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Photography Glossary

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.
White Balance
A function on the camera to compensate for the different colors of light being emitted by different light sources.
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.
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 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.
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.
Wide-Flash Adapter
A device that attaches to the flash head to increase the angle of coverage.
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.