Tips and Tricks to Improve Your HD-DSLR Video Recording

The new generation of dSLR cameras include high–definition (HD) video, and this is opening up a whole new realm of creative possibilities to photographers. Digital SLRs are making it much easier for visual everyone to share cinematic stories. Even if you’re a novice, the tips and techniques in this guide will soon have you planning and shooting movies in HD, like the filmmaker you always thought you could be. Here...

Basic Camera (DSLR) Settings that must be understood

Here are list of error messages from Canon EOS DSLR Believe it or not, there are still many owners of digital cameras that still do not understand the basic settings of their cameras. In result, they only rely on the Auto mode when shooting and accept what they come up with as adequate. Yet we know that the camera has a lot of settings and an error in setting may result in a disappointing picture. This may affect...

Quick Explaination of White Balance Setting

Here are list of error messages from Canon EOS DSLR In photography and image processing, color balance is the global adjustment of the intensities of the colors (typically red, green, and blue primary colors). An important goal of this adjustment is to render specific colors – particularly neutral colors – correctly; hence, the general method is sometimes called gray balance, neutral balance, or white balance....

Tips: List of Error Message Canon EOS DSLR

Here are list of error messages from Canon EOS DSLR Err 01 : Communications between the camera and lens is faulty. Clean the lens contacts. -Clean the electrical contacts on the camera and lens. -Use a Canon lens. -If the instructions above do not solve the problem, please contact your nearest Canon Service Center. Err 02 : Card cannot be accessed. Reinsert/change card or format card with camera. -Remove and...

Tips: EOS EF L series lens date codes

   If we buy an L series lens from Canon, surely we will find a line of code on the back of the lens. The code is the code of the year and the place where the lens was made. Now, for buying lenses, especially the used lens .. this code can be very utilized in determining how old is from the lens. The meaning of these codes are as follows. For example, if a lens has a code UV0207, then it can be interpreted...

Noise in Photographs

Noise in Photographs: The Causes and the Remedies Noise, or a set of spots or visible pixels on photographs, often annoys many of us because it lowers the image quality. Before we discuss the remedies to fixing noise, we need to get a better understanding of the cause of these spots on our photos. - The size of your sensors Large sensors like those found in DSLRs, especially in full-framed DSLRs, produces less...

Tips: How to Photograph Rays of Light

Taking photos of sunrises and sunsets can be especially rewarding. At these times of day when the sun is lower in the sky, sunlight travels through more atmosphere to reach the earth. Photographing sunbeams/rays of light requires specific camera settings and an eye for careful evaluation of the quality of light.Here are some tips and tricks for capturing rays of light. 1. Choose a shoot time in the early morning...

Tips: Understanding Histogram in Digital Photography

   Histogram is a feature in a DSLR camera that is often under-utilized by its users because of lack of understanding as what and how this histogram function works. Histogram, in general, can be viewed on the LCD screen by pressing the “info” button located next to the screen. Read on to learn more about what histogram informs the users about their photographs. The X axis in the histogram illustrates the...

Tips: For Choosing the right DSLR Camera Bag

Photography Tips - Choosing the right DSLR Camera Bag A Camera bag is one of the necessities when owning a DSLR camera. And of course the camera bag design significantly differs from ordinary bags. First, a camera bag is usually equipped with several compartments lined with thick foam (the type varies) to protect the contents from tremor and shocks. Models and brands also vary, each with their own advantages....

Tips: The Exposure Triangle of Photography

Exposure Triangle of Photography The key to obtaining ideal photographs depends on the exposure triangle of photography. The exposure triangle consists of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. The combination of the three determines how dark or bright the resulting photo will be. APERTURE Aperture is the opening in the lens where light enters. If the opening is large, ample lighting will enter the lens. As the...

Tips: RAW vs JPEG, which one is better?

I shoot RAW T-shirt from www.froknowsphoto.com RAW and JPG refer to the two different file types your camera can produce. RAW – RAW file is the unedited (unprocessed) image data that you digital SLR camera captures every time you take a photo. Because RAW files are unprocessed, they come out looking flat and dark. RAW images need to be viewed and processed using your camera’s software or in more robust commonly...

Tips: Buying Used DSLR Flash

Tips for Buying Used DSLR Flash A flash is pretty much a must-have accessory for a photographer. Because photography itself, “Photos-graphein” literally means drawing with light. Without light, there’d be no pictures. Buying a new flash of course isn’t a problem because buying something new doesn’t require the need to for detail checking of its condition. Plus, it usually includes warranty. But what about when...

Pre-wedding Photography Tips

Pre-wedding Photography Tips     Nowadays, it seems, a pre-wedding photo session has become a ritual that completes a wedding ceremony event package, and lack there of will seem imperfect.     The use of these pre-wedding photos varies. They are usually incorporated in the design invitations, displayed at the reception, and may sometimes be put as a slideshow exhibition during the...

Nikon D7000 vs Canon EOS 60D Which One is Better

Nikon D7000 Vs Canon EOS 60D This is a fierce battle between two middle class DSLRs for this year. Nikon’s D7000 (D90’s successor) goes against Canon’s EOS 60D (somewhat of 50D’s successor, though in some aspects, the real 50D successor is the 7D). Although for starters I will that they are equally good, of course the features may differ slightly. Read on to read the duel of these two giants.    Judging...

Tips: Rule of Third

Rule of third The “Rule of Thirds” one of the first things that budding digital photographers learn about in classes on photography and rightly so as it is the basis for well balanced and interesting shots. The rule of thirds is a compositional rule of thumb in visual arts such as painting, photography and design. The rule states that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced...

Tips: DEP and A-DEP Modes Explanation on DSLR

DEP and A-DEP Modes Explanation on DSLR - A DEP Dial on DSLR Difference between DEP (AV, A on some camera’s) and A-DEP modes Depending on the brand of your digital camera, you may have noticed 2 similar yet different modes on the dial, called DEP and A-DEP. DEP may also be sybolised by the letters AV (Canon) or A (Nikon). This clever A-DEP function allows the Canon camera to pick an F-stop that will render all subjects...