Directions - DSLR Workshop

Today we were having a DSLR-workshop where we were learning how to use the Canon 7D and compared them to the Sony EX.

                                        DSLR - Digital single-lens reflex camera. 

The plus side of DSLR is that you can change lenses which give you more creative possibilities, while the Sony EX has a fixed lens. On the other hand, the minus of the DSLR is that the microphone is very small and doesn't work well when it comes to picking up sound from a distance. You'll therefore have to use a sound person. 

We looked at different lenses and compared the difference that they give to the shot (zoom lens vs prime lens and using higher/lower F-stop).We also talked about the sensor, difference between full frame and crop frame. 

The amount of light hitting the sensor is what creates the depth in the picture. Fullframe therefore creates more cinematic images than crop frames (bigger sensor = more light = more depth). Though this also depends on the amount of light that you’re using. Too little light/crappy light will make the images crappy even with full frame, and good light will make a crop frame look cinematic.

At the end of the workshop we were asked to take the cameras and just play around and test the gear to learn how to use them. Using DSLR isn't anything new for me since I've been using it for 3 years now, (first a Canon 7D and now using a 70D). Even so it was an interesting and fun workshop and I also learned more about the difference in frame size and what it does to the image. 

Here's a short clip from the workshop: 

DSLR Workshop from Trine Hagan on Vimeo.