AA – anti aliasing
ACR – Adobe Converter RAW, the RAW converter included in PS
ADC – analog to digital converter
A/D – analog to digital converter
AF – auto focus
AFAIC – as far as I’m concerned
AFAIK – as far as I know
AKA – also known as
ARS – anal aperture
AS – aspheric, usually describing an AS ground lens
ASAP – as soon as possible
B&G – bride and groom
BG – background
Blocked – shadow information is clipped
Blown – data highlights are clipped
BS – bullsh!t
BTW – by the way
C – Canon
CB – color balance (AKA white balance)
CCD – charge coupled device
CF – custom function, Canon camaras
CF – compact flash
ch – channel, as in red, green, and blue channels
CMOS – complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor
CP – circular polarizer
cPOL – circular polarizer
CRT – cathode ray tube
CW – Chuck Westfall, Canon’s technical sounding board
Digicam – digital camera
DO – diffractive Optics
DOF – depth of field at the object plane
DOF – depth of focus at the image plane
DPP – Digital Photo Professional (Canon’s RAW converter program)
DR – dynamic range
DSLR – digital SLR
EC – exposure correction
EXIF – exchangeable image file format
EV – exposure value
FAIK – for all I know
FL – focal length
F-stop – a Stop
FOV – field of view
fps – frames per second
FWIW – for what it’s worth
GB – gigabyte
GND – graduated neutral density (e.g. GND filters)
HDR – high dynamic range
HSL – Hue, Saturation, and Lightness adjustments
IDIOT – somebody that makes lists (like this one)
IMHO – in my humble opinion
IMO – in my opinion
IOW – in other words
IS – image stabilization
ISO – the “International Organization for Standardization”
IQ – image quality
KISS – the “keep it simple, stupid” principle
LCD – liquid crystal display
LD – low dispersion, a type of glass used for a lens element
LMAO – laughing my “you know what” off
LOL – laughing out loud
LR – Lightroom, Adobe’s RAW converter program
LV – Live view
MA – micro adjustment (e.g. on the 1DmkIII camera)
MB – megabyte
MF – medium format
MFD – minimum focusing distance
MFDB – medium format digital back
mk – mark
MLU – mirror lock-up
MP – mega pixel
MUA – make-up artist
N – Nikon
NDA – non-disclosure agreement
NSFW – not safe for work
NI – Neat Image (noise reduction program)
NIB – New in Box
ND – Neutral Density (e.g. ND filter)
NN – Noise Ninja (noise reduction program)
Noob – a Newbie (new to the forum and/or photography)
NP – national park
NR – noise removal
NW – noiseware
OBTW – oh by the way
Oly – Olympus
OMG – oh my God
OOF – out of focus
OP – the original poster of a thread
OT – off topic
OTT – over the top
P&S – point and shoot (e.g. P&S camera)
Pano – a panorama created by stitching individual picture frames
Pics – short for pictures
PITA – pain in the “you know what”
PLS – please
POL – polarizer (linear POL “may” be assumed)
POS – a piece of “you know what, try sh!t for starters”
POS – point of sale
POV – point of view
PP – post processing (performed after the initial rendering).
PR – public relations
PS – Photoshop (image editor program)
PS – power supply
PSP – Paint Shop Pro (image editor program)
PTGui – program for stitching individual picture frames into a panorama
RAW – a 16-bit format file, minimum of in-camera processing.
ROF – ring of fire (AF point selection choice)
ROOTB – right out of the box
ROOTC – right out of the camera
ROFLAMO – rolling on the floor and LMAO
RSP – Raw Shooter Premium (RAW converter program)
RTFM – read the “you know what” manual
SLD – super low dispersion, a type of glass used for a lens element
SLD – super-luminescent diode
SLR – single lens reflex (usually applies to a film SLR camera)
Stop – a factor of two in illumination or light intensity
TB – terabyte
TC – teleconverter (usually 1.4X and 2X)
tele – telephoto lens (typical meaning)
ULD – ultra low dispersion, a type of glass used for a lens element
USM – unsharp masking
USM – ultra sonic motor
UWA – ultra wide angle (e.g. lens or perspective)
VR – Nikon’s equivalent of Canon’s “IS”
WA – wide angle (e.g. lens or perspective)
WAG – wild a$$ guess
WB – white balance
W/O – without
WTB – want to buy
WYSIWYG – what you see is what you get
YMMV – your mileage may vary
ZB – Zoombrowser, a canon program used for browsing
100% crop – a crop of the original JPEG file or RAW converted file, no resizing allowed.
EDIT: Comments addition
DNG – Digital Negative – Adobe’s proposed raw format
EVF – electronic viewfinder
GAS – Gear Acquisition Syndrome
IMNSHO – In my not so humble opinion
L – Canon’s Luxury line of lenses
TTL – Through The Lens
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