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Page 1: Camera & Lens Basics€¦ · Panasonic DVX-100. Panasonic AG DVX200. Canon DSLR Bodies. BlackMagic Production 4K. BlackMagic URSA Mini 4K. This camera might seem simple. It’s all

Camera & Lens Basics

Page 2: Camera & Lens Basics€¦ · Panasonic DVX-100. Panasonic AG DVX200. Canon DSLR Bodies. BlackMagic Production 4K. BlackMagic URSA Mini 4K. This camera might seem simple. It’s all

Why do we need to know this?

2019-2020 Update

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Some jargon that’s important right now

Edit: The process or result of selectively recording video and/or audio onto finished videotape or other media. Typically involves reviewing raw footage and transferring desired segments from master tape(s) onto new tape in a predetermined sequence.

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more jargon that’s important right now

Depth of Field: The distance between the nearest and the furthest objects that are in acceptable focus.

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Page 6: Camera & Lens Basics€¦ · Panasonic DVX-100. Panasonic AG DVX200. Canon DSLR Bodies. BlackMagic Production 4K. BlackMagic URSA Mini 4K. This camera might seem simple. It’s all
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FormatThe size and type of recording medium. This could be film (16mm, 35mm), tape (8mm, Mini-DV, 1/2-inch, VHS, etc.), flash-based (records straight to memory card), HD-based (records straight to a Hard Drive), or Disc- based (DVD).

Format also refers to analog (records a signal) or digital (records in zeros and ones)

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Film Formats

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tape Formats

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Memory Cards

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Memory Cards

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HDD-Based (Hard Disc Drive) cameras

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DVD-based cameras

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Linear Editing

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Non-Linear Editing

Adobe Premiere DaVinci ResolveFinal Cut Pro

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Final Cut Pro

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Adobe Premiere

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DaVinci Resolve

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Film-Based Linear Editing

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The camera . . .

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FLIP Ultra

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Vivitar DVR (Replacing some Flips)

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Canon HV20

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Canon Vixia HF-R800

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Canon XL-1

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Panasonic DVX-100

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Panasonic AG DVX200

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Canon DSLR Bodies

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BlackMagic Production 4K

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BlackMagic URSA Mini 4K

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This camera might seem simple

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It’s all about How You Use It

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Every Camera Must Have These 3 Things:

Pick-Up System Color Control SystemLens

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BlackMagic Production 4K

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CMOS Sensor in BM Prod 4K

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more jargon that’s important right now

Aperture: The variable opening inside a lens that regulates the amount of light available to the camera. (AKA: iris)

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more jargon that’s important right now

Focal Length: Refers to a lens’ field of view (sometimes called “angle of view”, which is the width and height of the area that a particular lens can capture.

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Let’s compare the angle of view

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Now, Let’s Look at LensesAperture: The aperture is the opening in which light is allowed to come in. Normally, the aperture is adjustable so that you can vary the amount of light that comes in and reaches the sensor.

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Now, Let’s Look at LensesThe f-stop number is determined by the focal length of the lens divided by the diameter of the aperture. The aperture also affects Depth of Field. Smaller f-stop # equals less depth of field.

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Depth of field can change based on the

aperture of your lens

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Types of LensesNormal Lens - Field of View about 25° (typically a 50mm focal length lens)

Wide Angle Lens - Field of View greater than 25° (18mm - 45mm focal length lens)

Telephoto Lens - Field of View smaller than 25° (70mm - 150mm focal length lens)

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Normal Lens

● Natural Perspective● Less of the shot will be in

focs than with a wide angle lens.

● More of the shot will be in focus than with a telephoto lens.

● Medium Depth of Field● Smooth/Natural camera

movement

● Not enough width coverage in tight spaces.

● Can’t get close enough to the subject because of obstacles

PROS Cons

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telephoto Lens

● Distant subjects brought closer/made larger in the frame.

● Less of the shot is in focus (shallow depth of field)

● Can get closer shots of inaccessible subjects.

● Space can seem compressed.

● Camera movement is exaggerated.

● Makes hand-holding a camera more difficult due to shakiness.

● Focus is very sensitive due to shallow depth of field.

PROS Cons

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Wide Angle Lens

● Good for cramped areas.● Makes hand-holding a

camera easier due to less shakiness.

● More of the shot is in focus due to deep depth of field.

● Focusing is less critical due to deep depth of field.

● Space can seem exaggerated.

● Can distort a subject’s (facial) features.

● Subjects appear smaller or further away in the frame.

PROS Cons

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questions

02.Questions about Formats

01.QuestionsAbout Jargon

04.Cameras & Lenses03.Linear vs.

non-Linear

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