Exposure basics

Name all the functions / buttons on the front of your camera
Name all the functions / buttons on the back of your camera
Explain how you would set the correct ISO
Explain how you would change the aperture
Explain how you would change the shutter speed

For this assignment I downloaded a picture of my camera from the back and one from the front. I used InDesign to make lines to show what the different buttons and functions on my camera are. The camera I have is a Canon EOS 600D (so it is not the newest edition, but it still works nice).

Canon Eos 600d

The front of my Camera:

A: Remote sensor
B: Shutter release
C: Red eye reduction lamp/Self-timer lamp
D: EF lens alignment
E: EF-S lens alignment
F: Microphone
G: Lens release
H: Depht-of-field preview

The back of my camera:

A: Menu
B: Display
C: LCD
D: Dioptric adjustment
E: Video recorder
F: Aperture/Exposure compensation
G: Quick control
H: AE/AF Lock/Focus/Reduce image
I:Focus point selection/Enlarge image
J: Speaker
K: White balance/Up cross key
L: Drive mode selection/Left cross key
M: Set
N: Autofocus selection/Right cross key
O: Picture style/Down cross key
P: Card Busy
Q: Trash
R: Image review

Set the correct ISO:

To set the correct ISO on my camera I would have to press the ISO button on the top, and then scroll with the wheel on the top until I find the preferred setting. I always try to use as low ISO as possible to get the sharpest images. When shooting inside I can sometimes go up to 1600, but all above that would give unsharp images for my camera. When shooting outside on a bright day I usually set my ISO to 100, but if it is rain or darker I use between 200 – 400.
The ISO on my camera goes from 100 – 6400.

Change the aperture:

To change the aperture on my camera I have to hold down the aperture button, and turn the wheel on the top for my preferred setting. The numbers will show on the LCD screen.
On the objective that I use the F-numbers goes down to F1,4.

Large f-numbers makes the size of the whole that lets light enter the camera smaller, and small f-numbers makes the hole bigger and lets more light in. I use small f-numbers when taking portraits for example, because this gives the blurred background effect. When taking photo of a landscape I use higher f-numbers.

Change the shutter speed:

To change the shutter speed on my camera I only have to turn the wheel on the top to I hit my preferred setting. The numbers will show on the LCD screen (for example 1/100). The shutter speed on my camera is 30 – 1/4000.

Fast shutter speed can freeze moving subjects, and slow shutter time can create motion blur. If you use a fast shutter speed you may have to change the ISO to a higher number (it depends on the lighting of the room).