Selecting Professional Camera Equipment Step #2 History

Changes to Step #2

Edit by Martin Lewis — Dec 18, 2019

	[title] Choosing the Settings
-	[* black] Nearly every digital camera manufactured today is boxed up ~~already~~ set on an *Auto* function. Any DSLR received in such a setting should be switched off of Auto ~~immediately~~. But, you ask, to which setting?
+	[* black] Nearly every digital camera manufactured today is boxed up pre-set on an *Auto* function. Any DSLR received in such a setting should be immediately switched off of Auto. But, you ask, to which setting?
	[* black] Aperture priority (denoted by an *A* or *Av*, depending on your camera's manufacturer) provides the best workflow when shooting photographs for guides. Additionally, you should set the ISO to the lowest possible value.
	[* icon_note] "Aperture priority" means that you select the camera's aperture, and it automatically adjusts the shutter speed in order to achieve the correct exposure. If you find your images are coming out too dark or too bright, you may adjust the exposure compensation (EV).
-	[* black] For a full explanation of the different camera settings and ~~when you should~~ change them, check out iFixit's [[Info:Camera Operating Instructions\|Camera Operating Instructions]] article.
+	[* black] For a full explanation of the different camera settings and to change them, check out iFixit's [[Info:Camera Operating Instructions\|Camera Operating Instructions]] article.

	[title] Choosing the Settings
-	[* black] Nearly every digital camera manufactured today is boxed up ~~already~~ set on an *Auto* function. Any DSLR received in such a setting should be switched off of Auto ~~immediately~~. But, you ask, to which setting?
+	[* black] Nearly every digital camera manufactured today is boxed up pre-set on an *Auto* function. Any DSLR received in such a setting should be immediately switched off of Auto. But, you ask, to which setting?
	[* black] Aperture priority (denoted by an *A* or *Av*, depending on your camera's manufacturer) provides the best workflow when shooting photographs for guides. Additionally, you should set the ISO to the lowest possible value.
	[* icon_note] "Aperture priority" means that you select the camera's aperture, and it automatically adjusts the shutter speed in order to achieve the correct exposure. If you find your images are coming out too dark or too bright, you may adjust the exposure compensation (EV).
-	[* black] For a full explanation of the different camera settings and ~~when you should~~ change them, check out iFixit's [[Info:Camera Operating Instructions\|Camera Operating Instructions]] article.
+	[* black] For a full explanation of the different camera settings and to change them, check out iFixit's [[Info:Camera Operating Instructions\|Camera Operating Instructions]] article.