Learn how to use Your first DSLR
If you consider yourself a beginner who is unsure of how to make the most of your camera, this post is designed for you. It’s intended to be a brief, a one-stop shop to help you take your camera off auto, and take control of your DSLR. It isn’t intended to be a replacement for your camera manual, so will not explain every last setting in great depth, but will cover enough of the basics to get you in control of your camera, and give you the key topics to go back to your manual to read. The topics covered in this post are: 1. Shooting modes aperture priority shutter priority program manual 2. ISO 3. Completion of the ‘exposure triangle’ 4. Metering exposure compensation (+/-) 5. Focussing focussing modes (AF-S/AF-C) focus points 6. File size/types raw vs jpeg 7. White balance Which should be more than enough to get you on your way. So let’s begin… 1. Shooting modes The best place to start is with shooting modes. The shooting ...