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Without a doubt, digital photography is the most popular photographic platform in both the business industry as well as for personal use. I love snapping shots of family and friends with my digital camera.  The best part is, I can delete the pictures that I don’t like and keep the rest, editing when needed.  Information on the editing part I will save for another time.

In the online realm from your own website to Ebay to Facebook, you must know the basics of taking and uploading photographs with your digital camera if you are going to see real success in your business. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words.

Here are the 7 basic terms you need to know before handling a digital camera:

1. Pixel refers to the tiniest part of the digital photo. A photo image is composed of millions of pixels. The higher pixels your digital camera is capable of, the clearer your digital photograph will be. The down side being that your picture file size has the potential to be enormous.

2. Resolution is the over all quantity of pixels in a photo. Increasing the resolution would make the digital image become sharper. Thus more pixels are needed to achieve a better photo image quality.

3. Mega pixel, according to wikipedia, is “one million pixels, and is a term used not only for the number of pixels in an image, but also to express the number of image sensor elements of digital cameras”. When a digital photograph is composed of three to four mega pixels, it will be much sharper than an image with only one mega pixel.

4. Dots Per Inch (DPI) is used to describe the quality of the computer monitor and printer. Specifically, this refers to the amount of dots per linear inch when your digital photograph is displayed on your screen. Therefore, the higher the concentration of dots, the clearer the picture is. Keep in mind that laser printers have more dpi resolution than monitors, so your digital photo will be likely be more clear once printed then it seemed on your screen.

5. JPEG (joint photographic experts group) refers to the compression or smashing down of a picture into a particular file size. Being able to adjust the size helps dramatically when you are putting photos on the Internet. A little known fact: JPEG originally referred to the group who created the photographic jpeg standards. JPEG works in coloration with the format for saving images in the digital camera.

6. Memory Card is where the digital photograph files are stored inside your digital camera. Memory cards consist of different sizes and capacities. A memory card with higher storage capacity would be more convenient to purchase and will store more digital photographs before it is necessary to move them to your computer.

7. LCD (liquid crystal display) Almost all digital cameras have this specification. It is basically a tiny screen on the back of your camera that acts like the view finder of old. The purpose of LCD is for the photographer to be able to view the scene first before capturing the photo.

With these basic terms firmly ingrained, you are well prepared to forge ahead in the realm of digital photography. Welcome to the digital age.