Understanding Your Digital SLR Camera
Course
In Burgess Hill
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
Burgess hill
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Duration
6 Days
To explain how to use a Digital SLR camera, the various modes and operations and to unlock your photographic potential. Suitable for: Those who are either considering the purchase of or have already purchased a digital SLR camera and wish to gain a better understanding of how to use their equipment, various lenses and other accessories.
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About this course
Required Equipment: If you own a digital SLR please feel free to bring this along.
Skills requirement: As this is a Level 1 course and targeted at the novice / beginner no previous knowledge is required.
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Subjects
- Camera
- SLR
Course programme
Understanding Your Digital SLR Camera
Topics covered during the course:
- Digital SLR's - Advantages of using a Digital SLR over a digital compact camera.
- Digital SLR's - Basic mechanics explained - Pentaprism, Image capture, sensor size lens magnification.
- Focusing - Multi-point focus explained.
- Resolution settings explained - What resolution setting should be used and why?.
- File Formats JPEG Vs RAW - The differences.
- Metering - How does your camera meter light - Different metering modes explained - Multi-pattern / Evaluative, Partial and Spot.
- Exposure modes - PIC modes, Program, TV, AV and Manual - which should you use and why?.
- Menu controls - Menu navigation.
- Using / Understanding Histograms for correct exposure.
- Understanding White Balance - Why is this crucial?
- The Power of RAW - What advantages do I gain in using the RAW recording Format.
- Introducing workflow
- Backing up Images - Why this is necessary.
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Understanding Your Digital SLR Camera