Table Of Contents - Samsung NX3000 User Manual

Contents
Tips
Concepts in Photography
Shooting postures....................................................................................... 13
Holding the camera ..................................................................................................... 13
Standing photography ............................................................................................... 14
Crouching photography ............................................................................................ 14
Aperture ........................................................................................................ 15
Aperture value and the depth of field .................................................................. 16
Shutter speed ............................................................................................... 17
ISO sensitivity .............................................................................................. 18
How the aperture setting, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity
control exposure ......................................................................................... 19
Correlation between focal length, angle, and perspective ................ 20
Depth of field ............................................................................................... 21
What controls out-of-focus effects? ....................................................................... 21
DOF preview ................................................................................................................... 23
Composition ................................................................................................. 23
Rule of Thirds .................................................................................................................. 23
Photos with two subjects .......................................................................................... 24
Flash ............................................................................................................... 25
Flash guide number ..................................................................................................... 26
Bounce Photography .................................................................................................. 26
Chapter 1
My Camera
Getting started ............................................................................................ 28
Unpacking.................................................................................................................... 28
Camera layout .............................................................................................. 29
Using the MOBILE button ....................................................................................... 31
Using the display ....................................................................................................... 32
Using the Self shot mode.......................................................................................... 32
Inserting the battery and memory card ................................................. 33
Removing the battery and memory card ......................................................... 33
Using the memory card adapter .......................................................................... 33
Charging the battery and turning on your camera .............................. 34
Charging the battery................................................................................................ 34
Turning on your camera ......................................................................................... 34
Performing the initial setup ...................................................................... 35
Selecting functions (options) ................................................................... 37
Using m ................................................................................................................. 37
E.g. Selecting the photo size in P mode.............................................................. 37
Using the Smart panel ............................................................................................. 38
E.g. Adjust the exposure value in P mode .......................................................... 38
Using iFn ....................................................................................................................... 39
Display icons ................................................................................................ 41
In Shooting mode ..................................................................................................... 41
Capturing photos ........................................................................................................ 41
Recording videos ......................................................................................................... 42
About the level gauge ............................................................................................... 42
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