What are color bars used for? Isn't it a throwback to earlier times? Color bars are actually used for calibrating monitors so you can get your setting right.
If you’re new to shooting video, you may notice that fellow camera geeks like to talk a lot about “glass”. While there are a lot of things made of glass in the video world, there’s only one thing called “glass”: Your camera lens. Here's how it works to produce a useable, in-focus image.