Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Part 2: Camera Parts

Aperture-the unit of measurement the defines the size of the lens that can be adjusted to control the amount of light reaching the film or digital sensor.

Shutter-a device that allows light to pass for a determined amount of time.

Exposure-the unit of measurement for the total amount of light permitted to reach the electronic sensor

Depth of Field-unit of measurement that represents the range of distances within an image where the focus is sharp

F-Stop-halves or doubles the image brightness as you step up or down

Focal Length-size of the image and the angle of field of view as seen by the camera through the lens

Buttons:
Top
Flash button- the button you push to use the flash
Shutter button- releases the light

Bottom
Aperture button- the button to adjust the aperture
Exposure compensation button- adjusts the amount of exposer allowed
Erase button- deletes unwanted photos
Display button- changes how you see the screen or if you are looking through the view finder
Movie shooting button- starts shooting video

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