• Pixel- small boxes that make up the digital image of any photo (short for picture element)

• Image Resolution- the number of pixels used to display an image

• Megabyte- a file/ media size that is 1,024 kilobytes, abbreviated as MB

• Megapixel- a size of the sensor on the camera that has 1,000,000 pixels

• Gigabyte-  a file/ media size that is has 1 billion bytes, abbreviated as GB

• Jpeg- the standard file type for a digital image 

• Raw- a way to shoot photos where you have more control over the editing of an image

• Tiff- an image file type that is supported by all editing programs, short for tagged image file format

• Png- a type of image format, short for portable network graphics

• White Balance- this setting adjusts the camera to fit different lighting

• Histogram- a graph of the exposure values of a digital image

• Aperture- The size of the opening of the lens

• Shutter Speed- the amount of time the shutter stays open, which affects how much light is let into the camera

• Depth of Field- how much of the image is in focus

• Aperture Priority- a camera mode that allows you to change the aperture of the camera and other settings will auto adjust

• Shutter Priority- a camera mode that allows you to change the shutter speed of the camera and other settings will auto adjust

• Bitmap- a way of storing digital information by mapping out an image bit by bit

• Exposure- how light or dark an image is

• Watermarking- information in the image data that protects the copyrights of that image

• Optical Zoom- a lens that allows you to change the focal length of the lens

• Digital Zoom- this is a zoom mode that takes the middle part of a digital image and crops into it to make the effect of a zoom

• Bracketing- taking multiple images of the same thing to create a choice of exposure options

• Light Meter- a tool that can be used to measure the amount of light, which helps photographers pick the right exposure for a certain setting

• Image Stabilization- reduces the effect of camera movement when taking a photo, also known as anti-shake

• Noise- grain in a photo usually caused by using a high ISO

• Lag Time- time between when the shutter button is pressed and when the shutter closes

• Hot Shoe- a slot in the camera where you can put in different accessories and tools

• Fisheye- a type of lens that shows an 180 degree field of vision for an image

• Macro- a type of photography capturing things that are very close to the camera lens in high detail

• Telephoto- a type of lens that has a long focal length, which captures a more magnified view

• Wide Angle- a type of lens that has a shorter focal length

• DSLR- a camera that takes digital images, short for digital single lens reflex

• Dynamic Range- the range of how dark shadows are and how light highlights are which is called tonal value

Exposure Compensation- a way to tell the camera how much exposure you want