Friday, September 14, 2012

The Camera


4 important vocabulary words: 
  • Images- A representation of the external form of a person or thing in sculpture, painting, etc.
  • Visible spectrum- The distribution of colors produced when light is dispersed by a prism.
  • Electromagnetic spectrum- The range of wavelengths or frequencies over which electromagnetic radiation extends.
  • Lens- A piece of glass or other transparent substance with curved sides for concentrating or dispersing light rays.



  • Aperture- An opening, hole, or gap.
  • Shutter- A device in the camera
  • Exposure- The state of being exposed to contact with something.
  • Depth of field- The distance between the nearest and the furthest objects that give an image judged to be in focus in a camera.
  • F-stop- In optics, the f-number of an optical system expresses the...
  • Focal length- The distance between the center of a lens or curved mirror and its focus.



Top of Camera:
  1. Flash release- right side of the top panel
  2. Set- on the rear panel
  3. Mode dial
  4. Power switch
  5. Main dial
  6. Shutter release button. 

Back Side of camera:
  1. Menu/Display-  left side of the viewfinder 
  2. Aperture button
  3. Live view shooting button
  4. Movie shooting button
  5. Quick control button
  6. Direct print button
  7. Setting button
  8.  Cross keys
  9. ISO speed setting button
  10. White balance selection button
  11. Drive mode selection button
  12. AF mode selection button
  13. AE Lock button
  14. FE lock button
  15. Index button
  16. Reduce button
  17. AF point selection button
  18. Magnify button
  19. Playback button

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