In our article: High ISO performance explained: What is noise and how can high ISO performance help combat it? We look at why noise occurs and what manufacturers are doing…
Technical guides
Image stabilisation explained
In our article: Image stabilisation explained, we look at what is meant by image stabilisation technology in digital cameras
Live view explained
We explain what is meant by live view and what to bear in mind when buying a camera with live view
Movie mode explained: HD video cameras on DSLRs
In our article: movie mode explained: HD video cameras on DSLRs, we tell you what to look for when choosing a camera with HD video
Lens Mounts explained
In our Lens Mounts explained article we discuss why cameras and lenses need to communicate now more than ever
Fisheye Lenses
Love them or hate them, fisheye lenses have a place in photography – albeit probably a minor one. Fisheye lenses also require a rethink when it comes to explaining their…
Flash terms explained
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
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
Lens hoods
Why are some lens hoods circular whereas other lens hoods have a curious castellated shape? It’s time to think about lens-hood design.
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
What are Mirrorless Cameras?
Sony's NEX system is part of a new category of camera that boasts DSLR sensors and image quality and interchangeable lenses but, thanks to the omission of the DSLR's mirror…
Dust Removal Systems
Getting dust on your sensor can ruin your pictures, or entail hours of retouching. Matt looks at how manufacturers aim to solve the problem at the source by implementing dust…