ONE PAGE SUMMARY: HOW TO GET THE MOST FROM YOUR NEW DSLR

Photography is about capturing moments, but do you know how to use a camera? knowledge of aperture setting and ISO is important. It's okay to not know because you will learn along the way, but gather what you know now and use it to do what you love. DSLR stands for Digital Single Lens Reflex. DSLR cameras are good for beginning photographers because it comes with automode. The camera decides what to do instead of you. In photography mistake making is a great tool. To get a good picture aperture, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity is a key part. Aperture is the opening of the camera lens that controls the amount of light. When it is opened wide then your camera can focus on things within a small range, but with a smaller opening you could focus on aa deep part of your image. Shutter speed opens and closes your lens to allow light to strike the sensor for an amount of time. If the speed is slow then you let in motion and a good light. High shutter speed catches less motion. Slow speed could cause blurs in pictures. ISO is light sensitivity of the film.It works well when you have little light or when you use camera lenses that are long and don't let in as much light. ISO could cause color defects in pictures or texture and is often noticeable. White balance adjusts the color of light and color itself in a camera. White balance can be controlled with different filters unless it is automatic. It affects the warmth of a picture. The focus of your camera is very important. Cameras have autofocus, but manual focus is often better. When taking pictures in poor light or through a window manual focus is best so that you could aim your pictures attention at what you want. Autofocus looks for things on front of them to focus on instead of what might be catching your eye. Your camera will most likely have 3 main focus modes which are manual, auto and continuous auto focus. Continuous is best to use when you are taking pictures of multiple subjects or a motion.