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Defini@ons
• Apertureisthedensityoflightenteringthecamera.
• Shu9erspeedisthe@metheshu9erisexposingthefilmplanetolight.
• ISOisthesensi@vitytolightoftheFilmorsensor.
Sowhatdotheymean!Aperture
• Apertureisthesizeoftheholeproducedbytheapertureblades.
• ItisnormallydefinedinFstops.• i.e.normallyfromf1.2tof32• Thefnumberisafrac@on.• Thereforewitha50mmlensa25mmdiameterholeisf2.Witha500mmlensa125mmholeisonlyf4!
Shu9erSpeed
• Shu9erspeedisnormallymeasuredinsecondsorfrac@onsofseconds.
• i.e.normallyfrom8sto1/8000s!• Longexposuresarenormally1/4sorlonger• Shortorquickexposuresarenormally1/500sorless!• Camerashakehappenswhenyouuseashu9erspeedlongerthanthethefocallengthofthelens.
• i.e.witha50mmlenshandheldlongerthan1/50sor1/60sistherule.
ISO(ASA)
• Thesensi@vityofthefilmorsensor.• NormallyIS0100to6400(100,500NOW!)• Thelowerthenumberthelesssensi@vethecameraistolight.Thehigherthemore.
• i.e.ISO100needslotsoflight/sun.ISO12800canbeusedinadarkroom.
• ThehighertheISO,themoregrain/noise.
Whatdotheydo?
• Apertureeffectstheamountoflightenteringthecameraandthedepthoffield(DOF).
• Shu9erspeedeffectstheamountofmo@onrecorded.
• ISOeffectsthesensi@vityofthecameratolightandtheamountofgrain/noiseproduced.
Depthoffield(DOF)
• Thisisdefinedasthedistanceofobjectsinfocus.
• i.e.whetherjusttheobjectisinfocusortheforegroundandbackgroundareinfocustoo!
• AshallowDOFiswherejusttheobjectisinfocus.(UsedinPortraits)
• AdeepDOFiswheretheforegroundandbackgroundareinfocus.(UsedinLandscapes)
Mo@onBlur
• Mo@onbluristheamountofmo@onshowninthephoto.
• i.e.capturingananimalrunningorwaterflowinginariver.
• Ahighshu9erspeed“freezes”anobject.• [email protected].
GrainorNoise.
• Grainornoiseistheamountofspecklesordiscolouringontheedgesofobjects.
• InFilm,Grainisnormallysceneasspeckleddots.Digitallyitproducesdiscoloura@onontheedgesofobjects.
• 100ISOhasfinegrainorlownoise,3200ISOandabovehasharshgrainorhighnoise.
ModesonyourCamera
ProgramMode:Automa@callyadjustsApertureandShu9erspeedwithafixedISOShu9erPriority:Automa@callyadjustsAperturewithafixedShu9erspeedandISOAperturePriority:Automa@callyadjustShu9erspeedwithafixedApertureandISOManual:ApertureandShu9erspeedmustbeadjustedaccordinglywithafixedISO