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- prime lens is only used for focal length
- zoom lenses are uses for variable focal lengths
- kit lens is a basic lens that comes with a camera body in a kit
- 17mm is used for architecture, landscape pictures
- 50mm is used mainly for street documentary
- 100mm is mostly used for portraiture
- 200mm and 300mm is always used for sport, birds, and wildlife
- high ISO means it will be more sensitive to light
- if their is less light you will have a higher ISO
- shutter speed is how long your shutter is open
- the 180-degree shutter speed rule means the shutter is half a circle 180
- shutter speed needs to be double the frame rate
- typically the frame rate is 30 frames per second
- shutter speed 1/60 of a second
- tripods are used for still photography
- we uses tripods so their is less shake when the shutter speed is lower than 1/focal length
- aperture also known as the f-stop
- focal length divided by lens diameter
- A smaller number actually represents a large opening
- larger aperture and depth of field:
- the white balance is used to adjust how color looks
- most cameras have presets like daylight, cloudy, flash, and various indoor light
- the camera has many different modes like M, Av, Tv, and P
- the full auto mode does everything for you