Samsung Galaxy NX500 Camera User Manual (en)

Appendix > 

Glossary

The sensitivity of the camera to light, based on the equivalent film speed 
used in a film camera. At higher ISO settings, the camera can use a higher 
shutter speed to reduce blur caused by camera shake and low light. 
However, images with a high ISO setting are more susceptible to noise.

A lossy method of compression for digital images. JPEG images are 
compressed to reduce their overall file size with minimal deterioration of 
the image resolution.

The metering refers to the way in which the camera measures the quantity 
of light to set the exposure.

A system that manually focuses the camera lens on the subject.  
You can use the focus ring to focus on a subject.

A graphical representation of the brightness of an image. The horizontal 
axis represents the brightness and the vertical axis represents the number 
of pixels. High points at the left (too dark) and right (too bright) on the 
histogram indicate a photo that is improperly exposed.

High-efficiency Video Coding format, established by the international 
standard organizations ISO-IEC and ITU-T. This codec is capable of 
providing good video quality at low bit rates.

The physical part of a digital camera that contains a photosite for each 
pixel in the image. Each photosite records the brightness of the light that 
strikes it during an exposure. Common sensor types are CCD (Charge-
coupled Device) and CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor).

An IP address is a unique number that is assigned to every device that is 
connected to the internet.