Sometimes, the phrases, acronyms and strings of numbers or number-letter combinations used to identify photographic hardware or techniques can be daunting to the uninitiated neophyte photographer. I’ve prepared a list of the basic terms used.
- 808 Camera
- Accelerometer
- ACR
- AGL
- Al Servo
- Ambient light
- AP
- Aperture
- Aperture Priority
- APS-C
- ARF
- ARTF
- Artifact
- ASL
- ASP
- Aspect Ratio
- ATTI
- Autofocus
- Autonomous
- AUW
- Average Metering
- AWB (Auto White Balance)
- Axis
- Barn Doors
- Barometric pressure sensor
- BLOS
- Blown out
- BNF
- Bokeh
- Bracketing
- BTS (Behind the Scenes)
- BTU
- Bulb mode
- Burst Mode
- Burst Rate
- CAA
- Camera gimbal
- Camera shake
- CF
- Chromatic Aberration
- CL
- Clipped
- CMOS
- CompactFlash Card (CF)
- Cropped sensor
- CSC
- DC
- Depth of Field (DOF)
- DG
- Digital Zoom
- DJI
- DNG
- DPI (Dots per Inch)
- Drone
- DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex)
- Dust bunnies
- Dynamic Range
- ESC
- ETTL
- EVF (Electronic Viewfinder)
- EXIF (Exchangeable Image File)
- Exposure
- Exposure Compensation
- F-stop
- FAA
- Fast glass
- File Format
- Fill light
- Firmware
- Flash
- Flash and drag
- Flash Duration
- Flash Sync
- Flash Sync
- Focus
- FOV
- FPS
- FPV
- FS
- Full Frame Sensor
- GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome)
- Glass
- Gobo
- Godox
- Golden hour
- GoPro
- GPS (Global Positioning System)
- Gyro
- Gyroscope
- Hard light
- HDR
- Hexacopter
- Histogram
- Histogram
- HL
- Hot Shoe
- HSM
- HSS (High Speed Sync)
- Hyperfocal distance
- IBIS
- Image Stabilization
- IMU
- Incident light meter
- Interval shooting
- Intervalometer
- IOC
- IPS
- ISO
- JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
- Kelvin
- Kilobyte
- LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
- Lens
- Lens flare
- LHCP
- Light meter
- Lighting patterns
- Lighting ratio
- Lipo
- Lithium-Ion
- LMGTFY
- LOS
- Macro lens
- mAh
- Main light or key light
- Manual mode
- Matrix Metering
- MC
- Megabyte
- Megapixel
- Memory
- Memory Card
- MILC
- MOD
- MTOM
- Multicopter
- ND filter
- NiCad (Nickel Cadmium ) Battery
- Nifty 50
- NiMH ( Nickel-Metal Hydride) Battery
- Noise
- Noise Reduction
- Normal lens
- NOTAM
- NSFW
- OCF (Off Camera Flash)
- Octocopter
- Optical Zoom
- OS
- Overexposure
- Panning
- Payload
- PC Sync
- Photog
- Photography
- PIR
- Pitch
- Pixel
- Pixelization
- PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
- POI
- Prime or fixed lens
- Quadcopter
- R/C
- RAW
- RC
- Rear shutter curtain sync
- Red-Eye
- Red-Eye Reduction
- Reflector
- Remote Capture
- Remote flash trigger
- Remote trigger
- Resolution
- RGB Color (Red Green Blue)
- RHCP
- RSVP
- RTF
- RTH
- Rule of Thirds
- Rx
- Saturation
- Scrim
- SD Card (Secure Digital)
- Selfie
- Servo
- Shutter
- Shutter Priority
- Shutter Speed
- Snoot
- Soft light
- SOOC
- Speedlite
- Spot Metering
- Spray and Pray
- STM
- Stopping down
- SUA
- SUAS
- SUSA
- TCM
- Telemetry
- Telephoto lens
- TFP (Time for Print)
- Throttle
- Thumbnails
- TIFF (Tagged-Image File Format)
- Tilt shift lens
- Time Lapse
- TRRS
- TRS
- TTL
- Tx
- UAV
- Ultrasonic sensor
- Underexposure
- Vibration Reduction
- Viewfinder
- Vignetting
- VLOS
- VRS
- VRx
- VTx
- Watermark
- White Balance
- Wide angle lens
- Wide Open
- WOT
- xD Cards
- Yaw
- Zoom lens
