First Camera Lesson

In this lesson I was taught how to set up and use a Sony NX5 camera. I learned about filters, exposure, white balance, zoom, how to accurately balance the camera and focusing within an image.

I learned how different lighting can make a huge difference to the final photo and how the eye may miss conceive how focused and accurate a picture actually is.

To make the camera sit straight you need to make sure that the yellow circle's bubble is directly in the middle otherwise you may get a wonky shot which would look unprofessional. The camera has three circles at the end of the lens; one is used for focussing, another is for zooming in and out, and the other one is for creating the right exposure for the picture. For filtering, in this particular case we chose level 2. Also, to get the right white balance I was taught that to do that you quite simply need something white and immediately press the WB button in order to make sure the colourings are all correct.

Overall it was a great lesson which enriched my knowledge of setting up and using a camera.