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Exploring basic camera anatomy

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Exploring basic camera anatomy

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Before we go any further, let's quickly go over the basic anatomy of the Mark III, just to get some names and terms out of the way. Don't worry about memorizing all of these things right now. We're going to be coming back to each of these controls in detail throughout the rest of this course. So, taking it from the top, here is the top of the camera. You should be pretty familiar with the shutter button. It's just like what you find on any typical camera. I've got a customizable button right behind it, and then my main dial right here, which I am going to use for changing lots of different parameters on the camera, as well as menu navigation. There is a button right here that lights up this thing if I'm in the dark, which is the status display, which gives me a lot of critical information while I am shooting. These three buttons right here we're going to be using a lot. They're how you change any number of very critical exposure parameters while you're working. Over here, I have the…

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