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THE ENDBegin with the end in mind

3.
Begin with the End in Mind
Learn how to set up
your camera.
READ your manual.

4.
Auto or Program?
Automatic Mode
The camera makes most
of the decisions for you.
• ISO
• White balance
• Flash

5.
Auto or Program?
Programmed
Auto (Flexible)
The camera
automatically selects
aperture and shutter
speed - you do the rest.

6.
Shutter Priority
You select the
Shutter Speed,
the camera
determines the
correct Aperture.

7.
Aperture Priority
You select the
Aperture (f-stop,
lens opening),
the camera
determines the
correct shutter
speed.

8.
Size
Quality
White
Balance
ISO
4 most important settings

9.
Size Matters
7 MP
10MP
12MP
5 MP
(million pixels)

10.
Pixel Dimensions
aka File Size, or Resolution
Width x Height
Eg. 4000 x 3000 pixels
= 12 Mega Pixels

11.
Pixel Dimensions
Example: Image size options of a Nikon D40x
Small 1936 x 1296 = 2.5 MP
Medium 2896 x 1944 = 5.6 MP
Large 3872 x 2592 = 10 MP

12.
Pixel Dimensions
By comparison a file going into a
screen presentation only needs to be:
900 x 600 pixels = 0.54 MP

13.
Compression
•JPGS are small because
they are compressed
•Lossy compression
•Throws out file information
•A little or a lot depending on
the quality

14.
Compression
Normal - Fine - Super Fine
Basic - Normal - Fine
Good - Better - Best
Always use the highest possible
compression quality

15.
ISO
Measure of Sensitivity
of the camera sensor

16.
ISO
Bright Sun
100 or 200 ISO

17.
ISO
Overcast or late day
400 ISO

18.
ISO
Night or Indoor
800 ISO or higher

19.
ISO
As ISO increases,
so does NOISE

20.
ISO 80 ISO 1600

21.
ISO 80 ISO 1600

22.
ISO 1600

23.
ISO 1600

24.
WHITE BALANCE
The colour
temperature
of light

25.
WHITE BALANCE
Type of Light Colour Temp. deg. K
Candle Flame 1,500
Tungsten, Incandescent 3,000
Sunrise, Sunset 3,500
Midday Sun, Flash 5,500
Bright Sun, Clear sky 6,000
Cloudy Sky, Shade 7,000
Blue Sky 9,000

26.
WHITE BALANCE
Cameras measure the
colour of light reflected
from the scene

27.
WHITE BALANCE
A large brightly coloured
area can effect your
Auto WB readings.

28.
In those cases you may
have to use a pre-set to
get a better result.

29.
WB Pre-sets

30.
WB Pre-sets

31.
WB Pre-sets

32.
WB Pre-sets

33.
WB Pre-sets

34.
EXAMPLES

35.
EXAMPLES

36.
EXAMPLES

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EXAMPLES

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EXAMPLES

39.
EXAMPLES

40.
PHOTO COLOUR
WHEEL
R
G
B C
M
Y
Warm colours
Cool colours

41.
Histogram

42.
Histogram
Back of the camera showing Histogram preview

43.
Histogram

44.
Histogram

45.
Histogram

46.
Exposure
Compensation
+/-

47.
Exposure
Compensation
Histogram indicates
underexposure,
so not enough light.
Add light using +

48.
Exposure
Compensation
Histogram indicates
overexposure,
so too much light
Subtract light using -

49.
Exposure
Compensation
2..1..0..1..2+-

50.
Exposure
Compensation

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THE END
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