3a. Digital Camera Profile

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Digital

NAME _____________________________________________________

Camera 1 Make and Model of your camera?


Nikon D3100 DSLR

Profile (i.e., Pentax JZ-2kool4me)

2 How many sensor megapixels? 14 Mp


3 Describe the optical focal length (angle of view) of your
18-55mm
lens(es) in mm. Zoom lens range(s)?
Fixed focal length (prime) lens(s)?

4 Do you have a macro setting (often a flower symbol)? Yes / No


Do you have a macro lens?
Yes / No
5 What file size options do you have (list them)? They will
be in pixel dimensions, some examples: 2544x1696, Large: 4608x3072; 14.2 M
Medium: 3456x2304; 8.0 M
1752x1168, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480. Yours will be differ- Small: 2304x1536; 3.5 M
ent, but find them on your camera and then set to
largest size for photography for this class.
6 What saving options does your camera have? RAW & JPEG High, Fine, Normal,
(List/circle your image File Formats) and Low resolution.
Set to the highest quality for this class. RAW & JPEG fine, normal, basic

7 What is your f/stop range (list highest # to lowest#)? 22 to 3.5

8 What is your shutter speed range (list fastest fraction to


Fastest is 4000
slowest setting)? Slowest is Bulb

9 Shooting options: Program (both the shutter speed


(check all that your camera has.) and aperture are predetermined by
Other (please specify) the manufacturer--often shutter lags)

Shutter (you set the shutter speed,


Tip:
the camera sets the aperture, as Tv)
If your images are all too
light, adjust using the - Aperture (you set the aperture, the
(minus) setting camera sets the {often slow,lagging}
If your images tend to be shutter speed. Sometimes Av)
too dark, adjust using the + Manual (you set the aperture and
(plus) setting the shutter speed, using light meter)
10 Can you see how to use your light meter to set Yes / No
exposure manually? (Look for +/- and 0 at middle)

11 Is there a separate setting for flash Yes / No


exposure correction? Can you turn off the flash?
Yes / No
12 ISO settings: What ISO (light sensitivity) range do you Lowest: 100
Tip: The lower the setting, have on your camera (list lowest to highest #s)? Highest: Hi 2 or 3200
the less chance of adding
Do you know how to set ISO to 400, 200 or 100? Yes / No
noise to your image, but
Can you turn auto ISO on and off (in which modes)?
there are trade-offs for ex- Yes / No
13 What options for White Balance & Color Space does Auto, Incandescent, Cloudy,
posure control.
your camera have? AdobeRGB, sRGB? Cool-White fl, Direct Sunlight,
Flash, Shade, Preset Manual

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