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- WAV
- WAV, short for WAVE or Waveform Audio File Format, is a Microsoft and IBM audio file format standard for storing audio bitstream on PCs. Find out more.
- Wind Noise Reduction
- This setting, found on select Nikon digital cameras reduces the low-frequency wind noise from being picked up by the camera's built-in microphone when shooting movies.
- Wide Angle of View
- Angle of view refers to the area or amount of a scene that a photograph can capture, and it is determined by the focal length of the lens in use.
- Wireless Speedlight Commander SU-800
- Nikon's compact, portable wireless commander uses Infrared communication to communicate with select Nikon Speedlights, to control an unlimited number of Speedlights in three groups. Find out more.
- Waterproof
- Waterproof cameras are designed to be used underwater to a specified depth, and for a specified period of time.
- Wide-Angle Lens
- A lens of short focal length that provides a wider angle of view than human vision and standard lenses (in the 50mm focal length range). Wide-angle lenses in 35mm and D-SLR photography generally include focal lengths from 21mm to 35mm.
- Wide-Flash Adapter
- A device that attaches to the flash head to increase the angle of coverage.
- White Balance
- A function on the camera to compensate for the different colors of light being emitted by different light sources.
- Wide-Area AF
- Referring to the fact that the chosen autofocus detection area is 7mm wide, making it easier to photograph moving subjects or those that are not precisely centered in the finder.
- Waist-Level Viewfinder
- A viewfinder that enables viewing from the top of the camera body. Useful for copystand work, for holding the camera away from the eye and when photographing from a low angle or with the camera held overhead.
- Working Distance
- The distance from the front of the lens surface to the subject.
- WYSIWYG
- What You See Is What You Get. Pronounced "whizzywig," it refers to the graphical interface that lets you see on the screen what you will be able to print.
- Wi-Fi
- Refers to wireless technology and wireless communication. In photography, it's most commonly the wireless transmission of images directly from a camera to a computer in order to achieve a swifter workflow. Find out more.