How to use a fool's camera

Abstract: Is the camera easy to use? Fool camera is a common name for pocket camera. It turns out that this camera is very simple to operate, and it seems that even a fool can use it to take photos with accurate exposure and clear images. In addition to simple operation, the "fool camera" also has the characteristics of small size, light weight and low price. How to use that stupid camera? Is the stupid camera easy to use? Instructions for use of fool camera

How to use a fool's camera

Use appropriate negatives.

Because the maximum aperture of most stupid machines is below F3.5, using ISO400 film as much as possible can make the camera use a faster shutter and reduce the blur probability. It can reduce the use of flash, save electricity, and increase the effective distance even if flash must be used.

Use a flash when shooting portraits outdoors.

Can make people's faces more beautiful and remove some shadows. Relax, fool. The flash of the camera is not that strong. Set the camera to forced flash to make the flash work outdoors.

Turn off the flash indoors.

Turn off the flash in dim light indoors or in darkness outdoors. Then the camera will try to expose with the slowest shutter and the largest aperture. Of course, you must try to stabilize the camera, use a tripod or put it on a flat surface. If it is too dark, remind the subjects one, two and three not to move. Don't use automatic mode, or the camera will make the flash work, but still use the general aperture shutter combination. The result is that the theme is barely bright enough (sometimes difficult) and the background is very dark. Some cameras can even choose slow shutter and flash, which can handle night portraits.

Practice selective photometry

Most fools focus on central metering, similar to FM2, so exposure value can lock with a half shutter. Measure the light of a certain part of the picture. However, it should be noted that the distance should be close to the theme, otherwise the focus will not be accurate. This is an advanced skill and the author is still exploring it.

Avoid out of focus

If you take photos through a window or screen window, you should choose infinitelock or put the camera lens close to the window to avoid losing focus.

Camera lens focusing distance

Check the instruction manual to see what the focal length of your camera lens is. If it is 40cm, don't shoot anything below this distance, because it will definitely be out of focus. In most cameras, if an object is close to its focal length, the warning light next to the observation window will light up for easy viewing.

Use the observation window

As mentioned above, because the observation window and the lens have different axes, their fields of view are different, and the closer the object is, the greater the error. The edge of the picture is often cut off, and the framing window has a smaller grid, which is generally used for close-up composition. But this is just a rough idea. There will still be errors.

Read the instructions

The new camera should be familiar with the instructions and be reviewed regularly in the future. Don't shoot friends tomorrow, buy a camera today. You may not even know how to install batteries and film.

Use a new negative

Please use a new negative. Don't laugh. A few days ago, the author was told by the print shop that my film had been sent to print for three years and the effect was not good. I don't know whether to blame the camera, the technology, the store or the film. The other day, my mother brought me a roll of negatives found on her dressing table. It seems that it has been several years. I won't take it on a trip. Also, please finish a roll as soon as possible and send it to the laundry as soon as possible, without precious negatives. Don't find the film sleeping in the camera for a long time after half a year.

Standby battery

Please bring an extra battery. The author once went to Malaysia with a stupid camera in high spirits, only to find that the camera kept flashing but could not take pictures, which was very strange. I didn't know the situation at that time, but fortunately, a beautiful sister in the same group had a camera, otherwise it would really spoil the fun. It is this that aroused my interest in learning photography. Maybe everyone who wants to learn photography should have this experience.

Prevent high temperature

Please don't put the camera or film in the trunk or rear window of the car to smolder, it will have some chemical effects.

Hold the camera as steady as possible.

Make more use of the terrain, a tree and a low wall. You can consider buying a mini tripod, which can be inserted in your coat pocket without any burden. It would be better if you could hold a portable tripod. Especially when using a long lens zoom fool, the aperture may only be below F 10, which is very slow relative to the shutter, so pay more attention.

Practice holding the camera more.

Fingers, sleeves and hair should not cover lenses, flashlights or focusing and metering holes.

Fool camera non-SLR camera

What you see from the observation window is not what the camera sees. The viewing window is always clear, but your theme is not necessarily. In most stupid cameras, you press the shutter half, and the lens starts metering and focusing. If the subject is not in the center of the scene, it may be out of focus and the exposure is not accurate. Therefore, it should be noted that if the theme is not in the center, focus and measure the light for the theme first (the shutter is half pressed), and then re-compose. This is the same as the principle of SLR electronic camera. This can ensure that the focus of the theme is exposed accurately.

Try various shooting positions.

