Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Camera history and information

1. Explain the “camera obscura” effect. How is it achieved? 
Camera obscura is Latin for "dark room". This was the first camera. The hole acted like a lens, focusing and projecting light onto the wall of the dark chamber.

2. What invention during the 17th Century helped man get a step closer to creating the modern camera?
The modern camera came one step closer when Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens perfected the understanding of optics and the process of making high quality glass lenses.

3. What were the parts of the first modern camera invented by Niepce?
A glass lens, a dark box, and film..

4.What do modern digital cameras have in common with Niepce’s camera?
Light passes through the lens, into the camera, and exposes the film.

5. What do digital cameras use to capture an image?
Digital film.

6. What is the difference between the Auto Mode and the Program mode?
Auto -  The camera will completely control flash and exposure.

Program -  Automatic-assist, just point and shoot.

7. What is the Portrait mode used for? How does it work?
Portrait -  To attempt to blur out the background, camera will try to use the fastest available lens setting.

8. What is the Sports mode used for? How does it work?
Sports -  To freeze motion, camera will use the highest shutter speed possible.

9. Why should you do a half press on the trigger button?
The focus lock allows the photographer to freeze the point of focus BEFORE taking the photograph.

10. What does this symbol mean?




Disabled Flash




 When would you use this? 
It can sometimes be more dramatic when the natural light is used.

11.What does this symbol mean?




Auto Flash



When would you use this?
It will automatically fire if the camera thinks it needs more light.

12. What happens to your photo if there is too much light?
Too much light and the picture will be washed out.

13. What happens to your photo if there is not enough light?

Not enough light and the picture will be too dark.

14. What is a “stop.”

Is used in every aspect of photography to represent a relative change in the brightness of light.

15. How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are two sons instead of one?
1

16. How many stops brighter is the new planet if there are four sons instead of two?
4

17. What affect does a longer shutter speed of have?
More light.

18. What affect does a shorter shutter speed have?
Less light.

19. What does the aperture control?

brightness is reduced as light passes through an aperture.

20. When adjusting the aperture, how can you increase the amount of light?

Decreasing the F-stops.

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