Camera History & Info

The Camera

1. 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.

2. Modern Camera

3. glass lens, dark box, & film

4. They work the same. Light passes through the lens, into the camera, and exposes the film.

5. electronic sensor called a CCD.

Camera Modes

6. Old fashioned cameras have one mode.. manual. Camera settings would have to be figured out by the photographer, along with focus.

7. attempt to blur out background, camera will try to use the fastest available lens setting

8. To freeze motion, camera will use the highest shutter speed possible. 

The Half Press

9. If the subject is somewhat off-centre, the auto-focus may be fooled, A half-press will tell the camera that you're almost ready to take a shot and to be prepared.

10. No flash (disabled) You would use it when you want to use the natural lighting

11. Auto flash enabled by default and will automatically fire if the camera thinks it needs more light.

Introduction to exposure

12. Not enough light, and The photo will be washed out.

13. Not enough light, and the picture will be too dark.

The Universal Stop

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

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Shutters & Apperture

17. Long shutter speed = more light

18. short shutter speed = less light

19. the aperture is like a pupil. You can control it by setting "aperture opening"

20. smaller f-stops numbers = larger openings = more light