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Photography Questions?

I am just beginning to really delve into photography, and there is SO much to learn, wow….but anyway can anyone help me really understand the following terms, I don’t really want dictionary definitions as I could just as easily look them up myself, but maybe explain them in a more easily understandable way, Thank-You.

DSLR – Digital Single lens Reflex. A camera with one lens that when you look through the eye piece, you are actually looking through the lens with the help of various mirrors.

Aperture- The lens setting that allows more or less light through a lens, and into the camera. Think of it as a small hole, (f16 or f22) or a large hole (f1.8 or f2.8)

Macro- Close up

ISO- the sensitivity of your camera sensor to the light. At ISO 100, the camera sensor needs more light to get a proper exposure. Conversly, at ISO 800, it requires less light to make a correct exposure. ISO 100-200 is for bright sun, ISO 400 is kind of an all around ISO, or one to use indoors with a flash. ISO 1600 is for dark scenes, like night time sports under stadium lights, or indoor basketball (normally for when a flash isn’t possible).

f 1/8 ???? probably f8 or f1.8. F1.8 lets in a lot of light, f8 is somewhere in the middle of the apertures, depending on the lens.

Image stabilization lens is one that allows for lower shutter speeds because it has a gyro in the lens to minimize vibration.

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