Digital Photography For Dummies – Learn Camera Top Dial

By : Syahrul Fitri

Making good photo is not just about technical ability but you must understand about selecting mode. Knowing camera top dial is the basic skill Digital Photography For Dummies . By learning selecting mode you will not worrying about camera setting so you can concentrating for taking great shoot.

On the top dial your camera will offer a number of automatic setting. This modes will help you to shoot portrait ,close up even action photo. But to improve your photography skill you must ignored this modes, get your camera to semi-auto or manual setting you will see what you can do it with your camera.

These are some exposure level that you will find on your camera to dial

Auto , this mode is for beginner user that firs time using DSLR camera. In this mode the camera automatically converted into compact point and shoot with exposure setting , aperture and shutter speed all taken care of.

Aperture Priority , This semi auto mode, with this mode you can chose the aperture value to get effect shoot like blurred background. And the camera will select shutter speed value automatically that needed for correct exposure.

Shutter Priority , This mode is the opposite of Aperture Priority. This mode is really suitable to freezing object at action photo. By choosing high shutter speed value . And for making motion photo induced blur using slower shutter speed.

Program Mode , This mode will control Shutter speed and Aperture automatically, and to get lighter or darker photo you can control ISO.

Manual Mode , This mode give you total creative control of both your shutter speed and aperture. To get good exposure.

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