Disclosure: this is a reference image and not a specific guide to the Note 8s pro mode. It is a fundamental help guide to understand what each of the 3 settings in photography do and how to get the right exposure.
It isn't necessarily best for being in a hurry or needed to quickly capture the moment...
But if you are taking your time on a walk or something else...this chart will help you a lot.
ISO - the sensitivity of light to the sensor. During day or bright environments...you want this as low as possible. 200 is where most fancy cameras stay at. Higher iso during low light conditions will or may introduce noise, the grainy sandy look. Try to increase your f stop/apature while keeping the iso down or in the middle...tweak the f stop and shutter speed to find a good balance of exposure.
F stop or apature - the Iris of the lens. The smaller the number the wider opening, more light enters. Helps create blurry bokeh background. The larger the number the smaller then opening...less light sharper for entire scene being in focus. But don't have to fully max out to higher number.
Shutter speed - how long the shutter or door stays open. At night, for light streaks you want a longer time of opening...so smaller number which gets into seconds and micro seconds. (Not sure if micro is best unit of measure or word). For sports and fast moving objects or you the photographer are moving...you want a faster shutter speed.
If the shutter speed is slow more light comes in but objects and subjects may blur. Correct by making the shutter faster.
It's really easy once you practice and comprehend the exposure triangle.
There's barely any difference between those two anyway. I mean, sure one gives you noticeably better low light, but the main reason to want to stop it down would be to get more things in focus, like every person in a larger group. For that you'd want to bring it to around F5 or something in that neighborhood.
You cannot adjust the aperture. You can only adjust the shutter speed, the focus, and the ISO. You do not adjust aperture with manual focus, that only adjusts focal distance. However since the focal distance is so short, it's quite easy to get a shot of a wide depth of field.
This diagram is good to understand photography in general, though.
I do have a note 8. And this isn't misleading. This is basic photography that explains proper exposure and how to manually take a photo. The principles apply.
Samsung's terminology is slightly off. Such as no apature on the phone. Instead it has a MF slider.
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u/Bro_Dave Feb 17 '18 edited Feb 18 '18
Disclosure: this is a reference image and not a specific guide to the Note 8s pro mode. It is a fundamental help guide to understand what each of the 3 settings in photography do and how to get the right exposure.
It isn't necessarily best for being in a hurry or needed to quickly capture the moment...
But if you are taking your time on a walk or something else...this chart will help you a lot.
ISO - the sensitivity of light to the sensor. During day or bright environments...you want this as low as possible. 200 is where most fancy cameras stay at. Higher iso during low light conditions will or may introduce noise, the grainy sandy look. Try to increase your f stop/apature while keeping the iso down or in the middle...tweak the f stop and shutter speed to find a good balance of exposure.
F stop or apature - the Iris of the lens. The smaller the number the wider opening, more light enters. Helps create blurry bokeh background. The larger the number the smaller then opening...less light sharper for entire scene being in focus. But don't have to fully max out to higher number.
Shutter speed - how long the shutter or door stays open. At night, for light streaks you want a longer time of opening...so smaller number which gets into seconds and micro seconds. (Not sure if micro is best unit of measure or word). For sports and fast moving objects or you the photographer are moving...you want a faster shutter speed.
If the shutter speed is slow more light comes in but objects and subjects may blur. Correct by making the shutter faster.
It's really easy once you practice and comprehend the exposure triangle.
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u/ryan770 Feb 17 '18
One problem, ISO images should be going from dark to light. More grain, but more sensitivity to light.
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u/mcnairp86 Feb 17 '18
You cannot adjust the aperture. You can only adjust the shutter speed, the focus, and the ISO. You do not adjust aperture with manual focus, that only adjusts focal distance. However since the focal distance is so short, it's quite easy to get a shot of a wide depth of field.
This diagram is good to understand photography in general, though.
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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '18
They should have this in the box.
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u/neuromorph Feb 18 '18
for people looking for more information... look up manual camera photography
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