Photography and Lens B. Aperture

This exercise is about the manual controls available on many digital cameras. Use this to strengthen your understanding of how to get what you want from your digital camera. You may not have all the settings listed below, but you should understand them in case you would like to upgrade your camera in the future.

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SECTION 1: VOCABULARY

Define the following:

1. ISO (ASA): a. What is the ISO range of your camera? 2. Shutter Speed: b. What is the shutter speed range on your camera (slowest and fastest speeds)? 3. Aperture: c. List the apertures (full stops) on your camera’s lens from the lowest number to highest number. 4. White Balance: 5. RAW file: 6. JPEG: 7. RAW versus JPEG: 8. Wide Angle Lens: 9. Telephoto Lens: d. What kind of lens is on your camera? ___________________________________ e. What is the range? 10. Depth of Field: 11. Equivalent (reciprocal) Exposure: SECTION 2: FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. Fill in the missing apertures (with full stops): ___, f/4, ___, ___, ___, ___, f/22

2. Fill in the missing shutter speeds (with full stops): 1/1000, ____, ____, ____, 1/60, ___, ____, ____, ____

3. You are photographing a race and want to “freeze” the action. Your meter suggests f16, 1/30. A better, reciprocal choice would be ____________?

4. You are photographing a scene with your camera set at ISO 200 and the meter suggests the following exposure settings: f/4, 1/30. If you change your ISO to 800 and want to stay at f/4, you will be able to change your speed to: _____________?

5. For each pair, underline the item that will give a NARROWER depth of field:

a. 50 mm lens ………………………..….18 mm lens

b. aperture of f/5.6……………………… aperture of