Today on the internet all digital and technological objects that you plan to buy can be tried with interactive simulations capable of showing the potential and limits of the device. This applies to many smartphone models and also to digital cameras for amateurs and professionals.
Those who want to buy their first camera can try it online and see if it pays to spend more money immediately on a Digital SLR (single lens reflex) or if you want to start with something less sophisticated and less expensive.
To learn how to use a camera, to understand the theory and also the practice, you can use, for free, some interactive web applications that act as simulators of cameras .
1) SLR Camera Simulator (CameraSim) is probably the best online camera simulator ever.
It is a website that all enthusiasts should keep in their bookmarks which represents the starting point for becoming a photographer.
The interactive view shows how a Reflex camera works and explains, through a detailed step-by-step procedure, the main functions such as aperture, shutter speed and ISO settings.
In two minutes you can learn to take pictures and, through the simulator, you can play with the various settings.
The blue i button allows you to enter the camera control explanation screen.
You can then edit the other controls and also try the tripod option to see how it improves the photo.
Green lettering represents the shutter speed (left), aperture, exposure level indicator, and ISO speed.
Moving the sliders in the simulator is like moving the faces of the camera.
There is no automatic mode or exposure preset as happens in every real camera so the photo must be set manually and the purpose of CameraSim is precisely to learn (and I'm not an expert).
CameraSim is also available for purchase on iTunes for iPad.
2) CanonOutsideOfAuto.ca is an online camcorder simulator offered by Canon, with which you can try various settings of the Canon EOS Digital SLR.
This camera simulator has the following controls:
- Openings (02.8 - 22.0)
- Shutter speed (1 sec - 1/4000 sec)
- ISO (100 - 25600)
- Photographic effect.
3) DOFSimulator.net has some camera features and controls to change the unit of distance from metric to imperial or vice versa and also to select the bokeh effect.
You can choose the tones of the shot, the orientation of the photo, the size of the sensor or the camera model, the lens and the type of frame.
4) Nikon Lens Simulator by Nikon is another camera simulator to try the basic functions of a Reflex and zoom with the various lenses.
5) Be The Camera is a site in HTML5 and not in flash like the others, where you can select and try different types of cameras such as the Full Frame DSLR, the Crop DSLR, the compact camera, the Telephone.
To find out which camera to buy, you can compare cameras on different websites.
Finally, in another post it is explained how to find out which camera was used to take a photo, perhaps sent by a friend or found on the internet.
