%% Parent:: [[cameras-exposure-and-photography]] %% # Setting Up Yourself and Your Digital Camera - Set your brain -- Camera instruction manual is your **best friend**! - Set your hand -- Feel the camera a physical part of you. Concentrate and feel it. - Set your shutter finger -- Half-push for auto-focus and metering. - Set your eye -- Adjust the Diopter Dial slowly. --- - Time and Date - Author and Copyright - Format your card before use --- - File types and quality - JPEG - already processed - RAW - all information at the exposure - Image Aspect Ratio - 16:9 = widescreen TV - 3:2 = 35mm film, 5''x7'' print - 4:3 = 3.5''x5'' print - 1:1 = square - 4:5 = 8''x10'' print --- - MAPS = manual, aperture-first, program, shutter-speed-first - AF vs MF - Half-press to set focus and lock to the focus, then move your camera - _Sunny Day Rule_ - f.16, 1/ISO - ISO choice is the first step for accurate light metering - Light Metering options - Center Weighted - Spot - Evaluative - Partial - White Balance = what color the sensor "expect" to see, the color of the light source --- - Single vs. Continuous shooting - UHS = Ultra High Speed - SDXC = SD Extra Capacity - Bracketing = take three photos of different exposure at a time - Continuous File Numbering --- - Peter's list for camera bag - Does not look like a Camera bag - Has more room than I think I will need - Has a light colored interior - Durability and Weather Resistance - Accepts "accessories" - Think Tank, Tenba, App House --- - Clamps - Plastic bag and rubber bands - Camera instruction manual - Extra batteries and extra tripped - Pouch - Tripod and tripod plate - Mini tripod - Foldable reflector - Camera raincoat - Polarizing filter - Color checker - Lens pen