Introduction
- Purpose: Empower media teams (e.g., church volunteers, content creators) to master camera settings and produce professional-grade photos/videos.
- Scope: Covers camera settings, video production, export workflows, troubleshooting, and terminology for DSLR, mirrorless, and cinema cameras.
- Audience: Beginners to intermediate users, with advanced tips for experienced operators.
- How to Use: Structured for quick reference, training sessions, and practical application in real-world scenarios.
Part 1: Camera Fundamentals
1.1 Understanding Your Camera
- Types: DSLR, mirrorless, cinema cameras (e.g., Canon EOS R, Sony A7, Blackmagic Pocket Cinema).
- Key components: Sensor, lens, viewfinder, LCD, buttons/dials.
- Menu navigation: Common layouts and customizations.
1.2 The Exposure Triangle
- Aperture
- Definition: Lens opening size (f-stops, e.g., f/1.4, f/11).
- Effects: Depth of field (DOF), light intake.
- Practical use: Shallow DOF for interviews, deep DOF for wide shots.
- Shutter Speed
- Definition: Sensor exposure time (e.g., 1/50s, 1/2000s).
- Effects: Motion blur, light exposure.
- Practical use: Fast for action, slow for cinematic motion blur.
- ISO
- Definition: Sensor light sensitivity (e.g., ISO 100, ISO 3200).
- Effects: Brightness, noise/grain.
- Practical use: Low ISO for daylight, high ISO for low-light worship services.
- Interaction: How aperture, shutter speed, and ISO balance exposure.
- Visual aids: Exposure triangle diagram, sample images.
1.3 White Balance and Color
- Definition: Adjusts color temperature to match light source (e.g., 3200K tungsten, 5600K daylight).
- Modes: Auto, presets, custom Kelvin.
- Practical use: Ensuring accurate skin tones in interviews, warm tones for worship.