Helpful map for camera settings

When it comes to photography, the right moment is often important. However, this is quickly missed if you spend too long with the camera settings. The photographer cheat card offers help here.

Berlin (dpa / tmn) - aperture? Exposure time? When it comes to things like this, many people go swimming when the automatic mode only gives poor results. Even people who thought they were familiar with basic manual camera settings can do this.

So it is good to be prepared to turn the dials and lens rings into the correct position when the subject is in front of you. For this purpose, the photographer's cheat card is available for downloading, printing and stowing in the photo bag.

On the small credit card, there are three rows of pictograms that show how the picture changes when the aperture, exposure time and sensor sensitivity (ISO) are set to a certain value.

The cheat card of the Hamburg software and web developer Daniel Peters came up with the motto "If you understand your camera, you will take better photos".

Cheatcard