The Camera

1. The camera obscura is inside a dark room there is a tiny hole which is created in the wall and inside of the hole you can see the outside which is projected upside down on the other wall. This was the first camera. The hole in the wall is like the lens of a camera.

2. Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens came close to making the first modern camera in the 17th century by perfecting the glass lenses and optics.

3. The parts of the first modern camera that Niépce added was film to create a photograph there was also a glass lens, and a dark box.

4. The modern digital cameras have some of the same functions like Niépce's first camera such as light passes through lenses and into the camera and onto film.

5. Digital cameras use CCD to capture pictures. This is an electronic sensor and the pictures are then stored on computer memory devices.

6. Auto and program mode are popular for modern cameras. Auto mode controls the flash and exposure while program has automatic-assist where you control the lighting and camera settings.

7. The portrait mode is used to blur out the background and the camera will try to use the fastest lens.

8. Sports mode is used to freeze all motion and the camera will then use shutter speed.

9. You should use the half-press trigger when taking a picture because it focuses on what the picture is you are trying to take as well as faster full-press response which is when the camera responds faster.

10.  The symbol disabled flash means there is no flash when you take a picture you would use this button to expose the background of the picture.

11. The symbol auto-flash means that the camera will use flash if the camera thinks thats what the picture needs.

12. Too much light in the picture will be washed out.

13. When there is not enough light the picture will be too dark.

14. A stop is used to represent the change in the brightness of the light.

15. There is one stop brighter if there are two suns instead on one.

16.  There are two stops brighter if there are four suns instead of two.

17. Longer shutter speeds equals more light.

18. Shorter shutter speeds equals less light.

19. The aperture controls the pupil or opening of the camera.

20. When adjusting the aperture you can adjust the amount of light by setting the F stop. The larger the opening the more light.