Chimping

Technique

The habit of checking the LCD screen after every shot to review the image.

The term is mildly mocking: photographers going "ooh aah" at their images, like chimpanzees. Too much chimping means missing the next shot. Better: trust your settings, chimp sparingly, and use the histogram for technical checks rather than the preview image.

Tools that help with this:

Camera Settings Advisor EXIF Viewer

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