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IIncandescent

Incandescent light refers to the illumination produced from typical household light bulbs (tungsten bulbs) incorporating a heated tungsten wire filament. The light produced is “yellow” or a warmer-than-daylight white balance. Setting a camera’s white balance to Incandescent will correct for the yellow cast.

In terms of color temperature, incandescent light generally falls between 2500 and 3500 degrees Kelvin.

Color Temperature

Light Source

1000-2000 K

      Candlelight

2500-3500 K

      Tungsten Bulb (household variety)

3000-4000 K

      Sunrise/Sunset (clear sky)

4000-5000 K

      Fluorescent Lamps

5000-5500 K

      Electronic Flash

5000-6500 K

      Daylight with Clear Sky (sun overhead)

6500-8000 K

      Moderately Overcast Sky

9000-10000 K

      Shade or Heavily Overcast Sky

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Battery Calibration
Select Nikon battery chargers, which are used for newer rechargeable Lithium Ion batteries, are equipped with a battery calibration feature. Find out more.
Buffer
Memory in a camera or digital device that stores information before it is written to a storage source.
Blinking Highlights
A feature of Nikon digital SLR cameras, the blinking highlights display indicates areas of the photograph in which highlight detail is missing.
Blur
A way of softening an image or part of an image.
Bit
A unit of measurement indicating the information capacity of one binary digit.
Buffering
The action of the digital camera preloading data into a reserved area of its memory. Certain Nikon cameras feature modes that utilize the buffering of image or video data specific to the chosen mode. Find out more.
Bitmap
A pixel-by-pixel description of an image, where each pixel is a separate element.
Burning
Selectively darkening part of a photo using an image editing program or a mechanical technique in a traditional darkroom. Also the writing of material to a CD or DVD.
Bulb (B Setting)
A shutter speed setting that holds the shutter open for as long as the shutter release button remains pressed. Commonly used for long time-exposures.
Butterfly Lighting
A lighting technique that is flattering when used with most portrait subjects. Find out more.
BSS (Best Shot Selector)
An exclusive Nikon technology, Best Shot Selector automatically selects the image with the sharpest focus from a series of up to ten consecutive images; only the sharpest shot is saved to the memory card. Find out more.
Bracketing
An exposure technique to assure an accurate, or preferable, exposure by shooting a sequence of images at different settings.
Bokeh
The effect of a soft out of focus background that you get when shooting a subject, usually a portrait using a fast lens at the widest aperture such as f/2.8 or wider.
Blu-ray Disk
Blu-ray (BD) is an optical disk storage medium superseding the DVD format. It can store six times more data than a DVD. The name refers to the blue laser used to read the disk. Blu-ray disks normally have a capacity of 25 gigabytes. Find out more.
Back Focus
Back focal distance, meaning the distance from the tip of the lens' furthest rear surface to the film/image sensor surface where the image is focused.
Backscatter
Refers to the effect seen when shooting underwater and the fine suspended particles in the water are illuminated by flash lighting close to the camera's lens, and show up on film or the digital image.
Bellows Attachment
A flexible, light-proof enclosure placed between the camera and the lens for close-up and macro photography. The desired reproduction ratio can be obtained by adjusting the bellows. Provides a higher reproduction ratio than extension rings.
Barrel Distortion
A lens effect in which the straight lines in an image appear to be inflated or sphere shaped.
Backlighting
Lighting that illuminates the subject from a position opposite the position of the camera.
Background
General term for anything behind the main subject in a photograph.
Burst (Continuous)
The digital SLRs' version of a film camera's motor drive sequence.
Back-Up
A safety precaution against losing precious image or other electronic data. Find out more.
Bounce Light
Refers to a flash unit aimed at a reflecting surface, such as a wall or ceiling, to illuminate the subject with reflected light.
Balanced Composition
An image composed to create a harmonious distribution or arrangement of objects, tones or patterns.
Byte
A unit of measurement of information storage equaling eight bits.
Broad Lighting
When photographing a portrait subject, broad lighting is the technique whereby you place the main light on the side of the face which is facing the camera and light source. It is often used to give a fuller look to the subject's face.
B-Frames
One of the three types of compressed frames used by the MPEG format. Find out more.