Oxford School of Photography

2 Collins Street Oxford OX4 1XS t. 01865 246027 e. keith@oxfordschoolofphotography.co.uk

"To take photographs is to hold one's breath when all faculties converge in the face of fleeing reality. It is at that moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy." Henri Cartier Bresson

Understanding Your Digital SLR

Subject Areas Covered

Part 1: Camera handling, camera controls including:mode dial, LCD, ISO,Metering options, Command wheel, quick control dial, sub wheel, shooting mode, white balance control, AE/AF lock, depth fo field, focus selector, play bac/review control, info button, AF point selector, muli controller navigation buttons, viewfinder information, menu

Part 2: File sizes, file types (JPEG/RAW) Exposure, ISO, Aperture, Shutter, Depth of field, macro/close focus, depth of field button, camera movement, subject movement, panning, slow shutter speed, freezing action, auto exposure lock, exposure compensation, AEB

Part 3: White balance, white balance, colour space, optimising images, parameters, custom setting menu, image setting menu, flash, flash exposure compensation, front/rear curtain settings, red eye, slow sync flash, flash exposure lock, external flash guns, bulb, mirror lock, sensor cleaning

Part 4: Custom settings menu, custom functions, downloading files, EXIF files, organising files, browsers, file back up, printing, screen vs print, course over view, improving your photography, composition presentation

back to DSLR

"Buying a Nikon doesn't make you a photographer. It makes you a Nikon owner." Author Unknown

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