Finally, don't always take some boring photos with your broken camera. That user is really a fool. Try to take a horizontal shot, a straight shot, commanding, squatting, squatting. Use flash, expose for a long time, make faces, pose, take pictures, even tie your camera to several big balloons, press the selfie camera, and then let him take off in Ran Ran. Shoot it down with a slingshot. I'm kidding. You know what I mean.

Tips for taking pictures with a stupid camera

Secret 1. Read the instructions carefully. Most people buy a stupid camera, which really makes them feel stupid and they don't read the instructions. Or just watched it once, and when I went out to play, I found that I didn't know anything except pressing the shutter. Find out your explanation quickly. Please pay special attention to:

(1) Special shooting mode-portrait, landscape, night scene and other settings;

(2) flash index GuideNumber or effective flash distance;

(3) Red-eye prevention settings;

(4) Camera focusing mode-whether to focus on the center by half pressing the shutter first, and then re-compose without putting the shutter.

(5) How to set and eliminate date printing.

Secret 2: Choose a good negative. More and more people buy zoom cameras. Take the common PentaxEspio 140 as an example. Although it has a large zoom of 38- 140mm, the aperture is only f/4.8-f/ 12. If you need a flash, if you use 100 film, the effective distance is only 65438. So the conclusion is that the zoom fool chooses 100 degree film on sunny days and 400 degree film on cloudy days or indoors. 200 degrees below zero. It is only more sensitive than 100 degrees 1 degree, but the particles are not much finer than 400 degrees, so it is not recommended. ) Take enough 100 degree and 400 degree negatives when traveling. I would also like to remind you that when the night scene background is too dark, only the main body of the flash is clear, and the background is absolutely dark. Don't waste negatives for photos that can't be taken. (For example, National Day fireworks take automatic fools to shoot people and fireworks) Unless the tripod is exposed for a long time in the night scene mode with flashing lights, people and backgrounds can be exposed correctly.

Tip 3: Composition when taking pictures. Although he is not a great photographer, it is not difficult to take a good photo as long as he pays a little attention to some details.

(1) When taking a portrait, if the face is sideways, please leave more space for him to look at the direction (if you look at the right side of the picture, please put the person on the left side of the picture);

(2) Take a picture of a person. If it is purely a portrait, please try to make a straight composition;

(3) Don't stand in the center of the picture;

(4) When taking photos of travel and life, don't just take one, two or three photos. Look around in the viewing window first to see if others are in disorder. You can wait for ten seconds to make the picture fresher, or you can move your feet and take pictures from another angle;

(5) Take photos of the sea or water level and try to keep the water level;

(6) Important subjects or backgrounds should not be cut in half at the edge. (These are not difficult to do. )

Secret four, shoot more. Look at your life photos. Some eyes are just closed, and some don't turn their heads at all. Don't be afraid to waste negatives, take more photos. Especially for landscape photos, try different compositions, take a full-angle shot, and try to be straight and horizontal. The photos taken horizontally are broad and steady, while the photos taken directly are more imposing and deep.

Tip 5: Focus. Some people's photos are not in the center, are they focused on the back? Practice more when the negative is not loaded. Half-press the shutter to focus on the center (you can hear the sound of the lens turning). Don't let go, recompose the composition (properly place the characters and background scenery) and press the shutter.

Tip 6: Turn off the flash to shoot the scenery. As mentioned above, the aperture of zoom camera is small, which often causes the flash to flash in automatic mode. Please know how to turn off the flash (forcibly prohibit the flash). At this time, the camera will use a slow shutter to expose, so be sure to hold your body steady, take a breath first and then hold your breath, and press the shutter slowly and easily to avoid vibration.

Tip 7: Buy a tripod. The tripod (or desktop tripod) on the market is about four or five hundred yuan, but it is very useful. You can take a selfie of Dont Ask For Help and shoot the night scene with a slow shutter (with the activation of the selfie timer, it won't shake the picture), and it won't increase your burden (the weight is only one or two hundred grams).

Tip 8: Sometimes it is necessary to cancel the date printing. It is convenient to take pictures of life with dates, but it is not good to take pictures of pure scenery with enlarged dates. Make sure again that you will cancel the date setting.

Tip 9: Choose a print shop. Most people who use a fool's camera take negative films (general negatives), and the print shop has a greater influence on the quality of the developed photos than you think. Choose a print shop that has a good impression on you, and try not to go to another home to wash it. If you need to print immediately in other places, my experience is that the printing level of Kodak chain stores (yellow signs) is relatively consistent.

Secret 10: Read more and learn more. The last and most important way to take good photos is to look at other people's works, participate in discussions and give your photos to people who understand; Get into the habit of browsing natural photos, because there are rich pictures and descriptions of the shooting process, and write down the time and place of the photo exhibition, and visit and study when you have time.