The following is quoted from a description of a picture taken with a digital camera. Can someone tell me what it means, please.
" Auto mode, 1/320th, f3.5, 58.7mm"
2007-05-29 11:33:57 · 3 answers · asked by Leo 4 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
Auto mode: the shutter speed and aperture setting (see below) were calculated and set by in-camera software. The photographer could have chosen to set the shutter speed and/ or aperture manually for more creative control.
1/320: the shutter speed was 1/320th, i.e. 0.003125 second. Not extremely fast, but it will freeze the action most of the time.
f3.5: the aperture (lens opening) was fairly large, which makes for a relatively fast shutter speed. It also usually creates a blurry foreground/ background, where just the subject is in sharp focus. Nice for portraits but not ideal for landscapes.
58.7mm: the zoom was set for a normal field of view; midway between wide-angle and telephoto.
2007-05-29 11:57:00 · answer #1 · answered by OMG, I ♥ PONIES!!1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-21 11:18:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course, if it's a digital camera, 58.7 mm COULD be anything from an equivalent of 58.7 to 88 to 283 to 354 mm. (Playing the Devil's Advocate here.............)
2007-05-29 14:33:15 · answer #3 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