Introduction:
DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) cameras have redefined motion picture photography. Today they offer more than what we ever thought off. Technological revolutions have swept the world like never before and today, a camera stands for more than just a tool to capture family functions. Who knew that major feature films and television shows would eventually start shooting with cameras that primarily marketed for consumers and prosumers?
The “movie mode” of a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera is a revolutionary movie making technology as important like the invention of emulsion and colour film in photography, 16mm and
35mm films for motion picture photography. Nikon D90 is the first DSLR to introduce video recording facility.
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Advantages of DSLR Camera:
a. Cost: DSLR cameras along with lenses are much cheaper than film and professional grade video cameras. The output results of these cameras are of high quality compared to other professional movie making cameras.
b. Size: DSLRs are small and compact. It’s easy to handle a DSLR for filming as compared with a huge and bulky professional grade video or film camera.
c. Ability to shoot high quality video and stills: DSLRs provide both high quality still and video images. It gives more freedom to satisfy a professional in both technically and aesthetically.
d. Interchangeable Lenses: Like film cameras, DSLRs allow interchangeable lenses. It allows the camera to be expanded and customized to a particular photographer’s particular need. It adds versatility to the image recording.
e. Shooting ability in low lighting conditions with less picture noise: DSLRs are able to capture image even when there’s not a lot of ambient light. It has the option of varying ISO
(camera’s sensitivity to light). The advantage of DSLR s when it comes to ISO setting is that even at high ISO settings they produce little noise.
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There is nothing like an all-purpose lens. Each lens is suitable for a particular purpose.
Each lens has some pro and cons.
Different lenses render how we perceive the subject and setting descriptively, emotionally and aesthetically. Different lenses give the freedom of choosing the angle of view according to the subject and are measured by the focal length. Focal length of a DSLR camera is the distance between the optical centre of a lens to the imaging sensor when the lens is focused at infinity.
The two main choices of a film maker while choosing lens is either a prime lens (lens with a fixed focal length) or a zoom lens (lens with a variable focal length). For narrative film making prime lenses are best. Prime lenses are faster as compared to zoom lenses. Fast refers to the maximum opening (aperture) of the lens. Fast lenses (such as f/1.4 or f/1.8) allow shooting in low lighting conditions. Fast lenses allow capturing footage with a dramatically shallow depth of field. It gives more visual versatility. Prime lenses have fewer lens elements and give good sharp images in comparison to zoom lenses. For documentaries zoom lenses are better for their flexibility in creating
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Sense the invention of the camera in 1826 photography has been used to document everything from family portraits, social injustice, sporting events, world news, expressions of joy and sorrow, and hundreds of monumental moments. The camera has given man the power to reveal the truth visually. Throughout history photographs have made enormous impacts on social consciousness and ultimately shaped public opinion on many pressing issues in society. Although photography is often considered a casual pastime, the invention of the camera has contributed to many aspects of history, science, and other important pieces of todays world.
Zooming In- Highlights a scene and triggers audience (especially when it is explicit). Makes it real for the viewers.
Photography serves many purposes and since its invention people have used it for many different reasons, but mostly for
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Shooting with digital cameras tends to be easier as filmmakers can shoot more scenes in less time. Often, multiple digital cameras can be used on the same shot but in different angles which assists in reducing the number of retakes. Digital shooting allows filmmakers to shoot multiple takes and in different angles at fewer costs (Murray, 2012). With new steady camera equipment, the footage shot is more precise and intimate. This enhances the audience experience as the camera view is authentic. Also, the cameras save time wasted on reshooting the same scene.
Because prime lenses are optimized for their fixed focal length and there is less light distorting elements used, they often produce higher quality images than a zoom
Since its inception, photography has been used to capture moments in time all around the world. This wonderful technology has existed since ancient times, and has only improved in recent history, changing society in the process.
Direct Cinema The term 'direct cinema' was coined by American director Albert Maysles, to describe the style of documentary that he and his contemporaries were making in the 1960s as a result of a lightweight, portable 16mm camera and high quality lightweight audio recorders becoming available. The introduction of these, together with film-stock which was sensitive enough to give a good quality close-up monochrome picture under most lighting conditions (Including hand-held lights) led to a revolution in Documentary filmmaking, allowing film crews to be much more flexible. Gone were the days of bulky, virtually immobile 35mm cameras; now manufacturers improved their 16mm stock and accepted it
During the beginning years of film and video production, cameras where large and bulky machines that had
No matter who a person thinks invented the motion picture camera, whether it was Louis Lumiere or Thomas Edison, I'm sure they had no idea what it would become at the turn of the century. Motion pictures, has become an entertainment medium like no other. From Fred Ott's Sneeze to Psycho to Being John Malkovich, the evolution from moving pictures to a pure art form has been quite amazing. Different steps in filming techniques define eras in one of the most amazing ideas that was ever composed. Silent to Sound. Short to long. Black and white to color. Analog to Digital. All were important marks in the History of Motion Pictures. "It's different than other arts. It had to be invented"
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The cinematographic camera industry emerged in fact more than 100 years ago, it was only until recently that significant digital changes took place, apart from minimal technological improvements. Before the invention of digital cameras the main medium for shooting a movie was on celluloid film in which the quality of the image was very high from the beginning. However these cameras had some inconveniences. The cinematographer would have to set the lighting and frame to the directors vision and make sure that it was right. He could not see immediately if the scene was shot as desired and this caused the workflow to be very complex and time consuming which most producers would see limited. The developing, processing, transferring, editing and conforming the film normally took a day and the director along with the cinematographer would sit
Part of individuals selects Canon because it has a prominent reputation in industry for years. Consequently, we should concentrate in particular on the useful functions without much unnecessary design in our digital SLR cameras.