Get to Know your Camera - Part 2
In this post, I will cover a few more things that you should know about your camera. These are little things that help a lot, so I thought of spending some time on them before moving to more specific photo tips.
(1) Try to learn what your camera can see:
Occasionally, there are situations that call for taking a photo without looking through the viewfinder or at the display (trust me, I will explain them later). I think many of you have tried taking your own photo, but this is just one example. If you have time for it, try taking photos without looking at the display and guessing what it captures by the orientation of the camera. If you have been using your camera for a while, this does not take long (even if it is an SLR). Make sure that you un-zoom the lens as much as possible, when practicing.
(2) Find out a few important numbers:
If you know how many photos you can take after fully charging your battery, and how many photos your memory card can hold, it will save you from a lot of trouble. The manuals have these numbers, but then there are two problems. One, you don't read the manual. Two, the condition of the battery changes with time.
(3) Have a look at the photo size and quality settings:
Although your camera is marked as so many Megapixels, it can take photos at lower resolutions. More, it can save your photos at lower quality, to save space on memory card. There are both goods and bads in these, but I will keep them for later posts. Just try to find out what your camera has to offer.
So much for specific things to get to know. However, the best way to get to know your camera is to take as many photos as you can. After some time, you will even be able to estimate the shutter lag and take the photo at the right moment!
In my next post, I will discuss about taking good photos of flowers.
(1) Try to learn what your camera can see:
Occasionally, there are situations that call for taking a photo without looking through the viewfinder or at the display (trust me, I will explain them later). I think many of you have tried taking your own photo, but this is just one example. If you have time for it, try taking photos without looking at the display and guessing what it captures by the orientation of the camera. If you have been using your camera for a while, this does not take long (even if it is an SLR). Make sure that you un-zoom the lens as much as possible, when practicing.
(2) Find out a few important numbers:
If you know how many photos you can take after fully charging your battery, and how many photos your memory card can hold, it will save you from a lot of trouble. The manuals have these numbers, but then there are two problems. One, you don't read the manual. Two, the condition of the battery changes with time.
(3) Have a look at the photo size and quality settings:
Although your camera is marked as so many Megapixels, it can take photos at lower resolutions. More, it can save your photos at lower quality, to save space on memory card. There are both goods and bads in these, but I will keep them for later posts. Just try to find out what your camera has to offer.
So much for specific things to get to know. However, the best way to get to know your camera is to take as many photos as you can. After some time, you will even be able to estimate the shutter lag and take the photo at the right moment!
In my next post, I will discuss about taking good photos of flowers.
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