Basic Camera Operations

To achieve proper exposure, a photographer must adjust the iris/aperture and ______.

• ISO

• White balance

• Shutter speed

• Focus

What does adjusting the focus on a camera primarily affect?

• Color accuracy

• Image clarity

• Exposure

• Shutter speed

Fill in the blank: Before filming a scene, have a ______ piece of paper to focus on with your camera to help register the standard of 'white'.

• A) Black

• B) White

• C) Red

• D) Blue

What does the 'K' preset allow you to do?

• Automatically adjust colors

• Set the white balance color temperature manually

• Correct colors for domestic lighting

• Provide a fixed standard for recording.

Every lens has the same range of apertures.

• True

• False

Match the correct shutter speed with the visual.

Think about how shutter speed affects brightness.

• Blank

• Blank

• Slow Shutter Speed

• 
• Fast Shutter Speed

• 

What is the aperture with the visual.

• f16

• 
• f1.4 with a lower ISO

• 
• f1.4 with a higher ISO

• 

Fill in the blanks for information on the Exposure Triangle

a

b

c

d

Shutter Speed

Should be doubled your FPS

Noise/Grain

Depth of Field

Which frame rate allows you to slow the footage down and get a smooth slow-motion feel?

• 24 FPS

• 30 FPS

• 60 FPS

• 15 FPS

Identify the camera settings displayed on the screen.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

Meter

Mode

Manual Mode

Aperture

Shutter Speed

ISO

White Balance