How to set up a camera: a guide for beginners

You bought a digital camera and brought ithome. But the joy is overshadowed by the fact that the device does not work or the images are poor. Do not immediately run to the store and make a scandal. Calm down and carefully study the instructions that come with each camera.

If the technique does not show signs of life, the firstcharge the battery. After that, make sure that the camera is turned on and the memory card is in place. This is indicated by the indicators on the LCD or in the viewfinder. What each symbol means is described in the user manual.

Now on how to set up.A camera of any manufacturer provides an automatic shooting mode. At each firm the specified mode has the name, but in most cases it is the letter A (auto). Many call this option an intelligent shoot. How to set up the camera for shooting in automatic mode, is written at the beginning of the user manual.

Having set the camera in automatic mode,it is advisable to immediately indicate to the camera that images should be stored on a memory card. The size of the images should also be set in the menu. It is desirable that they should not be lower than, 1915x1285. This is the optimal size for printing photos 10x15 and 13x18 cm. The larger the size, the better the picture. How to set the camera to a certain size of images is usually indicated in the manual, but you can search through the menu button. Usually image settings go first in the list.

So now you know how to set up a digital camera. But shooting on the “full automat” will not give the expected results if you hurry

tsyaTechnique in this mode requires time to assess the situation and self-tuning. Therefore, after choosing a frame, fix the device in your hands, then exhale and gently press the shutter button, but not to the end. By holding the button in this position for a few seconds, you enable the camera to make the necessary measurements. In just two seconds, the object will become sharper on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder, and the picture may fade. Don't let that scare you. So the device signals that it is tuned to the conditions of placement and lighting of the object. Now you can smoothly press the button to the end.

If you are not satisfied with the quality of images inautomatic mode, you can use scripts. Once you have a clue about what scenarios are, you can easily learn how to set up a Canon, Nikon camera, or any other camera manufacturer.

Scenarios - optimal settings for certainsituations. Since these situations are usually standard, it is not difficult to guess from the icons (figures) what is at stake and understand how to set up the camera. Graphic symbols of the pre-installed scripts are shown in the figure.

This guide has given advice to beginners.amateur photographers on setting up cameras. Higher image quality requires experience and careful study of the user's guide for a particular model.