- DSLR stands for digital single lens reflex
- Resembles 35mm film cameras
- It has a detachable lens
- Prime lens, only one focal length
- Zoom lenses, variable focal lengths
- Kit lens, a basic lens with camera body in a kit
- A 17mm should be used for architecture, landscape
- A 50mm should be used for street documentary
- A 100m should be used for a portrait
- A 200mm should be used for sports
- A 300m should be used for birds and wildlife
- AF means autofocus
- MF means manual focus
- Zoom and focus are two different things don’t get them confused
- Metaphors for exposure, window, garden and tanning
- ISO means international organization for standards, number that describes film’s sensitivity to light
- High ISO means more sensitive to light, less light to get the right exposure
- Shutter speed, how long the shutter is open, higher speed to capture fast action
- Camera shake, occurs with a shutter speed slower than 1/focal length of a second
- Aperture is f-stop, smaller the number represents a larger opening
- Larger aperture, shallower depth of field
- The longer the lens, they appear to have a shallower depth of field
- White balance, camera setting that adjusts how colors look
- Modes for dummies, Full Auto (green rectangle), does everything for you
- The best creative zone mode is manual, you choose everything.
September 15, 2022 by
How to use a DSLR camera facts
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