Camera feature and function Understanding your digital EOS Part 2 — Advanced overrides
Understanding your digital EOS — Part 2 — advanced overrides
The second in a pair of events designed to help you fully understand and utilise all the controls on your digital EOS camera. The part 1 event is designed to look at the basic override settings and this seminar follows on looking at all the advanced overrides that the camera has to offer. Although these settings are not used quite as much some of the options discussed are crucial to have correctly set to get the very best out of your camera.
On this course we make sense of all these individual settings, explain what they actually do and which ones are specifically relevant for you.
We also look in detail at specific areas of the camera especially the metering systems and custom functions and explain how you need to use these differently for different subjects. Once you understand all the controls and overrides you will be able to maximise the camera’s performance to suit your photography needs.
| • | Coping with difficult exposures | • | How the metering works |
| • | How to deal with high contrast | • | Evaluative / Partial / Spot metering |
| • | Understand the histogram display | • | Use of AE lock to control exposure |
| • | AEB explained | • | Custom white balance |
| • | White balance shift / bracket | • | Colour space setting explained |
| • | Overriding the Picture styles | • | Shooting in Black and White |
| • | RAW and JPG settings | • | Burst rates and buffer capacity |
| • | Custom functions explained | • | Setting and using custom modes |
| • | Setting up the My Menu function | • | Live view explained |
| • | Firmware updating explained |
Is this course right for you?
To get the maximum benefit from this course you need to be familiar and comfortable with the following things:
| White balance | What it is and how does it affect your images | |
| ISO | What it is and ho do you control it | |
| Lenses | How do they affect your images and what lens is needed | |
| Modes |
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What do all the modes do |
| Quality settings | What they are and how to set them | |
| Picture styles | How and when to use them to change the look of images | |
| Camera shake | What it is and how to avoid it | |
| Shutter speeds | What are they and how do you use them | |
| Apertures | What are they and how do you use them | |
| Depth of field | Do you understand the three factors controlling the most complex topic in photography | |
| EXIF data | What it is, where it is, what does it show you | |
| Highlight alert | What its showing you | |
| Focussing |
How the focussing system works and how to control it |
If you are not familiar with any of the above we would recommend attending the Understanding your digital EOS part 1 before attending this event. Alternatively some of these topics are covered (although not in as much detail) on our DVD courses Understanding photography with your digital EOS and Getting started with your EOS 1000D/450D/500D which are available on line or by calling our training centre.
Understanding Digital EOS
Huntingdon Training Centre Package Offers
- Book parts 1 and 2 together for just £190 saving £28
Regional Training Package Offers
- Book parts 1 and 2 together for just £225 saving £73
Courses must be sequential and be booked at the same time. Other discounts cannot be combined with this offer.