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)