Interpolation
  • Intervalometer
  • Interval timer
  • IPTC metadata
  • ISO expansion
  • ISO (sensitivity) explained

J

  • JPEG
  • JPEG vs RAW

K

  • Kelvin
  • Keystoning
  • Kit lens
  • K mount (Pentax)

L

  • L39 mount
  • Landscape format
  • Laowa
  • Lasso tool
  • Lavalier (lav) mic
  • Layers
  • LCD backlight
  • LCD displays on cameras
  • LED lighting
  • Lens
  • Lens adapter
  • Lens aperture explained
  • Lens corrections
  • Lens hood
  • Lens modulation optimiser (LMO)
  • Lens mounts explained
  • Lens profile
  • Lens types explained
  • Levels
  • Light leak
  • Light meter
  • Lightroom (Adobe)
  • Lightroom Classic (Adobe)
  • Lightroom Mobile
  • Linear DNG
  • Linear motor
  • Liquify
  • Lithium ion
  • Live view
  • L mount
  • Local adjustment
  • Local contrast
  • Log profile
  • Lomography
  • Long exposure
  • Lossy/lossless compression
  • Loupe
  • Low key
  • Low light photography
  • Low pass filter
  • Luminance (contrast) noise
  • Luminar (Skylum)
  • LUT (lookup table)
  • Lyre (Rycote)

M

  • M42 mount
  • Macro lens
  • Macro mode
  • Macro photography
  • Magnetic filters
  • Managed files
  • Manual exposure
  • Manual focus
  • Manual lens
  • Mask
  • Maximum aperture
  • Maximum magnification
  • Mechanical shutter
  • Medium format
  • Megapixels (MP)
  • Memory card capacity
  • Memory cards and what to look for
  • Memory card speed
  • Memory Stick (Sony)
  • Merge (HDR)
  • Merge (panorama)
  • Metadata
  • Metering patterns explained
  • Micro Four Thirds (MFT)
  • Microlens (sensor)
  • Microphone
  • Midtones
  • Miniature effect
  • Minimum focus distance
  • Mirrorless cameras explained
  • Mirror up mode
  • M mount (Leica)
  • Mode dial
  • Modelling lamp
  • Modifier (lighting)
  • Moiré
  • Monitor calibration
  • Monochrome
  • Monopod
  • Montage
  • Mount adapter
  • MP4
  • Multi pattern metering
  • Multiple exposure
  • Multi selector

N

  • Neutral density (ND) filter
  • NFC
  • Nik Collection (DxO)
  • Nikon
  • Nikon 1 system
  • Nikon lens jargon explained
  • NiMH battery
  • Noir
  • Noise
  • Noise and noise reduction
  • Noise floor
  • Noise reduction
  • Non destructive editing

O

  • Offline editing
  • OLED display
  • ON1
  • ON1 Photo RAW
  • Onion skin bokeh
  • Optical stabiliser
  • Optical viewfinder
  • Optical zoom
  • Overexposure
  • Overlay mode

P

  • Pan and tilt head
  • Pancake lens
  • Panorama
  • Panoramic head (tripods)
  • Parallax
  • PASM modes
  • Patch tool
  • Pentaprism
  • Persona (Serif)
  • Perspective control (PC) lens
  • Perspective correction
  • Phase detect AF
  • Phase One
  • Photography Plan (Adobe)
  • PhotoLab (DxO)
  • Photomerge (Adobe)
  • Photoshop
  • Photoshop Express
  • Photosite
  • Picture styles and film simulations
  • Pincushion distortion
  • Pixel
  • Pixelmator
  • Places (software)
  • Plug in
  • Point and shoot camera
  • Polarizing filter
  • Polar pattern
  • Pop filter
  • Pop up flash
  • Portrait lens
  • Post crop vignette
  • Post (production)
  • POV
  • PowerShot (Canon)
  • Pre burst/capture
  • Predictive autofocus
  • Preset
  • PRIME (DxO)
  • Prime lens
  • Printer calibration
  • Program AE (P) mode
  • Program shift
  • Projection (panoramas, VR)
  • ProPhoto RGB
  • ProRes
  • Prosumer
  • Protection filter
  • Pull focus

Q

  • Q (quick) menu
  • Quadcopter
  • Quality setting
  • Quick release (QR) plate
  • Quiet mode

