The Camera

1. The camera obscure effect was achieved by using the hole for a lens while projecting light into the dark space.
2.  High quality glass lenses got us one step closer to creating the first modern camera.
3. In 1827, Niepce added film to the camera. This gave us three parts to the first modern camera; film, a glass lens, and a dark box.
4. Our cameras today still use the same concept of the first camera. The light still passes threw the lens and exposes the film to make a photograph.
5. Digital cameras replaced film with a digital sensor called a CCD.
6. In auto mode it's easy to take a good picture every time. This automatically focuses so your only job is to point and press the button. Program mode allows you to control certain things like flash, while still not having to adjust everything yourself.
7. Portrait mode is used to blur the background. It uses the fastest available lens in order to do so.
8. Sports mode is for fast moving scenarios. It freezes motion by using the highest shutter speed possible.
9. You should use the half press button to focus the picture and make sure it looks exactly how you want it before you press the trigger fully.
10. The symbol means disabled flash. When this is on, you will not have flash.
11. The symbol means auto flash. The flash will turn on if the camera thinks the photo needs more light.
12. If you had to much light in a photo, the photo will look washed out.
13. If you don't have enough light, the picture will come out too dark.
14. A stop is used to represent a change in the brightness of light.
15. If there are two suns instead of one, it would be 1 stop brighter.
16. If there are four suns instead of one, it would be 2 stops brighter.
17. A longer shutter speed has more light.
18. A shorter shutter speed has less light.
19. The aperture controls the amount of light that is let in.
20. To increase the amount of light, you must control the aperture so there is a larger opening.