1. Hi!

3. What camera should I buy?

6. #MainBhiPhotographer

8. So, well, how DO I choose a
camera?

10. Remember to Breathe.

11. What kind of photos do you make?
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Portraits 
Landscapes 
Weddings

Fashion 
Advertising 
Indoor

Pets 
Sports 
Outdoor

Macro 
Architecture 
Abstract
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Micro 
Scientific 
Creative

Astro 
Documentary 
Weird

12. Umm… all of it?

17. Right Tool For The Right Job

19. Is it for me?
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Casual photos of friends, family, surroundings
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Share right away
− Instagram!
− Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr, Whatsapp

Do not care about technical perfection

Few photos a day, if shooting hundreds daily –
you'll drain the battery.

20. Pros and Cons

One device to 
Image quality
rule them all – Dynamic range

Always with you – Noise

Social 
Usually not more than

Apps to edit and one dedicated button
enhance photos 
User interface is not

Easy to synchronize optimized
photos online (via apps) 
Very limited accessories
or with Dropbox.
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Shutter lag

22. Is it for me?
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Have big pockets
– For carrying a camera, of course!

Want better images

Don't need too many accessories, but want a
dedicated camera

Do not afford a full-blown dSLR system

Want a easier learning curve for starting out with
photography

Want a no-nonsense camera that shoots decent
images.

23. Pros and Cons

Point… and shoot! 
Manual control mostly
feels like an afterthought

Or fiddle around

Decent image quality, but

Pick your mix
dynamic range is still
– Sizes limited.
– Zoom ranges 
More pixels on small

Usually more features sensor => more noise.
than dSLRs 
Shutter lag

Macro mode for free! 
Slow focussing

File formats are commonly 
Few accessories
recognized by software

25. Is it for me?

Professionals

Serious Amateurs

Control Freaks / Technical Perfection OCD

Low light performance

Have big pockets
– Loaded with cash, maybe?

26. Pros and Cons

Exceptional image quality 
Bulkiest of the cameras

Full Auto / Partial Auto / 
LOTS of buttons and dials,
Full Manual controls steep learning curve.

Accessories, boatloads of

Automatic panorama? Smile
them detection? Auto HDR? Face
detection? Hard luck…

Can be controlled by 
You usually end up carrying
external hardware / a lot more than just the
computer / phone app camera – a separate

Go nuts with all the backpack or more.
buttons and dials! 
Iceberg!

Shoot RAW.

28. What dSLR should I buy?

Entry Level / Cropped Sensor
– Just starting out
– Generic photography

High End / Cropped Sensor
– Wildlife
– Wedding / Events

High End / Full Frame
– Architecture
– Portraits

29. ISO, Shutter, Sync/ Rolling shutter,
AF Motor
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Higher ISO gives better performance in low
light

High shutter speeds allows working with
extreme lighting – usually strobes that can
look brighter than sun, up close.

Shutter Sync speeds limit freezing motion with
a flash.
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Use old lenses on new dSLR for cheap

30. What Lens do I Buy?
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Wider aperture = shallow DOF
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Wider aperture = better performance in low light

VR / IS = reduction in photos spoiled by shaky
hands / taken from moving vehicle.
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Barrel distortion
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Chromatic aberration
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Focus speed (primes are faster, zooms slower)
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Lens creep, weight

32. Harshad Sharma
@hiway
http://flickr.com/harshadsharma
http://bit.ly/hs-whatcamera