R

  • Radial mask
  • Radiance
  • RAID drive
  • Rangefinder camera
  • RAW converter
  • RAW files explained
  • RAW+JPEG
  • RAW processing in camera
  • RAW vs JPEG
  • Read speed
  • Rear curtain flash
  • Recycle time
  • Red eye
  • Red filter
  • Referenced files
  • Reference View (Lightroom Classic)
  • Reflector
  • Release Priority mode
  • Remote
  • Reproduction ratio
  • Resampling
  • Reset (camera)
  • Resizing
  • Resolution
  • Revoring
  • RF mount (Canon)
  • RGB
  • Rig (video)
  • Rolling shutter
  • Round filters
  • Round tripping
  • Rule of thirds
  • Run and gun (video)

S

  • Safe shutter speed
  • S-AF (single shot AF) mode
  • Saturation
  • Scene mode
  • SD/SDHC/SDXC card
  • Selection
  • Selective color
  • Selfie
  • Selfie stick
  • Self timer
  • Sensor cleaning
  • Sensors explained
  • Sensor size explained
  • Sensor spots and how to fix them
  • Sepia toning
  • Serif
  • Session (Capture One)
  • Shadow and highlight recovery
  • Shadow noise
  • Shadows
  • Sharpener (Nik Collection)
  • Sharpening
  • Shotgun mic
  • Shutter priority (S) mode
  • Shutters explained
  • Shutter speed
  • Silent mode
  • Silver Efex (Nik Collection)
  • Skylum
  • Slider
  • Slow flash/slow sync
  • Slow motion
  • SLT (single lens translucent)
  • Smart album/collection
  • Smart Lighting (DxO)
  • Smartphone
  • Smart Preview (Lightroom)
  • SmugMug
  • Snapseed (Google)
  • Snapshot (editing)
  • Softbox
  • Soft focus
  • Solarization
  • Sony
  • Spectral sensitivity
  • Speedlight/Speedlite
  • Spherical aberration
  • Spikes (tripod feet)
  • Split toning
  • Spot healing brush
  • Spot metering
  • Spot (on sensor)
  • Spot removal
  • Square filter
  • sRGB
  • SSD
  • Stacking/grouping images
  • Standalone software
  • Status LCD
  • Stepping motor
  • Step up ring
  • STM (Canon)
  • Stock photography
  • Straightening images
  • Street photography
  • Structure
  • Style (Capture One)
  • Subject tracking AF
  • Subscription software
  • Super telephoto
  • Super wide angle
  • Synchronisation
  • Sync terminal/socket

T

  • Teleconverter
  • Telephoto
  • Tethered shooting
  • Texture
  • Three way head
  • TIFF format
  • Tilting screen
  • Tilt shift
  • Time and date setting
  • Timelapse
  • Time (T) exposure
  • Tint (white balance)
  • Tonemapping
  • Toning
  • Topaz Labs
  • Touch AF
  • Touchscreen
  • Toy camera effect
  • Transform
  • Travel camera
  • Travel tripod
  • Tripod collar/foot
  • Tripod heads explained
  • Tripods explained
  • Tungsten lighting
  • Type

U

  • UHD video
  • UHS I/II
  • Ultra wideangle
  • Underexposure
  • Upright tool (Lightroom)
  • USB
  • USB charging/power delivery (PD)
  • USM
  • UV filter

V

  • Variable ND filter
  • Vari angle screen
  • Variant (Capture One)
  • Vector
  • Vibrance
  • Video basics explained
  • Video light
  • Viewfinder coverage
  • Viewfinder grid
  • Viewfinders explained
  • ViewPoint (DxO)
  • Vignette
  • Viltrox
  • Virtual Copy (Lightroom Classic)
  • Virtual horizon
  • Virtual reality (VR)
  • Viveza (Nik Collection)
  • Vlogging
  • Voigtländer
  • Volume deformation
  • VR (Vibration Reduction) (Nikon)
  • VR (Virtual Reality)

W

  • Warmth
  • Watermark
  • Watt seconds
  • White balance explained
  • Wideangle lens
  • Wi-Fi
  • Wind cut
  • Workflow
  • Working space (color)
  • Workspace
  • Write speed

X

  • X-mount (Fujifilm)
  • XQD card
  • X-trans sensor

Y

  • Yellow filter

Z

  • Zebra pattern
  • Z mount (Nikon)
  • Zone focusing
  • Zone System
  • Zoom lens
  • Zoom range

0-9

  • 10-bit video
  • 10-bit HEIF
  • 1.5 inch sensor
  • 1:1 ratio (square)
  • 16:9 ratio
  • 16-bit image
  • 14-bit RAW
  • 12-bit RAW
  • 1/2.3 inch sensor
  • 1 inch sensor
  • 3:2 ratio
  • 360 camera
  • 35mm camera
  • 4:2:0/4:2:2
  • 4K video
  • 4K UHD
  • 4:3 ratio
  • 5-axis stabilization
  • 6K video
  • 8K video
  • 8-bit image

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