Gerlack Sam CHS Media Studies: Camera Investigation

We have 5 different styles of camera in school.

Panasonic Lumix LX7
Pansonic Lumix GH3 and GH4
Canon 550D and 600D
Mobile Phone

Over the next few weeks, you will need to undertake the following tasks and answer the following questions.

TASKS
1: Change the camera from JPEG to RAW mode and back again.
2: Take a portrait in medium close up using natural light.
3: Take a Long Shot portrait using studio lighting.
4: Find three images online that you really like and try to take a photograph that is similar to each one. NB: You can use Photoshop afterwards.
5: Make a short video in which you ask one of your portrait models three questions.

QUESTIONS
1: Which camera has the smallest focal length (i.e. allows the closest shot)?
2: Which camera allows the best shallow depth of field? IYO
3: Which camera has the easiest user interface.
4: Rank the cameras in order of how useful you think they will be to take stills for:
a) A website
b) A magazine
5: Rank the cameras in order of how useful you felt they were for taking short videos.

Answers

1. Lumix LX7
2. Panasonic Lumix GH4
4). a) A website
Lumix GH4 & GH3
Canon 550D & 600D
Lumix LX7
      b) A magazine
  Lumix GH4 & GH3
  Lumix LX7
  Canon 550D & 600D
5) Lumix GH4 & GH3
    Canon 550D & 600D

Panasonic Lumix LX7

Medium close up ( with natural light) shot