Friday, September 6, 2013

Camera History and Camera Parts


Overview:
To take good photos, it is necessary to understand the parts of a camera and how they work to take photos. To learn more about cameras click on the following link and click on each category.

Assignment: 
Click on the link and answer questions in a new post on your blog called "Camera History"

PART 1: CAMERA HISTORY


Click on the link for "The Camera" and answer the following questions:

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

2. What invention during the 17th Century helped man get a step closer to creating the modern camera?

3. What were the parts of the first modern camera invented by Niepce?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the Sports mode used for? (not just sports) How does it work?
Go back to main menu and click on "The Half Press."

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

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

10. What does this symbol mean?








 When would you use this?

11.What does this symbol mean?








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?

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

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

14. What is a “stop.”

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

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

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

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

18. What affect does a shorter shutter speed have?

19. What does the aperture control?

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



PART II: CAMERA PARTS

Directions: In a new blog post titled "Camera Parts" define the following terms well. Use the Internet to look up definitions for these terms.


aperture
shutter
exposure
depth of field
F-stop
focal length

Finally, we are going to take a look at a schematic drawing of what the cameras we use look like. It has a detailed description of the parts of the camera. 


List the BUTTONS you see on the back and the top of the camera. Explain in your words, what each of these buttons does.

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