How My Camera Works

Aperture
How exposed/open the lens is to light.

• 2.8             Shallow depth of field
• 4
• 8
• 11
• 16
• 22
• 32              Extremely deep depth of field

Shutter speed

The seconds/fractions of a second captured.

• 1"              Full second
• 1/2            Half a second
• 1/4
• 1/8
• 1/15
• 1/30
• 1/60
• 1/125
• 1/250
• 1/500

ISO
International Standards Organisation

• 100         Sunny weather
• 200
• 400         Dull weather
• 800
• 1600       Night setting

Cones in a eye pick up colour.

Rods in a eye pick up only black and white.

EV - Exposure Value
This represents the combination of a camera's shutter speed and f-stop. +EV is brighter for dimmer light. -EV is dimmer exposure for brighter light areas.