Knowledge Check

Here's a quiz with 10 basic photography questions, designed for DSLR and Mirrorless Camera users.

1. What does ISO control in a DSLR camera?

a. Aperture size

b. Shutter speed

c. Sensor's sensitivity to light

d. White balance

2. Which aperture setting creates the shallow depth of field (blurry background)?

a. f/16

b. f/8

c. f/4

d. f/22

3. What does shutter speed determine?

a. How much light enters the lens

b. How long the sensor is exposed to light

c. The color temperature of the image

d. The focus point of the image

4. Which shutter speed is best for freezing fast motion?

a. 1/30 second

b. 1/60 second

c. 1/250 second

d. 1 second

5. What is the exposure triangle comprised of?

a. ISO, white balance, aperture

b. Shutter speed, ISO, aperture

c. Focus, composition, shutter speed

d. Aperture, color saturation, ISO

6. What does "white balance" correct?

a. The brightness of the image

b. The color temperature of the light source

c. The contrast of the image

d. The sharpness of the image

7. Which shooting mode gives you full control over aperture and shutter speed?

a. Program (P)

b. Aperture Priority (Av or A)

c. Shutter Priority (Tv or S)

d. Manual (M)

8. What is the purpose of the viewfinder?

a. To review captured images

b. To adjust camera settings

c. To compose and focus the shot

d. To change the white balance

9. What does "RAW" image format provide compared to "JPEG"?

a. Smaller file size

b. More editing flexibility

c. Ready-to-use images

d. Higher color saturation

10. What does "focal length" of a lens describe?

a. The maximum aperture of the lens

b. The minimum shutter speed of the lens

c. The angle of view and magnification

d. The weight of the lens

Knowledge Check

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