Understanding The Jargon of Video

What Do All of These Letters Mean?
With just about every imaging device from Smartphones to DSLRs featuring the ability to shoot video, many still photographers come up against the video jargon wall. There are literally dozens of TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms) and foreign concepts involved in video, and to go from press the red button to producing something that others might be interested in watching involves not just an understanding of a new technical language, but also some mastery of it.
While shooting video may seem akin to still photography in many ways – since one still has to deal with F stops, shutter speeds, ISO, focal lengths and the rest, there is also a new set of rules and procedures to be followed. This brief tutorial is intended as a beginner's guide to some of the jargon and concepts involved in using your camera to shoot video effectively.
This knowledge may not turn you into a film-maker, any more than understanding what a raw file is makes you a competent still photog...