Introduction To Stills Camera

Introduction to Camera and Tripod:

We were taught how to use a camera and tripod, which is one of the most important aspects of media. After putting our camera on the tripod and making sure that the camera would not fall off we then made sure that the small circle by the head of the tripod is within it's larger circle which is called “Bubbling the camera”. This is important because if the camera is not bubbled, the image on the camera will be slanted at an angle, instead of straight. Once we had switched on the camera we learnt about the Time Code. The Time Code is displayed in the top corner of the camera. This shows the duration of the shot. You can find the width of the camera in the middle left of the camera, which (for a PD170 camera) is 16:9 cm. The Shutterspeed controls the speed at which the images move. For example, the lower the shutterspeed is the slower and more blurry the imagery would be. The higher you make the shutterspeed, the faster and sharper the movements of the images become. The normal shutterspeed on a PD170 camera is 50. Then we learnt how to change the exposure of the camera. The ideal focus for this camera is F.56.Then we learnt about the gain on a camera. The gain is something which you don't need. Gain is unnecessary synthetic light. It is represented by the symbol dB. Another important aspect of the camera is the white balance. You can choose between artificial light and natural sunlight