Knowing your camera & its settings is an imperative part of photography. If you can't use it properly you will struggle getting the image you want to create. You also need to know how your camera exposure works along with your flash exposure & camera histogram. Here is the list, check out the video for more info.
Primary Camera Knowledge
- Program modes: aperture priority, shutter priority, manual
- Change aperture, shutter, iso
- Focus, manual, continuous, single
- Focus points: auto area af, dynamic area af, single
- Exposure mode: matrix, center weighted, spot
- Formating memory cards
- White balance
Secondary Camera Knowledge
- Date, time
- Flash modes
- Bracketing
- Shooting speed
Other Camera Knowledge, set and forget
- RAW, bit depth
- Use all focus points
- Autofp
- Multi Selector center button
(set zoom in with center button button: Custom Setting F1 >> Multi Selector Center Button >> playback mode >> zoom on /off >> magnification) - Image comment & Copyright info
- Image review off
- Picture control off
- D lighting off
- Color space sRGB
- Auto ISO off
Comments
But I was just wondering about something. In this video you say Not to use Auto ISO. I understand the reason of your choice why not to use it. The usual control, learning, knowing what you are doing etc. Perfect. But on the other hand I do not understand it. In the "old" days ISO was dictated by the film used for the most part. But as we all know the Pro line from Nikon, D700, D3, D3s has incredible high ISO performance. You can program the camera to use say ISO 200 up to ISO 3200 ( or what you like ) And we all know the performance on these ISO levels is great. So why would you advise against one of the (sometimes)very helpful features these new techniques have to offer? Instead of turning knobs to set ISO and calculate the outcome, you can get the shot immediately.
What do you all think about that. Why not use the (great) modern technologies at hand, or would you still do it all manually?
I know how the image is created, but when shooting a wedding most of us, at that moment, don't care how it's made, as long as the end result is up to par.
I see it a little as say shooting with Autofocus, and the old school style manual focus. Yes, in manual you got total control, and create the image, but since the introduction of good AF systems how often do we use MF in normal workflow?
Shouldn't we be glad that Nikon has such a good programmable Auto ISO system that actually works and in certain circumstances makes your life as a photographer much easier, 1 less thing to screw up or forget when shooting under less than ideal circumstances?
Indeed you need to know what is does, why, how and when, but IMHO it might be a welcome addition to many photographers under certain circumstances.
But what i would like to see is a video with an explanation of all the focus settings. Like continuous, single and so on