Guest buster321c Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Right , got me a little camera , which im impressed with , but i dont really understand the settings . Basically i want to know what the following are so i can use them when im a bit more capable- ISO F-stop Shutter speeds Apature priority Depth of field My camera has a Auto mode( which is very good ) but i would like to understand the manual settings more . To the more experianced of you this might be painfully boring , but any help would be much appreciated , thanks Buster Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byron 1,283 Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Right , got me a little camera , which im impressed with , but i dont really understand the settings . Basically i want to know what the following are so i can use them when im a bit more capable- ISO F-stop Shutter speeds Apature priority Depth of field My camera has a Auto mode( which is very good ) but i would like to understand the manual settings more . To the more experianced of you this might be painfully boring , but any help would be much appreciated , thanks Buster google.. [canon digital photography forums] join up and fire away.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fidgety 8 Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 I'll try.... ISO - The "speed" of the film, as it used to be ..... This means that in normal daylight, you can shoot away at ISO 100, and no problems, however if you go into a darker area, you would need flash. If you switch to a higher ISO, for example 1600, you could click away in a low light area without the flash. The downside is you will get more "grain" in the pictures. I like high ISO for taking photos of bands on stage, without ruining the lightshow with a flash. Have a play with it, costs nothing with digital! F-stop - The amount of light allowed through a lens, i.e. F1.4, lots of light, F11 not much etc. Shutter speeds - How fast the shutter "clicks" I.e. take a photo of a waterfall at 1/200th second, the moving water will have no blurr, change the shutter speed to 1/2 second, and the waterfall will be blurred, giving the picture movement. Apature priority - That is a MODE on the camera that allows you to control the F number, which in turn will influence Depth of Field. Depth of field - How much of the subject you are photographing that will be in focus. For example, have a flick through some pics on here of robins, you will notice that the bird's head and eyes will be in sharp focus, whereas objects nearer and further away will be out of focus, so the depth of field will be the bit in focus. All these things are inter-related, and it's a huge subject. As you are digital I'd say have a play, see what happens! Hope this is correct, and if anyone wants to correct me, please do. It's a very confusing subject! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest buster321c Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Thanks Fidgety , always good for an answer , cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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