Camera Sensors
These THREE colors make up color filter arrays.
What is Red, Green, and Blue
Let's go hunting. This passive mode of autofocus is the slowest of the main two, and is typically found in point & shoots - and up until recently all Panasonic cameras.
What is CONTRAST AF?
The most important spec for recording on a SD card that corresponds to the minimum sustained speed...
What is Video Speed Rating?
L for Luxury, this brand is known for their lenses with a red ring.
What is Canon?
The two common sensor image sensor types.
What are CCD and CMOS?
Quick. Great for moving subjects. This passive autofocus method looks at two sides of a scene and can determine the amount in which to move the focusing elements.
What is PHASE DETECT AF?
What is CFexpress Type A?
These two image coverage designations, are found on NIKKOR lenses and bodies.
What is FX and DX?
A newer file type based on the better compression methods of H.265 and bit depths that is a secondary choice on cameras and some smartphones.
What is .HEIF/.HEIC?
Commonly found in cameras, this sensor design allows for 50% better light gathering.
What is Backside Illuminated Sensor (BSI)?
Released in 2013, this Canon APS-C DSLR was the first to have Dual Pixel AF vs. Contrast Detection in the prior model...
What is the Canon 70D?
These two identical form factors caused some confusion when manufacturers did a firmware update to add compatibility to the newer type.
What are XQD and CFexpress Type B?
This lens type can be designed two ways, circular or diagonal and distorts lines unless they are in run through the middle.
What are Fisheye lenses?
You'll find this as the default color space of the internet. Great if your customer is not printing.
What is sRGB?
This brand felt that a 6x6 filter array as opposed to the 2x2, would eliminate moiré and improve color reproduction.
Who is Fujifilm?
What is Quad Pixel AF?
This soon to be phased out card, originally came in two physically form factor TYPES. The first of which, is more common. It was the professionals choice.
What is CompactFlash (CF)?
What is chromatic aberration?
What is a software update?
This world-renowned sensor technology eliminates distortion and banding, and allows one to sync at virtually any shutter speed.
What is a Global Shutter?
What is ACTIVE Autofocus?
Make sure the camera can accept these: based on capactity, the first is until 2GB, the second is until 32GB, the current can be up to 2TB.
What is SD, SDHC, and SDXC?
The equivalent focal length after adding a 2X teleconverter to a 100-400mm F5.6 lens.
What is 200-800mm F11?
A file that contains all the data from the sensor, plus sidecar files and metadata. This allows one to adjust parameters like white balance, exposure, and overall retain more information.
What is RAW?