Lesson One: Master
Your Camera Due: May 27, 2012
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The features of my camera and their purpose
Compact Cameras
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Most common
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small simple
and slim
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Higher end compacts are capable of great images
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Small sensors and lenses – can impede images
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High number of automatic and scene modes
Superzooms or bridge cameras
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Built to look like a DSLR (digital single-lens
camera)
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Large battery grip and large lens
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Long focal reach
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10x or more optical zoom power
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Larger sensors and interchangeable lenses
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Opportunities for more creativity
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LCD and viewfinders
Hybrid or system Cameras
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New to the market
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Lighter and easier to use bodies without the
DSLR mirror system
I have a Canon EOS
Rebel T3i
Megapixels are the number of pixels on the cameras
sensor in millions. My camera (Canon
Rebel T3i) has 18 megapixels. You have
to consider the size of the sensor because smaller sensors may try to squeeze
more pixels onto a smaller lens. This
can affect the picture quality.
Focal Range depends on the lens you buy. I have two lenses.
1.
18 – 55mm : 18mm is the widest angle of this
lens, 55mm is the telephoto capability
2.
50 – 250mm : 50mm is the widest angle of this
lens, 250mm is the telephoto capability
Modes
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A-DEP
– Automatic Depth of field - objects will be in focus automatically
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M –
Manuel – I can set the shutter speed and the aperture manually
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AV –
aperture-priority – changing the depth of field – I can blur the background to
make everything near look sharp.
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TV –
shutter-priority – Action shots. I can
change the shutter speed depending if I want blurred motion or frozen
action. This first shot is when I practiced with a lower shutter speed.
another example:
This next shot was when I practiced with a higher shutter speed. I like the way it freezes the shot.
another example:
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P – Program
– the camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture to suit the
subjects brightness. This is called AE.
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A+ -
Scene Intelligent Auto – Fully automatic shooting – the camera continues to
focus as needed, even with moving subjects.
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Flash off
– Disabling Flash – I could use this setting during events when flash
photography is prohibited. This could
also be used to capture an ambient scene i.e. candlelight.
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CA –
Creative Auto Shooting – This setting allows me to easily change the depth of field,
drive mode, flash firing and the ambience of the scene. The defaults are the same as the A+ mode.
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Portrait –
blurs the background to make the subject stand out. This setting makes skin tones and hair look
softer. The further the subject is to
the background the better, the background will look more blurred.
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Landscapes
– I could use this when shooting wide scenery and night scenes. This setting makes colors vivid and crisp
images.
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Close ups
(flower) - I could use this setting
when I want to shoot pictures of flowers or other small things. A macro lens would make small things appear
larger.
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Night
Portrait – I could use this at night to get a natural looking exposure.
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