Set primary settings

• Set your default auto focus mode to "One Shot" or "Single Shot."
• Set your metering mode to "Evaluative."

Begin in Program (P) Mode

As a beginner, concentrate on composition (sharpening your eye). Just use Program (P) mode for now.

Set ISO first.

• 100 for good outdoor light
• 200 or 400 for lower lighting conditions
• 800 or higher for dim conditions or action

Practice composition.
Use exposure compensation if necessary.

Graduate to Aperture Priority (AV) Mode

Be in Aperture Priority mode.

Set ISO first.

• 400 on overcast day
• If darker, increase.

Set aperture depending on the need.

• small f-number = small area of focus; big f-number = big area of focus.

Let the camera adjust shutter speed.

• Dark = slow shutter speed
• Bright = fast shutter speed
• Slow shutter speed = blur
• To freeze movement, choose 1/125 or faster

Prompts

Camera's default auto focus mode. :: One Shot / Single Shot

Camera's metering mode (hint: test). :: Evaluative

Three main factors that control exposure in photography. :: ISO, aperture, and shutter speed

When just starting out with a digital camera, what mode should you use so you can concentrate on composition (i.e., sharpening your eye)? :: Program mode

In Program mode, which among the three factors of exposure in photography can you control? :: None.

The "ISO" in the camera's ISO sensitivity stands for. :: International Organization for Standardization

A camera's ISO control lets you control what? :: A camera sensor's sensitivity to light.

Camera ISO for good outdoor light. :: 100

Camera ISO for overcast or lower lighting conditions. :: 200–400

Camera ISO for dim conditions or moving subject. :: 800 and above

The lower the amount of light the higher the ISO.

Why do you increase a camera's ISO when there is lower amount of light? :: You want to increase the camera sensor's sensitivity to light.

A camera's f-number refers to the amount of its. :: Aperture

What is a camera's aperture? :: The size of the opening in a camera's lens.

After you've improved your composition skills, you can graduate from Program mode to AV mode.

"AV" in AV mode stands for. :: Aperture Priority

The smaller the area of focus, the smaller the f-number.

The bigger the area of focus, the bigger the f-number.

In AV mode, what does the camera adjust automatically? :: Shutter speed

In AV mode, what could you control among the three factors of exposure? :: Aperture

The darker the environment, the slower the shutter speed.

The brighter the environment, the faster the shutter speed.

If you want a faster shutter speed, increase the denominator.

If you want a slower shutter speed, decrease the denominator.

What happens to a moving object when it is caught by a camera with a low shutter speed? :: It blurs.

Shutter speed to freeze movement. :: 1/125 or faster

References

Carroll, H. (2014). Read This If You Want to take Great Photographs. Laurence King Publishing Ltd.