The Camera

1. The "camera obscura" effect is Latin for "dark room". The effect was obtained because the hole acted as a lens, focusing and projecting it onto the wall of a dark chamber.

2. The invention in the 17th century that helped man get closer to creating the modern camera was the high quality glass lenses.

3. Niepce created the first modern camera with a dark box,glass lens and film.

4. Modern cameras are still composed of the same parts as Niepce's original camera.

5. Digital cameras, as opposed to plastic film in the old-fashioned ones, capture the image with an electronic sensor called a CCD. 

6. In Auto mode, the camera controls the flash and the exposure while in Program mode, you can control flash, exposure, and a few other minor settings.

7. Portrait mode is used to focus on only your subject and blur the background, you can adjust it using the aperture setting.

8. Sports mode is used to freeze motion, it will use the highest shutter speed possible.

9. You would use the half press because it helps the camera response time, you'll have more control over focus, and it encourages better position.

10. The symbol means "Disabled Flash," meaning no flash. You would use it if you didn't want any flash at all or to make the photograph more dramatic with natural light.

11. This symbol means the flash is on auto. On most cameras, the flash will fire if it thinks the picture needs more light.

12. If there is too much light, the picture will be washed out.

13. If there is not enough light, the picture will be dark.

14. A "stop" is a relatie measure of light.

15. The new planet is 1 stop brighter if there are two sons instead of one.

16. The new planet is 2 stops brighter if there are four sons instead of two.

17. A longer shutter speed will cause there to be more light.

18. A shorter shutter speed will cause there to be less light.

19. The aperture controls the light that passes through.

20. When adjusting the aperture, you can increase th amount of light by making the opening larger.