Using an automatic camera is easy but you know how limiting it can be. This article will guide you on how to use a manual camera.
Manual cameras let you control the settings that are usually automatic. For example, you can choose how much light to let in, how long to let light in, etc. Overall, manual lets you control the cameras recording of light.
There are many different mechanisms in the camera but the two most important are the shutter speed and the aperture.
What is the Shutter?
This little gadget in your camera is closed nearly all the time. It opens only when you push the shutter. It will close after a specified amount of time that you can select in manual. A short amount of time being open will have shutter settings of 1/500 and will be great for bright areas or in full sunlight.
The Aperture is What?
The shutters partner in photographing is the aperture. This little guy controls how much light is let in through the opening of the camera. It's like our pupils. They get larger when there isn't much light in to let more light in. And when there's lots of light the pupil gets smaller. This is the same with the aperture. You want a larger setting in dark areas and a smaller setting for bright areas. For example, in sunlight you could use f16 and in shade you could use f5.6
Now, there are a lot more functions on the camera but these two are the most important. If you don't know how to use these you'll end up getting lots of blurry, under, or over exposed shots.
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