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Update: Digital camera's can be damaged by pointing directly at the sun. The CCD or CMOS sensor is suseptible to burn in the same as a Plasma TV and this will render the camera useless...it says so in the manual that came with my digital SLR camera.(Canon). Don't risk it.

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The desert light is so bright what is the best way to photograph the desert with a digital camera for the layperson?

Whenever taking a photo try to put the sun directly behind you so that it is lighting up the target. Also your camera may have a setting that will change the exposure time for the picture, limit the exposure time to remove excess light.


How did the first camera ever invented work?

The first camera ever invented was the one that made the first photograph ever produced. That was done by a French gentleman named Niepce, who had a device called a Camera Obscura. A Camera Obscura was a box with a hole in one end, a mirror set at a 45-degree angle, and a piece of glass to lay a tracing paper on. In use, you aimed it at what you wanted a picture of, put the tracing paper on the glass, and drew the picture with a pencil.Niepce practiced an art called Heliography. You got a piece of tinplate steel, coated it with asphalt, laid things on the asphalt and stuck it out in the sun for many hours to let light harden the coating. Then you washed the plate to remove the unexposed asphalt and you had a picture. (Reprints were out of the question.) Niepce decided to see what would happen if he put a heliograph plate in his camera obscure and left it there all day. What happened is he got a picture - the camera obscura put enough light on the plate to harden it.


What is the opposite of camera?

We should really call it a camera obscura - literally a dark room - so I suppose the opposite should be a light room. Conservatory or sun lounge perhaps?


Which metal could you use for camera flashbulbs?

You can use Magnesium as a camera flashbulb because it is a metal and when ignited lights up like the sun. do not look directly at it or you will be seeing spots for hours


In taking a photograph what would happen to the image if you cover up the bottom of the lens?

In taking a photograph what would happen to the image if you cover up the bottom of the lens? Factors to consider: bright light, shadow, light source and where it originates color of light, light and darkness If you cover up the bottom of the lens with your finger the picture will give the illusion of a "peach" or ''pinkish" hue of color toward that lower portion of the picture when it comes out. I'm referring to IF YOU ARE using a digital camera. You may not realize or remember your finger being in the picture but this is what you will see, depending on the skin tone of your complexion. Nothing else will really happen "per se", but I work in a photo center. There are other factors, though. If you do this intentionally as an experiment, using paper, cardboard, plastic etc. Best case situation is you have a Digital camera and you are in a brightly lit room. You aim to take a photo at your family and your thumb is slightly over the bottom. You don't realize it until you have taken the picture and you see them in the photo-- but you also see an "illusion" of a pink tinge of "color". "Crap!" you think out loud. "I have to take another picture." Now let's say for neutral point of perspective that you are outside and it is noon. There are no clouds and the sun is directly over head. Any shadows cast in the line of sight of your camera will cause the entire picture of what you are aiming for will darken your picture to a "gray" hue. Even still under controlled conditions there are other things you have to THINK about. 1 What you are aiming at, 2if the object of what you are focusing on has too much shadow,3 if you are too close to your object and 4.If you still have enough light at all or the bottom part of your view screen is covered completely

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Can i point my mobile camera directly at the sun?

Sure, but don't open the shutter or you'll ruin it.


Is it safe to look at a picture of the sun?

Yes this would be perfectly safe and should not damage your eyes. Staring through a camera into the sun could still however prove harmful.


How to Take a Great Picture Using a Digital Camera?

Gone are the days of having to turn your film into a lab and waiting several days to see how your pictures turned out. With digital cameras, you have instant gratification. One tip to remember when taking a picture is to be aware of the light around you. If you are inside, make sure there is enough light. Even with your camera's flash, the amount of light in the room will make a difference. If you are outside, take note of the direction of the sun so it doesn't cast a shadow on your picture.


The desert light is so bright what is the best way to photograph the desert with a digital camera for the layperson?

Whenever taking a photo try to put the sun directly behind you so that it is lighting up the target. Also your camera may have a setting that will change the exposure time for the picture, limit the exposure time to remove excess light.


Can you take a picture of a sunset without damaging the camera?

It's certainly possible - just make sure you don't look at the sun yourself.


Can you show the picture of the sun?

the sun's picture


What are some tips for taking cool pictures with a digital camera?

When taking pictures with a digital camera it is important to remember a few basic rules of successful photo construction. Be sure that a light source, primarily the Sun, is located somewhere behind the actual camera, use alignment with some horizon point for good level perspective, use the rule of thirds dividing photographic area into vertical and horizontal thirds, place subjects in the grid squares created for a successful picture. Last, remember to always keep a keen eye looking for unique or unusual perspectives, as long as the basic rules are followed it is acceptable t take pictures from unusual or unseen vantage points to give the picture more interest.


What is meant by the term 'lens flare'?

A lens flair occurs in photography when unwanted light shines into the camera and shows up in a picture. This occurs often when shooting pictures with the sun in the background.


Who took the first picture of the Sun?

Noel Paymal Lerebours took the first picture of the Sun in year 1842.


How old is the sun in the sky?

the sun is 4.5 billion years old you can also tell by looking at the sun i know it would damage your eyes but to keep your eyes safe quickly take a picture of the sun then look at it on your camera or something the sun looks yellow as you might see in your picture well look at a timeline of the sun's age on wikipedia.com you will see all the stages of the sun.The sun is currently not a red giant that's when it's 6 billion years old after it's red giant stage then the sun will start to shrink until it's gone.Thank you for your question i hoped it helped you :)


Picture of sun conure in its back?

i have not got a picture of that but when mine was sick he did that


What's the word picture of sun sun sun and earth and shadowy woman?

Halo