ManualandAutomaticSettings
TipsforBeginners• Alwaysset“IS”(imagestabilizer)toON
• Whennotinuse,takebatteryoutofcamera
• Forbeginners:settoAF(auto.focus)onlens• Formorecontrol:setMF(manualfocus)onlens
• Holdshutterbuttonhalfwaytofocus,allthewaytoshoot
• Alwaysusebothhandstoholdcamera
Definitions
• Aperture:Aholewithinthelensthatcontrolshowmuchlightpassesthrough.
• Referredtoasf-stops• f/4,f/4.5,f/5,f/5.6,f/6.3…f/25
Smallernumber=morelight
Cont.
• ShutterSpeed:Theamountoftimetheshutterisopen.
• Measuredinfractionsofasecond• 1/4…1/4000
Biggerdenominator=fasterspeed
Cont.
• ISO:Measuresthesensitivityoftheimagesensorstolight.
• 100,200,400,800,1600,3200,6400• Lowernumber- lessgrain• Highernumber- morenoise
Lowernumber=lowersensitivity
GettingYouStarted
• AutomaticSettings• NightPortrait• Action• CloseUp• Landscape• Portrait
• ManualSettings• ProgramedAutoExposure• ShutterPriority• AperturePriority• ManualExposure• Auto.DepthofField
Auto:NightPortrait
• Underlowlight,thebuiltinflashwillfireautomatically.
• Bestresultswithin16feetofsubject
• Camerashakeismorelikelytooccur.Atripodisrecommended
Auto:Action
• SetlenstoAF(auto.Focus)
• Pressshutterhalfwaytofocus,allthewaytoshoot.
Auto:CloseUp
• Useasimplebackground.
• Moveintosubjectascloseaspossible.
• Backgroundwillautomaticallyblur.
Auto:Landscape
• Foregroundandbackgroundwillautomaticallyfocus.
Auto:Portrait
• Slightlyblursbackground.
• Fartherawaythesubjectisfromthebackground,thebetter.
• Skintonesandhairlooksmoother.
ManualSettings
Manual:ShutterPriority
• Camerachoosesaperture
• Userchoosesshutterspeed• Iftheshutterisopenlonger(ex:1/4)theuserisabletocaptureasenseofmotion.• Iftheshutterisopenshorter(ex:1/1400)theuserisabletofreezemotion.
(Tv)
Cont.
• Theslowertheshutterspeedthemoreproneyouphotoistocamerashake.
• Ifyousetyourchosenshutterspeedbutnoticetheaperturesymbolisblinking,youcanstilltakethephoto,buttheimagemaybeunder-exposed.
• Ingeneral,itissafeto1/80-1/125
Manual:AperturePriority
• Camerachoosestheshutterspeed.
• Userchoosetheaperture.
• Themainuseofthissettingisfortheusertochoosethedepthoffield.
(Av)
Cont.
• Goodforlandscapephotographywhereyouwanttocaptureforeground,middleground,andbackground.
• Thiswouldrequireanarrowaperture(highernumber)
• Alsoworksforportraitphotographywhereyouwantthefocustobeontheforegroundandthebackgroundtobeblurred
• Thiswouldrequireawideaperture(lowernumber)
Whichshowstheuseofanarrower(orlargernumber)aperture?
Whichshowstheuseofanarrower(orlargernumber)aperture?
Manual:ManualExposure
• Theuserchoosetheapertureand/orshutterspeed.
• Aperturecontrolsthedepthoffield• Shutterspeedcontrolsmotionblur
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFX5P26R9mw (M)