When you want to get out of automatic mode and start playing around with your camera settings, you may be a little confused by the multitude of possible settings but don’t panic, we’ll break it down step by step.
Photography basics is to define the amount of light that will reach your photo sensor. This …
The aperture corresponds to the degree of opening of the iris diaphragm of the lens. The more open a lens is, the more light will reach your photo sensor in a given time. The brighter the lens, the more it will allow you to take photos with a short exposure time (for example sports photo) or a short depth of field …
Shutter speed or exposure time is simply the time your camera will let light into its sensor.
By adjusting the exposure time, you can either capture short movements or, on the contrary, slow movements.
The ISO sensibility corresponds to your photo sensor senibility. It is part of the 3 essential settings to get a correct exposure with aperture and shutter speed .