High Dynamic Range photography, or HDR, helps us capture multiple exposures in one single picture, thus preserving detail in both highlight and shadow areas. The process includes taking multiple shots in bracketing mode, then using post-processing software to combine them. PS: There is more to HDR photography, of course, but our goal is to explain [...]
What does EXIF mean? It’s the shortened form of Exchangeable Image File Format. PS: See our article about EXIF Data in the Photography Glossary for more information.
What does TIFF mean? TIFF is short for “Tagged Image File Format”. The TIFF format was created in the 1980′s by a company named “Aldus”, which was purchased later by Adobe Systems. So now Adobe is the copyright holder for the TIFF specification. The TIFF format uses a lossless compression algorithm to store information in [...]
IS is an abbreviation for Image Stabilization, the technology that helps us reduce blurriness in images in digital cameras by counteracting camera shake. The term Image Stabilization (IS) is primarily used by Canon. The following companies use these terms for this technology: Canon: Image Stabilization – IS Kodak: Image Stabilization – IS Leica: MEGA Optical [...]
ISO is the shortened form of “International Standards Organization”, also known as “International Organization for Standardization”.
JPEG is short for Joint Photographic Experts Group. Whenever people use the term “JPEG”, they more often than not speak about the JPEG lossy compression format and not the Group itself, which created it.
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