Camera Settings

In order to get good pictures out from your camera, you need to understand on how to control it first. Things are a bit easier for compact digital cameras as photo shooting is mostly taken care of by the auto mode. However for a DSLR cameras, there are in fact a number of setting to take care of.

First you will need to read through the manual provided by each DSLR system. Before we learn how to change on the setting, we will need to know where is the buttons located in order to make the necessary setting.

The setting that we changes on most frequently would be the aperture setting and shutter speed setting. Then we still look into the ISO setting and exposure compensation in order to get a photo that is expose correctly. Then there is still a couple more settings that we will need to get ourselves familiar with.

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• Camera Aperture - Aperture is the size of the opening of camera which allows lights to go into. The larger the aperture size means more light goes into the sensor and the smaller the aperture size means the fewer amount of light goes into the camera.
   

• Camera Shutter Speed - Shutter speed is the time the camera sensor is expose to light when taking a photo. The larger the shutter speed means the longer the sensor is exposed to light.
   

• Camera Metering and Exposure - Exposure is the amount of light hitting on the camera sensor and it is calculated in EV unit. Metering is how the camera works to measure the amount of light in the scene and in order to show the correct EV value.
  - Camera Exposure Compensation - Finished setting on all the aperture, shutter speed and ISO and yet the camera still metered it wrongly with different exposure than what you expect. Then you will need to change on the exposure manually with exposure compensation.
  - How to control exposure in camera photography?
   

• Camera Focus - Ever have problem with photos that are out of focus? Intended subject is blurred while other become clear. Auto focus system is fitted in most digital camera nowadays and it basically do all the focusing job. However, there are still time when auto focus just won't work and we need to know why and how to overcome it.
  - Focusing - Other aspects of an image may be perfect, but if it is out of focus by even a small amount, the resulting photograph may be useless.
  - Zone focusing -Zone focusing uses depth of field controls to establish a zone of sharpness in which any subject can be photographed without further attention to focusing.
  - Selective Focusing - With selective focus the goal is not to eliminate focusing, but to compress depth of field to a point where the subject will stand out sharply against a soft background.
   

• Depth of Field - Why some photos have blurry background whereas some photos are clear and sharp in whole? It is all about the depth of field of the setting.
  - More about Depth of Field - When you focus your lens on an object, everything at exactly that distance from the camera is in focus, while everything not at that distance is, to some degree, out of focus.
  - Tips on controlling depth of field - Three ways to control depth of field: change f-stop, change focal length of lens, change camera position.
  - Shallow depth of field with kit lens - Can we get good photos from just using kit lens? Yes, although there will be a lot of constrains, kit lens still perform fairly well provided we have the knowledge about how to use it.
   

• Camera composition - Composition plays an important part in photography. The same scenario, same subject and same time but with different angles and composition will produce a totally different result. How we compose a photos nicely will show how well the picture can actually be.
  - How to control composition in camera photography?
  - How to compose better pictures?
  - Magnification -Do you want your subject to fill the frame and dominate the picture, or do you want it presented as merely a part of its surroundings?
  - Perspective -Perspective simply means how foreground objects appear in relation to those objects farther back in a scene - relative size, relative position and relative importance.
  - Finding the right place to take photos - Good pictures can actually be found everywhere. You just need to look carefully, pay extra attention and creative for different angles and perspective.
   

• Camera Formats
  - Format for camera photography
  - Formats for photographing people
   

• Camera Flash Photography - Plan to take some indoor wedding photographs? Taking photo in low light situation? Flash will bring an all new level in low light camera photography
  - How to use flash - Flash is an important companion for every DSLR camera. With the available of flash, we can makes different types of photography with unexpected result. However, how do we use the flash in the correct way?
  - How to control lighting in camera photography?
   

• Controlling the image in photography
  - How to make object more prominent - In photography, we must always let peoples know what is the main subject in the photos and what is the purpose of the photos.
  - How to put extra impact into your photos?
  - Taking photos against the light. - Taking photos against the light, sometimes produce dramatic effect but fire you will need to know how to do right in the first place.
  - Achieving good image quality - The most important aspects of image quality for anyone. If they are constantly kept in mind and improved upon, quality of an image will automatically get better.
  - Photographing in cloudy day
  - Simple snap shots with camera - Photo shooting is always about capture the moment that we want for sweet memories.
   

• Camera Sensor - What are the types of camera sensors? How does it capture lights and transfer it into photos?
  - Camera Sensor Pixel - We always sees a trend in camera sold nowadays. The higher the megapixels spec, the higher the price. But what is the megapixels things all about?
   

• Camera Sensitivity - How sensitive is the camera sensor to lights? High sensitivity setting works great in low light environment but it also brings noise to the photo. Low sensitivity setting have low noise but is tough to use in low light surrounding.
   

• Camera Histogram - Histogram will show how much exposure is the photos. With this information, we can change our composition of the photos or play around with the exposure to get the desire photo.
   
• Color Temperature
   
• Camera Cares
  - Camera Lenses Care and Protection -To get the best from your lenses, you must treat them like respected friends.
  - Tips about using Lens Care Kits -For field work, and especially when travelling, take along a lens care kit for maintenance or emergencies.
   
• More things to know about camera
  - How Camera works - We talk about basic about camera, how to use a camera, how to control all the setting and which lens and equipment to use in different situation. However, do we ever take note on how camera actually functions?
  - Common mistake in photographing - Some common mistakes that we make during photographing. Most of the time we have a lot of setting done completely but miss up on certain item and usually this is the reason for the photos to look different.
  - Can you sell your pictures - Took some really nice photos, other than just sharing with your friends, you can even earn a few bucks from it.
  - Entering photos competition - If the photo taken is really good, consider sending it for photo competitions.
  - What are the elements for a good picture?
  - Controlling Camera Manually
   
• Comparing camera with human eyes | Things that affect photo-shooting
   
• Carrying Equipment and Camera Bags
   
• Image Planes In Photography
  - Controlling Foreground in Photography
  - Controlling the Middle Distance in Photography
  - Controlling the Far Distance in Photography
   
• Controlling Color in Photography
  - How to create Color Harmony in Photography
  - Photography with Monochromatic Color

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