I use it especially for shooting long exposures at night, so I don't jog the camera pressing the shutter, and in the studio when doing product photos. Things have come a long way since then.īeing able to tether your camera to a phone, tablet, or computer without trailing cables, so you can see what your camera sees on that device, and then fire remotely, is a boon. I had one where you pressed a button on the end of a cable and a pin would pop out of the other end, and another which has a pneumatic bulb to squeeze.
However, I use a separate digital recorder for video, which gives much better audio results, so for me, this isn’t a problem.īack in the days of film, I used a mechanical shutter release cable, that screwed into the top of the shutter button. One drawback of the fully articulated screen is that it can be obstructed by cables, such as the microphone, when twisted to face forward. The fully articulated version is better for times when the shooting angle is difficult, or you are recording yourself on video and want to see the screen from in front of the camera. Both types are good for shooting at a low level. The other fully articulates from the side, so it can open and swivel to face forwards, upwards, and downwards. The first just tilts up and down, so it can be viewed from above or below. There are two types of articulated screens. I use it when wading into the sea or river and wanting to shoot close to the water. It allows you to photograph at low and awkward angles and see what you are shooting without crawling on the floor. The Features I Could Not Do Without Articulated Screenįor landscape and macro photographers, an articulated Live View screen is a boon. Even some advanced models lack in areas of design and functionality that I would want in any camera. However, bad functionality and missing features are not limited to beginners' cameras. Changing the behavior to how most learners would want it, i.e., increasing the shutter value to the flash sync speed, was buried deep in the menus. Consequently, in low light, the shutter was still reading around a second. I recently helped a novice photographer with their beginner’s camera because, in Av mode, the shutter value did not change when the flash was popped up. Even if It's There, You May Have to Hunt for It Most other brands have just one or two interchangeable lens cameras with viewfinders in that price bracket, and they tend to be packed with more features they are not missing janitor's cupboards. Nikon used to be the same, but they reduced their range to just three camera models under $1,000. This, of course, is bad news for both the photographer and the planet. Those are features that the beginner may soon miss and be forced to change model. Similarly, if you look at, say, Canon's range of beginner cameras, of the six or so DSLRs, each lacks some features that other ones have, making the choice difficult, especially for a novice.
(Exams are a big thing here in the UK.) A bit further back in time, another school was constructed, and they forgot to include any cupboards for the janitorial staff to store the cleaning equipment. They had not made an enclosed area for the students to sit the exams. It was a wonderful, modern, open-plan design. Only a few weeks into using the building they discovered an error. What are yours?Ī few years ago, not far from where I live, a new high school was built. It’s necessary having a grasp of these fundamentals, but extra features and technologies make our lives a lot easier. Experienced photographers only need the basic camera settings of focusing, metering and exposure.