Camera History Answers

The Camera:
1. The "Camera Obscura" is Latin for "dark room". The whole in the wall was like a lens, it focused and projected light in to the opposite wall.
2. Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens invented the high quality glass lenses.
3. A glass lens, a dark box, and film were the parts of the first modern camera.
4. Modern digital camera and Niepce's camera are similar because light passes through the lens and into the camera to make a photograph.
5. Digital cameras now use digital film to capture an image.

Camera Modes:
6. In Auto Mode the camera will control the flash and exposure but in Program Mode the you control the flash.
7. The Portrait mode is used to blur out the background. The camera will use the fastest lens available.
8. Sports mode is made to freeze motion, the camera will use the highest shutter speed to do so.

The Half Press:
9. A half press will tell the camera to be prepared. Then the focus lock will focus on the object and the faster full-press response will "shutter lag".

Controlling Flash:
10. This symbol lets you disable the flash. You would use this when natural lighting is being used.
11.  This symbol will automatically flash when the camera thinks the photo needs more light. You would use this when the lighting is darker.

Introduction to Exposure:
12. If there is too much light the picture will look washed out.
13. if there is not enough light the picture will be too dark.

The Universal Stop:
14. A stop is a measurement of light.
15. The new planet is 1 stop away.
16. The new planet is 2 stops away.

Shutters and Aperture:
17. The longer shutter speeds have more light.
18. The shorter shutter speeds have less light.
19. The aperture controls the light before it reaches the film.
20. You can increase the amount of light by larger openings.