DSLR Camera

DSLR Cameras 

DSLR stands for Digital Single Lens Reflex. It is a camera with one lens and a mirror which reflects light and records pictures on a digital card instead of film.

To use the automatic settings:

-Set the dial to the green automatic symbol

-Lens must be set to AF, not MF

-Push the shutter down half way to focus

-Then push down fully to record the image

There are four Primary Camera Settings ; ISO, Shutter Speed, Aperture and Exposure

ISO 

= This is how sensitive your image sensor is to light

Increased ISO will cause a more sensitive sensor and a grainier image.

  

Decreased ISO will cause a less sensitive sensor and a darker image .

Shutter Speed
= controls how long the shutter opens to expose the image sensor to the light

Fast Shutter Speed will freeze a fast moving subject and capture a clear image if e.g. opened for a millisecond.

Slow Shutter Speed will show movement of a fast moving subject by keeping the shutter open longer and create a blurred image.


Aperture
= controls the size of the lens opening that allows light in

This allows you to blur the foreground and/or the background that brackets the subject. To create a shallow depth of field, open up aperture with a low f-stop number. To create a wide depth of field/sharp image, close the aperture down with a high f-stop number.

Exposure
=controls the amount of light a DSLR sensor captures

Over Exposure captures a lot of light and creates a washed out image.





Under Exposure captures a little amount of light to create darkened images.