- Recommended prerequisite:
- M8
- 9.1How does a camera measure light?In EnglishWhy do snow photos come out gray?The light meter assumes every scene is middle gray.8 min · visuals described in the audio version
- 9.2Metering modesIn EnglishWhich part of the scene is the camera looking at?Matrix looks at the whole frame, center-weighted at the middle, spot at a small point.8 min
- 9.3Exposure compensationIn EnglishWhy is that little +/- button so important?You correct the camera's decision with a single touch.8 min
- 9.4The histogramIn EnglishWhat does that mountain-shaped graph tell you?Left is dark, right is bright; where the mountain sits shows the exposure.8 min · visuals described in the audio version
- 9.5Over- and underexposureIn EnglishCan a blown-out photo be saved?Completely white areas cannot be recovered; turn on the highlight warning and zebras.8 min · visuals described in the audio version
- 9.6Dynamic rangeIn EnglishWhy does the sky always come out pure white?The sensor cannot capture in one frame a range of light as wide as the eye sees.8 min
- 9.7Difficult lightIn EnglishSnow, beach, concert: how do you fool your camera?Plus compensation in a bright scene, minus in a dark one.8 min
- 9.8Exposure lock and bracketingIn EnglishNot leaving it to luck in difficult lightAE-L locks the light, bracketing takes insurance frames.8 min
Module project
"White on white" and "black on black": two correctly exposed photos.