The Image quality is one of the most important parameters in photography; this parameter affects the size of the image. This parameter controls the resolution of the images you shoot.
Now, in this parameter you have many options from big to small (large, medium, small). Here you also get two additional options RAW and RAW + large. In Nikon we have the option of NEF instead of RAW.
Now what is white balance?
White balance is also the most important key parameter, which determines what kind of color you want in your image. This is nothing but asking your camera to get white as it is appropriate for the lighting conditions present at the time of shooting.
Now how is this white balance expressed?
It is expressed in Kelvin (K). In this parameter you have several options from AWB (Auto White Balance) to Custom, they are as under:
- AWB.....................................................(Completely Auto)
- Daylight ..................................................(approx. 5200K)
- Shade......................................................(approx. 7000K)
- Cloudy.....................................................(approx. 6000k)
- Tungsten light........................................(approx. 3200K)
- White fluorescent light..........................(approx. 4000K)
- Custom..........................................(Completely manual)
From my experience in photography, I would say that these white balance options are building filters that make your images more creative. If you increase your white balance to more than 6000K, you will get yellow shades in your images. And if you lower your white balance below 6000K, you will get bluish shades in your images.
3) EXPOSURE TRIANGLE :
Now comes the most important part which is the exposure triangle parameters, which include aperture, shutter speed and ISO. These three parameters are also called the three main pillars of photography.
(NOTE: In the previous article we have already discussed these three parameters in detail, please check it out.)
Three main Pillars of Photography...
4) FOCUSING MODES & FOCUSING POINTS :
Now, there are two modes of focusing.- Autofocusing mode (AF)
- Manual focusing mode (MF)
Now, in autofocusing mode; we have the three following options :
- ONE SHOT, This option is used to shoot completely static subjects. This is a form of modeling. So what happens in this mode? So, in this mode, when you press the shutter button of your camera halfway, your camera locks focus on the subject. And the main thing in this mode is that when you press the shutter button halfway to lock the focus and move your camera holding the shutter button, you will see that your subject is still in focus. In some cameras it is known as AFS.
- AI SERVO is also a variant of autofocusing mode. Topically in this mode, your camera is constantly tracking and focusing on your subject. This mode is used to capture a moving subject. In some cameras it is known as AFC.
- AI FOCUS is one of them. In this model, if the subject is stationary, the focusing mode will automatically switch to one shot. And if the subject is not stationary or the focusing mode is not moving, the AI will automatically switch to SERVO. Now, this mode depends on the situation. In some cameras it is known as AFA.
Let us now discuss the selection of autofocusing points:
Now the number of autofocusing points varies according to the camera models, which are responsible for focusing on your subject.
Now, my recommendation about focusing modes and focusing points is, don't use AI Focus as a beginner, but master the other two modes. Now about the points, do not enable all focusing points at once, as this will confuse the camera to focus directly on the subject.
5) METERING :
Metering is the most complex part of basic camera settings, and it's very interesting to learn. Now, what exactly is this metering? It is nothing but the amount of light reflected from the subject. So the camera calculates how much light is reflected from the subject and enters the camera sensor to give you basic exposure.
Now, in metering, you have several options that allow you to ask your camera to measure the amount of light from a specific point in the frame (from the center, evaluating the center, from the whole frame).
Now the different types of meterings are mentioned below :
- Evaluative metering or Matrix metering
- Spot metering
- Partial metering
- Center-weighted metering
6) EXPOSURE COMPENSATION :
What is exposure compensation?
Exposure Compensation is nothing more than asking your camera to increase or decrease the exposure of your image by adding or subtracting light.
Now when you reduce your exposure compensation you are telling your camera to reduce the light and darken your images and when you increase your exposure compensation you are telling your camera to add light and brighten your images.
Now, my recommendation about exposure compensation is to reduce the exposure when you are shooting in low light and increase the exposure depending on the situation when you are shooting in daylight.
7) PICTURE STYLE :
Now what is this style of painting?
Picture style is nothing more than controlling the color saturation in your images.
Now there are a lot of options in picture style, but don't worry about it just keep your picture style on standard option, which will also give more vibrant colors. You can also easily reset your images in post-processing.
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