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10+ Basic Settings,  6 Shooting Styles, 4 Filter Styles, 16 Compositions, Exposure Triangle + More!

The most complete Photography reference cards to date

What Is CheatKard?

Photography CheatKards are durable, gold plated reference cards for use by Photographers, Film Makers, Tech Heads, Camera Enthusiasts and more.

CheatKard is a credit card sized companion you can rely on for accurate and useful information.

Gone are the days of trawling through an abundance of varied search results and forum posts to find the answer you need. CheatKards are small & lightweight, with concise, accurate information and references for you to use whenever you need them.

The Kards

Key-ring:

Gold carabiner style key-ring

Cover:

Front – Gold plated lettering and key-ring hole

Back – The back is blank and can be used to write your name or other details

Basic Settings Card includes:

Front – Aperature Size (F/1.4 – F/22), Shutter Speed (1/2s – 1/1000s), ISO Sensitivity (ISO 50 – ISO 12800).

Back – White Balance (7000k – 3200k), Exposure Meter, Histogram of Neutral Exposure, JPG vs RAW Comparison (Pros and Cons), Metering Modes (Spot, Center weighted, Partial, Matrix).

Basic Settings 2 Card includes:

Front – Focus Modes (AF-A, AF-S, AF-C, MF), Camera Modes (Manual Mode, Aperature Priority, Shutter Priority, Program Mode, Auto Mode, Close Up Mode, Landscape Mode, No Flash, Sports Mode, Portrait Mode and Night Mode), Drive Modes (Single, Continuous, Quiet Mode, Self Timer and Remote)

Back – Sensor Sizes to scale (Full Frame, APS-C, Micro 4/3, 1″, 1 1/2″), Exposure Triangle (Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO).

Composition Card includes:

Front – Depth of Field, Left to Right, Angles, Negative Space, Use of Symmetry, Composition Balance, Filling the Frame and Simplicity.

Back – Rule of Thirds, 3D Depth, Framing, Repitition, Color, Leading Lines, Golden Triangles, Patterns.

Shooting Setup Card includes:

Front – Focal Length, (10mm/EFL 16mm – 400mm/EFL 640mm).

Back – Using Flash, Filters (UV Filter, Polarising, ND Filter, Graduated ND Filter).

Shooting Styles Card includes:

Front – Portrait Photography, Landscape Photography and Action Photography. (Recommended/Example ISO, Shutter, Aperture and Focal Length for each)

Back – Long Exposure, Macro Photography and Bokeh. (Recommended/Example ISO, Shutter, Aperture and Focal Length for each)

 Built To Be Used.. Built To Last! 

Made using a high durability, waterproof and chemical resistant fiber composite with real 18kt gold plated features, CheatKards are made to last!

A Tree Planted With Every Set!

We wanted to do our bit to help, and what better and more universal way to help the planet than by planting more trees to combat global warming! A chunk of profits from every CheatKard set that you back will plant a tree in one of the worlds forests.

Specifications

16+ Measurements,  100+ Schematic Symbols, Component value calculator, 132+ SMD Footprints, 8 Laws & Theory, PCB Design help.. + More!

The Most complete Electrical Engineering reference cards to date – Better than your collection of PCB Rulers!

What Is CheatKard?

Electrical Engineering CheatKards are durable, gold plated reference cards for use by Engineers, Tech Heads, Arduino Enthusiasts, DIY’ers and more.

CheatKard is a credit card sized companion you can rely on for accurate and useful information.

Gone are the days of trawling through an abundance of varied search results and forum posts to find the answer you need or flipping to page 102 in your chunky Electrical Engineering textbook. CheatKards are small, lightweight, with concise, accurate information and references for you to use whenever you need them. 

The Kards

Key-ring:

Gold carabiner style key-ring

Cover:

Front – Gold plated lettering and key-ring hole

Back – The back is blank and can be used to write your name or other details

Measurements Card includes:

AWG wire gauge/diameter/electrical resistance, Font sizes, Surface mount (SMD) pin pitch gauge, Through hole (THT) pin pitch gauge, 1mm/1cm square, trace width/amp gauge, Ruler (CM & INCH), Electrical/Number/Units conversion & PCB copper thickness

Common Schematic Symbols Card includes:

Front – Power Sources, Ground, Diodes, Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Optoelectronics

Back – Transistors, Transformers, Logic Gates, Others (Relay, Opamp, Motor, Crystal Oscillator etc)

Component Values Card includes:

Front – Resistor Bands & Color Codes

Back – Capacitor Codes (Ceramic & Electrolytic)

Common Footprints SMD Card includes:

Front – 01005, 0201, 0402, 0603, 0805, 1008, 1206, 1210, 1806, 1812, 2010, SMC, SMB, SMA, SOD128, SOD80C, SOD123, SOD323, SOD523, SOT883, SOT723, SOT416, SOT665, SOT563, SOT666, SOT353, SOT323, SOT363, SOT143, SOT663, SOT23-3, SOT23-5, SOT23-6, SOT23-8, SOT89, SOT223, 1612, 2012, 3215, 2520, 3225, 4520, 5032, 4x 0201 array, 4x 0402 array, 4x 0603 array, 4x 0805 array, 4x 1206 array, MicroMELF, MiniMELF, MELF, HC49, Capacitive Touch Switch, 2MM POT, 3MM POT, 5MM POT, DPAK/TO252/SOT428, D2PAK/TO263/SOT404, D3PAK/TO268

Back – Panasonic A/B/C/D/E/F/G, CD10, CD7, CD5, CD4, CD3, EIS 3216-12/EIS 3216-18, EIS 3528-12/EIS 3528-21, EIS 6032-15/EIS 6032-28, EIS 7260-38, EIS 7343-20/EIS 7343-21/EIS 7343-43, SOP/WIDE SOC 1.27MM, TSSOP (TYPE 1) 0.5MM, SO/NARROW SOIC 1.27MM, TSOP 0.5MM, TSSOP (TYPE 2) 0.65MM, SOIC 1.27MM, SSOP 0.65MM, MSOP 0.5MM

Common Footprints SMD 2 Card includes:

Front – QFP 32/48/64/80/100 0.4MM/0.5MM/0.65MM/0.8MM, QFN 16/32/48/64 0.4MM/0.5MM/0.65MM/0.8MM

Back – BGA 0.4MM/0.5MM/0.65MM/0.8MM/1.0MM/1.27MM Square Grids, BGA 0.4MM/0.5MM/0.65MM/0.8MM/1.0MM/1.27MM Equilateral grids

PCB Design Card includes:

Front – VIA size gauge/Size (MM & MIL)/Amps across copper thicknesses, Copper thickness conversion, Trace spacing vs voltage (Volts/internal layers MM/external layers MM/external uncoated layers MM), Font sizes in MIL at 8% & 20%, Trace width gauge and amp capacity, Ruler (CM)

Back – PCB layer makeup for 1/2/4 layer PCB, ENIG & Tin plating finishes, Panelization (Mouse-bites/V-cut), PCB thermals explanation, Meanders explanation, PCB finishes, Ruler (INCH)

Laws And Theory Card includes:

Front – OHMs law, Resistors in series, Resistors in parallel, Capacitors in series, Capacitors in parallel

Back – Kirchhoff’s law (First and Second), Coulombs law, Faraday’s law, Lenz law

 Built To Be Used.. Built To Last! 

A Tree Planted With Every Set!

We wanted to do our bit to help, and what better and more universal way to help the planet than by planting more trees to combat global warming! A percentage of profits from every CheatKard set that you back will plant a tree in one of the worlds forests.

Specifications