Aspect ratios explained
Understand the aspect ratios your camera offers
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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
Viewfinder terms explained
We explain the various terms associated with viewfinders, such as pentamirror, pentaprism, magnification, eyepoint and coverage
Camera connections explained
We explain the various terms related to the connections on your digital camera, such as USB port, flash sync, mic,...
Flash terms explained
We look at the different terms associated with digital camera flash, including flash curtain sync, GN, PC sync, rear cutain...
Fisheye Lenses
Love them or hate them, fisheye lenses have a place in photography – albeit probably a minor one. Fisheye lenses...
How to Photograph Gardens
Here’s our pick of the 2010 International Garden Photographer of the Year winners – along with our tips for creating...
Lens Mounts explained
In our Lens Mounts explained article we discuss why cameras and lenses need to communicate now more than ever
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...
Live view explained
We explain what is meant by live view and what to bear in mind when buying a camera with live...
Image stabilisation explained
In our article: Image stabilisation explained, we look at what is meant by image stabilisation technology in digital cameras