Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Basic introduction to a DSLR camera


 Front End

1) Lens Alignment- Helps to align lens easily and safely.
2) Pop-up flash button - Activates pop-up flash within the camera. 
3) Lens Release- Releases mounted lens.           
4) Depth of Field preview button- This will close the aperture for a preview of what will be in focus.
5) Lens Contact pins- Aligns any compatible lenses, allowing auto focus & settings to work in time.
6) Mirror- Allows you to see, through the viewfinder, almost exactly what you will photograph.
7) Grip- Allows you to have a firm grip on the camera.
8) Shutter release- A half press focuses the auto focus, and full press let you take the photograph.
9) Indicator/ focus beam- illuminates the subject in poor light & works as an indicator for auto-timer.
10) Flash- A mini pop-up flash


Rear end

1) View Finder
2) Dioptre Adjustment- Enables you to use the camera without your lenses, handy for those who are long/short sighted.
3) Rubber Eyecup
4) Joystick Dial
5) Exposure Lock/ Zoom Button- If you aim the camera at a scene and press this, it will record and keep that exact exposure whilst you re-compose and shoot. It also zoom into a picture while viwing.
6)Focus Point Selector/Zoom Button - Firstly, it is the Auto focus point selector.Secondly, this will zoom out of a specific area while viewing an image.
7)Write indication light- Indicates that photographs are written onto your card. Opening it while writing the data will cause the data to lose.
8) Jog Dial and Set button - The jog dial will scroll through images or items in a menu, and the set button will select an image or setting in the menu.
9) On/Off Button - Switches the camera power on and off. It also activates/deactivates the jog dial.
10) Erase Button - This will erase any selected images.
11) Play Button - When the camera is switched on, this will display the last image taken on the small screen. 12) Jump Button - Used to jump 2 or 3 images or menu items at a time.
13) Info - By pressing this, you will bring up all the information of any image that you select and view.
14) Menu Button - This will bring up all the internal menu functions on the screen.
15) Screen - Displays menus and images that have been exposed.



Top view





1) Light for LCD Display
2) AF/WB - Auto focus/white balance setting.
3) Drive/ISO - Drive means auto drive or frame rate. ISO is the film or sensor sensitivity. 100 ISO is standard sensitivity and will produce fine grain, clear images. 1600 or 3200 ISO on the film or sensor is highly sensitive, meaning you can shoot well in low light conditions without a flash, although you lose a bit in the quality and images will appear more grainy.
4) Shutter Button
5) Top Dial - This is also used to change/alter various settings. Normally used to change shutter speeds or aperture settings.
6) Metering/Flash Compensation - The cameras metering system is in the screen that you see through the viewfinder when lining up a shot.
7) LCD Screen - This will display all the exposure, speed ISO etc.
8) Hotshoe - The area where you can place an external, dedicated speedlite or flashgun.
9) Exposure control Dial - Using this dial, you can select from full auto mode to fully manual.
10) Pop up Flash


Below the Camera
1) Battery Socket
2) Tripod Socket








Hari Bhagirath Photography

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