The Camera - History and Information

The Camera

1. The effect the "camera obscura" which is Latin for "dark room". Which the hole acted like a lens. would focus and project light onto the wall of the dark chamber.

2. Lenses and Optics, was the modern camera came one step closer to Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens protected the optics and the process of making high quality glass lenses.

3.  Joseph Nicephore Niepce added film to create the first successful photograph. The important parts were a glass lens, a dark box, and film.

4. A digital camera is still composed of a lens, a dark box, and film. Just like the old fashion cameras.

5. To capture an image, digital cameras have light pass through the lens, into the camera, and exposes the camera.

Camera Modes 

6. The difference between auto and program mode is that, auto mode controls the flash, and exposure. While the Program mode, will automatic-assist. Just point and shoot. But with full auto mode, you can usually control flash and any other camera settings.

7. Portrait mode is used to blur out the background, while the camera will try to use the fastest available lens setting.

8. Sports mode is used to freeze motion, at the highest speed possible.

The Half Press

9. Half press allows you to take one picture. By holding the trigger button on fire ( Full Press) the camera will fire as many shots as long as you hold on the trigger for.

Controlling Flash

10. That symbol is the "Disabled Flash". It is shown when you don't have the flash on. Maybe if you don't want flash on, that symbol will tell you it's not on. You can use it when you want natural lighting for your picture.

11. The next symbol is "Auto Flash". This is used if the camera thinks that it needs more light, it will automatically fire.

Introduction To Exposure

12. If there is too much light in your photo, it will wash out.

13. If there is not enough light then the photo, it will be too dark.

The Universal Stop

14. The meaning of "Stop" is used in every aspect of photography to represent a relative change in the brightness of light.

15. There would be 1 stop brighter if there would to be two suns instead of one.

16. There would be 2 stops if there were four suns instead of two suns.

Shutter and Aperture  

17. A long shutter speed means there will be more light.

18. A shorter shutter speed means there will be less light.

19. The aperture on a camera controls the light .

20.You can increase the amount of light by moving the f4 to f2.8 makes it one stop more brighter.