a tiny level similar to a carpenter's level that you can attach to the top of your camera body to help you keep your camera level, and shoot level pictures.

Some DSLR cameras will allow you to take exposure readings of just parts of the image you see through the viewfinder. For example, with spot metering you can read the light on the faces of people who are wearing hats in a very bright environment, such as the beach. The meter will recognize the low...

This is the time needed for your digital camera to come to full power once you've pressed the power button. Depending on your camera, you may have to wait only a fraction of a second or as much as four or five seconds.

For most digital photographers, this is a basic package of three lights and two soft boxes. Studio umbrellas are an option to soft boxes. Consider umbrellas with a removable reflector or black backing.

This is the next level of storage space after a gigabyte. A terabyte is approximately 1 trillion bytes, which is the equivalent of 1,000 GB (gigabytes). Some memory cards, such as SDXC, are now being produced with this larger capacity; so more digital photos and video can be shot and stored in a...

This is another type of file format, such as JPEG, for digital photos and other applications. A broad range of amateur and professional graphic designers, publishers, photographers use TIFF files.

This is the speed your camera's memory card writes, or transfers, data or information about a picture from the camera. Some memory cards, such as those from Security Data, transfer as fast as 6MB/second. The advanced technology of Security Data's Extended Capacity cards is able to transfer data at...

A typical tripod has three legs and a platform to which you attach your camera to keep it steady, especially during long exposure times. Some of these devices are known as monopods, since they have only one leg; but, when combined with your two legs, create a stable three-legged combination.