My first lesson using the camera

Thursday 5th September 2013 I had my first proper camera lesson. I was very excited to start learning about it because I always hear my family talking about film cameras and productions but I could never fully understand what they were talking about, so I am looking forward to learning in this lesson.

We used sony NX5 cameras (the one above), and we will be using these cameras throughout the year. We started by setting up the tripod and becoming familiar with how to change the hight of the tripod. Tripods are very very useful pieces of equiptment as they hold the camera in place, it is highly recommended to use tripods as they stop camera shake and provide a clean image. 
The camera has many different buttons, all that are very obvious so it becomes quite easy to work. We were first taught about the zoom and focus. To have a clean, sharp image you must zoom in very close to a particular part of an area such as the hair on a person and focus it until it is sharp. The zoom then helps take different shots such as a ECU or a mid shot. 
On the cameras we also learnt about exposure to make the frame lighter or darker. The camera has 3 sets of ND filters. These are like sunglasses for the camera. Another thing we learnt was about white balance. The white balance button was the one button that is so tiny! However you find a white background you focus up, maybe put an ND filter on and then press the button. If the correct number comes up then the white balance is correct and the other colours in the picture will be precise. 
I enjoyed learning all these basic techniques to get started. It was a very interesting lesson and I cannot wait to learn more.