A2 Media Coursework

1. Camera Functions
Evaluation 4

2. This is the camera that we
used: a Canon EO5 1200D.
The camera was
ideal for use in
filming and taking
photos for our final
product as it has 18
megapixels.
It shoots up to 3
frames per
second.
All of the filming was
done in 1080p.

3. The 4:3 screen was big
and bright, which allowed
us to re-watch footage and
analyse images that we
had just taken, with ease.
This was very useful when
taking photos as when on the
camera setting, the subject of
the photo wasn’t being displayed
on the screen. It allowed us to
see what we taking an image of,
and also ensured that our shots
were in focus.
This is the record button for the filming. The
placement of this was convenient as it
ensured that we didn’t interfere with the set-
up of the camera on the tripod, and could
easily be accessed.
These are the
zoom buttons for
when images are
being reviewed on
the screen. This
allowed us to see
close-ups of the
shots we just took
and what we could
do to improve them
if we were looking
at test shots etc.
This is quite simply the delete
button. It was highly useful when
we watched back footage that
wasn’t of good quality, as it allowed
for there to be less footage when
we downloaded the footage to our
computers to keep everything
highly organised and easy.
This button allowed us to play back our
videos and see all of the media that was
on the card. It was convenient for instant
reviewing and checking our shots to see if
they were any good.

4. This feature allowed us
to zoom, which made it
possible for us to take
shots from a further
distance, and play with
different shot types.
The end of the lens gave us the
ability to focus, which we utilised a
lot during our filming. In the final
shot in the video, you can see how
we have unfocussed the shot
which we filmed raw (we didn’t put
an effect over it to make it blurry).
The auto-focus on the camera isn’t
100% reliable, so being able to
manually focus allowed us to
ensure that all of the shots were
perfectly in-focus.
This is the switch which
can turn the camera’s
settings from auto-focus
to manual-focus. This
made the focussing a lot
easier, and allowed us to
have more control over
what we shot.

5. This utility was
probably the most
useful of them all on
this camera, as it
allowed us to screw
our LED light to the top
of the camera. The
LED light was the only
light that we used for
our whole video and
print task. It was
secure and very safe,
so it ensured that the
light wouldn’t fall off
and break.
This no-flash setting allowed us to take photos without the interference of any external
light. We wanted our photos to stay consistent with the footage for our video, and
removing any flash from the camera allowed us to do this. Instead of flash, we used
the LED light to provide a directed light when we were taking photos.
This is quite simply
the on/off button
which turns the
camera on and off.
We turned off the
camera as much as
possible between
shots because this
ensured that the
camera battery was
prolonged.
This is a very important
function of the camera as
it is the filming setting.
When filming we rotated
the settings to this to
capture the footage that
we wanted.
This button is to take images. If you press it half way down, you
can use the auto-focus utility which was cited in the previous
slide. This can be quite frustrating when the item that you want
to focus on is small or in the background, so turning the settings
to manual-focus is a lot more convenient. To take the image, you
press the button the whole way down.