Digital Camera Lingo

Matt Knickerbocker, president of the Photoimaging Manufacturers and Distributors Association, translates

Thayer Allyson Gowdy

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Aspect Ratio: the ratio of a photo’s width to its height.

Burst Mode: a mode in which several photos are taken in rapid succession.

JPEG/TIFF: file formats for images; JPEG is the current standard.

LCD: liquid crystal display, or the screen on the back of the camera.

Macro: a shooting mode that allows for extreme close-ups.

Megapixel: a measurement that determines an image’s resolution quality. The more megapixels, the better the photo.

Optical Zoom: a physical lens movement; more effective than the software-based digital zoom.