Aspect ratios explained
Understand the aspect ratios your camera offers
Techniques archive
Lens hoods
Why are some lens hoods circular whereas other lens hoods have a curious castellated shape? It’s time to think about...
File formats explained
Different image file formats explained, including DNG, JPEG, TIFF, PSD and RAW
Sensors explained
What are the different types of camera sensors and what do they mean? Including full frame, CMOS, CCD, APS-C, LiveMOS,...
Autofocus explained
We explain what the different types of autofocus are, and what each one means, including, AF lock, contrast-detect, continuous tracking,...
White Balance explained
When it comes to white balance what do the various settings on your camera mean? We explain what is meant...
Video terms explained
We explain various terms referring to the video mode in digital cameras
Filters explained
What are the different type of filters available for your digital camera and what does each one do? Our filters...
LCD screen terms explained
We explain the terms related to LCD screens, including, dots, pixels, OLED, LCD and VGA