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Glossary of Camera Terms
__Battery Life - Lithium or AA__ - Usually less than one hour of camera use for every set of batteries. Recommend choosing rechargeable lithium batteries which will hold a charge for almost 3 hours.

__Digital Zoom -__ Parts of the photo are digitally enlarged. Pictures will become blurrier with a higher digital count.

__Viewfinder or LCD Display__ - LCD displays consume more battery power. Save battery power by turning off the LCD display and using the viewfinder. completely on the LCD. When you pull it off, the fingerprints will come off with the tape
 * Tip for cleaning the LCD display. Instead of using a lens cloth, use a couple of pieces of scotch tape. Place the tape over the LCD and lightly press it

__JPEG -__ standard file format for digital images.

__Macro setting or Close Up__ - A macro setting will allow the camera to focus on an object that is VERY close to the lens. This could be as close as 0.5 inches away from the lens. Useful for capturing small objects.

__Megapixels__ - Determines the amount of fine detail captured in a picture. The more megapixels the better quality the pictures will be.

__Memory__ - The amount of space available to save photos. This is measured in megabytes.

NTSC - video standard used in North America and most of South America.

__Optical Zoom__ - A lens makes distant objects appear closer. Produces sharper images than digital zoom because it focuses as it moves closer.

PAL - Video standard used overseas.

__Shutter Button and Focus__ - Most shutters work like a regular auto-focus camera. Pressing the shutter button halfway down will focus and set exposure.

__Flash__ - Will often look like a lightening bolt. If a lightening bolt appears on the LCD display the flash is set to ALWAYS go off, no matter what the light.

__Zoom - Optical vs. Digital Zoom__ Optical uses a combination of lenses to make the image appear closer (like binoculars). There is no loss in the quality of the image when you use optical zoom. Digital magnifies the pixels that make up the image (like a magnifying glass). When using digital zoom the image quality will decrease.