Camera Lesson
Today, I had my first practical lesson in which I learnt how to setup a Sony NX5 camera on a tripod, attach the handle, and how to zoom, focus and adjust the white balance. Additionally, I managed to learn how to ' bubble' the tripod, which definitively means making the tripod perfectly horizontal to acquire the straight, and not wonky, shot. This was brand new information to me as I am an amateur at camera use, but I was intrigued and cannot wait to start using them in the near future.
This is the Sony NX5 camera which we studied, analysed and used.
Throughout the practical, we were repeatedly asked to gather round a single camera by Matt, the teacher of the lesson, who would them demonstrate the exact actions needed for each process.
To turn the camera on, there is a green button which needs to be pressed, while sliding the switch to the 'on' position. We also learnt that to zoom in with the camera, one needs to adjust the 2nd ring or using the two levers on top, or on the side of the camera. To obtain the perfect focus, zoom in on someone's eyes, focus the frame using the 1st ring, then zoom back out using the 2nd ring.
We also learnt to adjust the white balance and brightness. For the WB, just press the white balance button on the side of the camera after you have acquired a perfectly zoomed and focused picture. Finally the brightness, adjust the 3rd, smaller ring until only the brightest part of the frame have the zebra lines on it.
This is the Sony NX5 camera which we studied, analysed and used.
Throughout the practical, we were repeatedly asked to gather round a single camera by Matt, the teacher of the lesson, who would them demonstrate the exact actions needed for each process.
To turn the camera on, there is a green button which needs to be pressed, while sliding the switch to the 'on' position. We also learnt that to zoom in with the camera, one needs to adjust the 2nd ring or using the two levers on top, or on the side of the camera. To obtain the perfect focus, zoom in on someone's eyes, focus the frame using the 1st ring, then zoom back out using the 2nd ring.
We also learnt to adjust the white balance and brightness. For the WB, just press the white balance button on the side of the camera after you have acquired a perfectly zoomed and focused picture. Finally the brightness, adjust the 3rd, smaller ring until only the brightest part of the frame have the zebra lines on it.
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