We look at the different terms associated with digital camera flash, including flash curtain sync, GN, PC sync, rear cutain sync, slow sync, sync speed, and TTL
Glossary of camera terms
Camera connections explained
We explain the various terms related to the connections on your digital camera, such as USB port, flash sync, mic, AV out, and HDMI
Viewfinder terms explained
We explain the various terms associated with viewfinders, such as pentamirror, pentaprism, magnification, eyepoint and coverage
LCD screen terms explained
We explain the terms related to LCD screens, including, dots, pixels, OLED, LCD and VGA
Filters explained
What are the different type of filters available for your digital camera and what does each one do? Our filters explained article covers graduated filters, ND filters, Polarising filters, and…
Video terms explained
We explain various terms referring to the video mode in digital cameras
White Balance explained
When it comes to white balance what do the various settings on your camera mean? We explain what is meant by terms such as manual, custom, auto, kelvin and preset
Autofocus explained
We explain what the different types of autofocus are, and what each one means, including, AF lock, contrast-detect, continuous tracking, cross-type, manual and phase-detect
Sensors explained
What are the different types of camera sensors and what do they mean? Including full frame, CMOS, CCD, APS-C, LiveMOS, Foveon
File formats explained
Different image file formats explained, including DNG, JPEG, TIFF, PSD and RAW
Aspect ratios explained
We explain the the different aspect ratios often referred to in digital photography and what they mean inlcuding the aspect ratios 4:3, 3:2, 19:9 , and 6:6 / 1:1
Noise reduction explained
Most digital cameras feature built-in noise reduction strategies, as Matt explains in his noise reduction guide...
Low pass filters explained
What's a low pass filter, and what's it doing in your camera? Matt explains all in his guide to low pass filters...
SDHC cards explained (Secure Digital High Capacity cards)
What are SDHC cards (Secure Digital High Capacity cards) and do we need them?