If you have ever used a 35mm film photography camera before, the transition to digital SLR photography should be rather smooth. And even if you have never touched a photography camera before, this guide will teach you the basics.
The camera
There are hundreds of different digital SLR cameras out on the market today. However, the all function more or less the same way. Let’s go through the basic components of the camera.
#1 – The shutter button
This is no doubt the most important button of the camera. If you hold the camera, you should easily be able to reach it with your right index finger.
Note that you can push it down in two steps. If you push it halfway down, the camera will adjust the auto-focus, pick the settings to use based on the selected program and give you an exposure-readout in the viewfinder and LCD display.
Push it all the way down, and you will take a picture.


