If you’re finding that ISO 6400 just isn’t high enough for you, you have the option of increasing it to the next level, ISO 12800. This setting won’t appear as a number, but as an “H” on your top...
Capturing moments in low-light situations is easy with digital cameras—just raise the ISO. Adjusting the ISO on the fly is easy; simply press the ISO button on the top of the camera and change the ISO number by using...
Understanding the Command Line
The command line is a text-based environment that some users never even see. You type a command and the computer follows it — nothing could be simpler. In fact, early PCs relied on the command line...
Controlling an audio file
Music has the ability to impact the emotions of human beings. Different styles of music produce different feelings. Fast tempo music makes people feel nervous or excited; when the tempo becomes slow, people feel relaxed and...
The built-in pop-up fl ash on the 7D is a nice addition to the camera and, as you’ve learned in this chapter, it can be useful, but as far as quality of light goes, it’s average. I don’t use...
The 7D has two fl ash synchronization modes: fi rst curtain and second curtain. The term curtain relates to the opening and closing of the shutter—the fi rst curtain refers to when the shutter is being opened, and the...
When photographing people with an on-camera fl ash, one thing that we’ve all seen and would like to avoid is red-eye. This effect is the result of the light from the fl ash entering the pupil and then refl...
Sometimes your fl ash will be too bright or too dark for your subject. While the E-TTL system is highly advanced and will get the fl ash’s output close to where it should be, it doesn’t always know what...
There are going to be times when you have to turn to your camera’s built-in fl ash to get the shot. The pop-up fl ash on the 7D is not extremely powerful, but with the camera’s advanced metering system,...
Sometimes you’ll want to shoot in low light and use a long exposure, such as when photographing fi reworks, star trails, or streaks of light coming from cars on the street. The fi rst thing you’ll need in order...
