Ok, there's a few VERY important settings in a DSLR camera. I'll go through them one by one. It might sounds technical, but i'll explain them to you in layman terms.
1. Aperture.
This is the also known as the Iris of the camera. Usually indicated by F2.8 or F something. The smaller the number, the bigger the aperture is. Simply means you'll be able to get more enviroment light into the camera with a bigger aperture.
2. Shutter Speed.
This setting determines how long you open the shutter for scene to be exposed on the camera sensors. Given a fixed aperture, the longer you keep your shutter open, the more exposure or the more brighter your picture will be. Settings are indicated as 1/4 1/16 or 1" It basically means the duration the shutter stays opens. 1/4 is quarter of a second, and 1" means One second. I guess you'll be able to figure out the rest of the numbers?
3. ISO
ISO is a rating of the film's sensitivity towards light. Well your DSLR doesnt use films, so it basically sets how sensitive your camera sensors are to light. A a rule of thumb, try shooting pictures at the lowest possible ISO. Higher ISO might result in pictures with lots of "noise" or "grains" Standard ISO settings are, ISO100, ISO200, ISO400, ISO1600.
By tweaking these settinngs you can :
- Blur portrait picture's background
- Take amazing night shots without Flash
- Take amazing sunset shots
- Make water looks "dreamy" (especially waterfalls and fountains)
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