Welcome to the Adjustment Page
Here is a little more information about your camera. There are two big components of photography including shutter speed and aperture. Together these factors can contribute to the depth of field which is the distance of what you are shooting. Figures that look far away have a large depth of field and objects that are closer have a shorter or smaller depth of field. Some of the biggest improvements you can make can be accomplished by changing your aperture, and shutter speed. Read further to learn more!
Aperture
The aperture or f-stop is how much light is entering the camera or you can think of it as how large the lens opening will be. This number is actually expressed as a fraction therefore F8 is smaller than F1.4. The larger the number the less light that is entering your camera therefore the picture will be darker. For an average day an aperture opening of F5.6 is fine.
Shutter Speed
Shutter speed is how fast the lens opens and shuts. This number, for example f/125 is also a fraction and represents time, therefore f/125 will open and close in 1/125th of a second.F/500 means that it will be open and shut for 1/500th of a second. The shutter speed will be one of your most useful tools because you can stop motion or blur it. Another tool that is useful is panning, which involves moving the camera with the moving object using an average shutter speed so that the object that is moving is focused and the background is blurry. Try it, its fun!
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