Camara questions

1. Explain the “camera obscura” effect. How is it achieved?

 The effect was 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?

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?

Film

4.What do modern digital cameras have in common with Niepce’s camera?

Light passes through the lens, 

 

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

electronic sensor

Go back to main menu and click on "Camera Modes."

6. What is the difference between the Auto Mode and the Program mode?

On auto mode The camera will completely control flash and exposure and on program mode yo just aim and it will take the photo

7. What is the Portrait mode used for? How does it work?

to blur out the back ground 

8. What is the Sports mode used for? (not just sports) How does it work?

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

 

Go back to main menu and click on "The Half Press."

9. Why should you do a half press on the trigger button?

To focus the camera

Go back to main menu and click on "Controlling Flash."

10. What does this symbol mean?

The mood of the photograph can sometimes be more dramatic when the natural light is used.

 When would you use this?

11.What does this symbol mean?

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

When would you use this?

Go back to main menu and click on "Introduction to Exposure."

12. What happens to your photo if there is too much light?

It would be washed out 

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

Be to dark

Go back to main menue and click on "The Universal Stop."

14. What is a “stop.”

 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?

The new planet is identical to Earth, except that it has TWO suns instead of one. The new planet is 

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

The new planet is identical to Earth, except that it has TWO suns instead of one.

Go back to main menu and click on "Shutters and Aperture"

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?

The aperture is like a pupil. You can control the aperture by setting the

 

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

give much more light to the film than a 1/1000 of a second exposure.