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Q: Which part of a camera opens and closes briefly to allow light into the camera?
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How aperture works?

The shutter of a camera opens and closes allowing light into the camera, the hole in the shutter is the aperture.


How does light travel through a digital camera?

When you click the camera the shutter behind the lens of the camera opens briefly and lets in the light on to the film. I am no specialist and this is what I learnt in school.


What is the function of apertures?

there is no function of the aperture but there is a function of the shutter. the shutter opens and closes to a certain point, allowing light into the camera. The hole in the shutter is the aperture


Why is bromine used in camera film?

bromine is a chemical element that has reaction with light. we use camera lens to reflect a picture of the scene we want to capture, the reflected picture we put it on the film with absence of any other light the only light we want to place to the film is the reflected light from the scene on front of camera, lenses reduces picture to be like the films size, finally when the reflected light take it's position on the film for a moment, the picture is printed to the film, the camera closes the port which makes the light enter to the film


What is shuterspeed on a camera?

the shutter speed is how fast the shutter can go eg. an dslr has a faster shutter speed than a digital camera the shutter is a part on the camera that opens and closes when it opens it draws the light from the object focused on and places it on the lcd screen of film giving you your pic


Where is the iris diaphragm in a SLR unit?

It is in the lens. It is the bit that opens and closes to allow more or less light through the lens and onto the film/digital sensor.


What gathers light through a lens and project an image on film called?

The thing that gathers light through a lens and projects an image on a film is... its really rather simple. Its a camera. How easy was that! So to explain the process, A camera gathers and bends light with a lense, this lense then projects an image onto a light-sensitive film to record a scene. When you take a picture with a camera, a shutter opens to allow light to enter the camera for a specific length of time.


What is shutterbug?

The shutter is a mechanical or electro-mechanical device which opens and closes a defined aperture to allow light to enter a camera to expose film or to allow an image to be recorded on digital media electronically. Shutters can also be used to control the exposure (the time they are open) to ensure the proper amount of light enters the system. Shutters can also be used to switch lasers, control the amount of light that is placed on a sample within a microscope, control x-rays, cut off light to protect sensitive equipment, etc.


Why does a camera need a aperture to control the amount of light hitting the film?

The aperture setting refers to the iris of the camera lens. Like that of your eye, it opens and closes, regulating the amount of light entering the camera body and exposing the film. I always remembered it like this: "The smaller the number (aperture setting), the bigger the hole" and vice versa. If you are in a darker room you need to turn the aperture down to allow more light in so that your prints do not turn out under exposed. You can also adjust your speed setting in correlation with the aperture setting to create greater/less depth of field, meaning what is in or out of focus in front of or behind your subject.


Which control the amount of light entering in eye?

The rods and cones at the rear of the eyeball convert light energy to electrical impulses that are in turn translated by your brain into images in your mind. The varying strengths and intensity of the light waves entering your eyes enables you to discern gradations in color and hue. Too much light and all you'd 'see' is brightness. Too little light, and all you'd 'see' is grey. The iris opens and closes similar to the aperature of a camera lens to allow more or less light in for the conditions, to enable your brain to make sense out of what you 'see'. This is why, for example, when you darken a room, your iris opens up to allow more light in. Or when you emerge from a dark room into a brightly lit area, your eyes need a moment to "adjust" to the increased brightness.


What part can be found on a camera an eye and a pair of glasses what does this part do?

This part is called a Lens, on the camera and the glasses the are made of either optical glass or optical plastic, in the eye the lens in an organic material. Lens allow light to enter the camera, eye or glasses, and focuses that light on a surface such as the camera's film, the eye's retina, and the glasses wearer's eyes.


How does a camera control light levels?

The iris of the camera allows more or less light to enter the camera.