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Advantages And Disadvantages Of DSLR

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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. …show more content…

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. …show more content…

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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