Camera Settings
Exposure - amount of light picked up by the camera sensor determined by three other settings shutter speed aperture Shutter speed - how long the camera sensor is exposed to light expressed as a fraction of a second measured by f stop depth of field - front to back zone of a photograph in which the image is razor sharp DOF is determined by three factors aperture size, distance from the lens and focus of the lens. Two type of depth of field shallow - involves one point of focus with the foreground and or background being blurred Great depth - puts everything in focus White balance - sets the colour temperature on a camera it gives a photo a particular hue - red, blue, yellow or true white it varies dependent on the location of the photos many cameras automatically balance white to give a pure white tone sharpness - is a pre set available on most cameras, usually in the same menu as colour settings (contrast, tone and saturation).