How to Use a Camera

2. or exposure time is the length of time the camera’s shutter is open while taking a photograph. Allows for shooting of fast moving objects without blurring.
5. dots per inch.
6. focal length changes, lossless.
7. the process of removing unrealistic color casts, so that objects which appear white in person are rendered white in your photo.
9. the use of DSLR cameras for shooting HD video. Lens is interchangeable, cameras often shoot multiple frame rates, and requires more accessories for quality video capture.
12. the detail an image holds; the higher the resolution the higher the image quality and detail.
13. lens is interchangeable, professional quality, more manual features, more expensive, and lenses often sold separately.
15. Boosts the video signal in low light conditions.
17. used for field production, portable and durable, records audio, and high quality audio inputs. Records to tape, card, or built-in hard drive.

1. density filter (ND) - Filters out bright sunlight to avoid overexposure.
3. designed for studio use only, very expensive, high quality, not used to record audio, no built-in recorder, heavy and difficult to transport, and camera control unit separate.
4. lens camera – lens is not interchangeable (removable), variable zoom, user friendly, and less expensive.
8. Sharpness or clarity of an image.
10. focal length doesn’t change, the camera enlarges the image. Pixels are enlarge, loss of quality.
11. film speed is the measure of photographic film’s sensitivity to light.
14. controls the amount of light entering into the lens.
16. minimum object distance. This is the point at which a lens is too close to the subject to focus.