Camera Information
Some things to know about your camera, before you use it
1. What is a viewfinder?
> There are two different types of viewfinders; there's the Relflex and the Optical viewfinders. A reflex viewfinder is when there is a mirror behind the lens that bounces light to your eye, so you can see what you're taking a picture of. It also becomes more defined as you zoom in. Cameras with Reflex viewfinders tend to be larger. Optical viewfinders are viewing the scene from a piece of glass that is linked to the lens. Optical viewfinders tend to show you a more oblique view, to the one that is actually taken.
2. What is the function of the aperture control?
> With the aperture control, the camera automatically adjusts to the amount of light, by choosing the right combination of aperture (intensity of light) and shutter speed (duration of exposure). The right aperture will decide on how the picture looks.
3. What is a shutter? How is it used?
> A shutter is used to determine how the picture that you're taking will come out. The faster the shutter speed, the easier it is to capture high action pictures. The slower the shutter speed, it is probably due to the lack of light surrounding you. Camera shutters are used to capture "stop action" moments in time and is used when the aperture and shutter speed are correctly used, and it helps get the picture to develop nicely.
4. What does the lens focal length control?
> The lens focal length controls the viewpoint and zoom of where the picture is being taken. There are 7 different types of lenses; the Standard, Wide-angle, Telephoto, Zoom, Macro, Fish-eye, and PC Shift. Each contain different zoom options and with each lens, the pictures come out differently.
5. What happens to an image taken with a long focal length?
> An image taken with a longer focal length, becomes larger. This is because the angle of view that you're seeing with the lens is smaller, so the object that you're taking a picture of becomes larger because you see less of what's around it.
6. What is a macro lens used for?
> A macro lens is used for extreme close-up photography. It allows the user to record subjects at life size on the sensor.
7. What is a fish-eye lens? Describe the look of an image when it is taken with a fish-eye lens.
> A fish-eye lens is an extremely wide angled lens with a viewed angle of 180 degrees. With the fish-eye lens, the picture tends to come out much more distorted, with a circular vibe to the image.
> There are two different types of viewfinders; there's the Relflex and the Optical viewfinders. A reflex viewfinder is when there is a mirror behind the lens that bounces light to your eye, so you can see what you're taking a picture of. It also becomes more defined as you zoom in. Cameras with Reflex viewfinders tend to be larger. Optical viewfinders are viewing the scene from a piece of glass that is linked to the lens. Optical viewfinders tend to show you a more oblique view, to the one that is actually taken.
2. What is the function of the aperture control?
> With the aperture control, the camera automatically adjusts to the amount of light, by choosing the right combination of aperture (intensity of light) and shutter speed (duration of exposure). The right aperture will decide on how the picture looks.
3. What is a shutter? How is it used?
> A shutter is used to determine how the picture that you're taking will come out. The faster the shutter speed, the easier it is to capture high action pictures. The slower the shutter speed, it is probably due to the lack of light surrounding you. Camera shutters are used to capture "stop action" moments in time and is used when the aperture and shutter speed are correctly used, and it helps get the picture to develop nicely.
4. What does the lens focal length control?
> The lens focal length controls the viewpoint and zoom of where the picture is being taken. There are 7 different types of lenses; the Standard, Wide-angle, Telephoto, Zoom, Macro, Fish-eye, and PC Shift. Each contain different zoom options and with each lens, the pictures come out differently.
5. What happens to an image taken with a long focal length?
> An image taken with a longer focal length, becomes larger. This is because the angle of view that you're seeing with the lens is smaller, so the object that you're taking a picture of becomes larger because you see less of what's around it.
6. What is a macro lens used for?
> A macro lens is used for extreme close-up photography. It allows the user to record subjects at life size on the sensor.
7. What is a fish-eye lens? Describe the look of an image when it is taken with a fish-eye lens.
> A fish-eye lens is an extremely wide angled lens with a viewed angle of 180 degrees. With the fish-eye lens, the picture tends to come out much more distorted, with a circular vibe to the image.
Tartan Ribbon
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'Tartan Ribbon' 1861
Photo taken by James Clerk Maxwell, in the 1800s. It is considered the first color photograph. Maxwell and photographer Thomas Sutton took a picture of the ribbon three times, each with a different color lens. With the three different images, Maxwell and Sutton merged the three different images together to create the final ribbon photo.