What is in a camera?

Answer 1

Basically: A light tight container, with a light-sensitive surface, an optical imaging mechanism and a means of controlling light. This usually translates into: A light-tight container (the camera body), film or digital sensor, lens (or could be pinhole), shutter and iris diaphragm ('F stop').

Answer 2

Lens - It draws the light into the camera and focuses it on the film plane. Shutter - It open and closes to control the length of time light strikes the film. There are two types of shutters: a leaf shutter, located between or just behind the lens elements, and a focal plane shutter, located in front of the film plane. Shutter Release - The button that releases or "trips" the shutter mechanism. Film Advance Lever or Knob - It transports the film from one frame to the next on the roll of film. Aperture - It dilates and contracts to control the diameter of the hole that the light passes though, to let in more or less light. It is controlled by the f-stop ring. Viewfinder - The "window" through which you look to frame your picture. Film Rewind KnobThis knob rewinds the film back into the film cassette. Camera Body - The casing of the camera which holds the encloses the camera pats. Flash Shoe - This is the point at which the flash or flash cube is mounted or attached. Self-Timer - This mechanism trips the shutter after a short delay - usually 7 to 10 seconds - allowing everyone to be in the photograph. Shutter Speed Control - This know controls the length of time the shutter remains open. Typical shutter speeds are measured in fractions of a second, such as: 1/30 1/60 1/125 1/250 1/500 and 1/1000 of a second.

Answer 3

A digital camera works much the same way a film camera does. Both are essentially light-tight boxes with a hole that can be triggered to open (the lens). On film cameras, the light hit the film, but on newer digital cameras there is a sensor which picks up the light and turns it into an image. This image is saved on a memory card so you can then see it later.

Answer 4

Camera Parts and Functions

A Short Vocabulary List

When using many of the automatic cameras today, many of the features listed below are obsolete. This list is provided for those students who are enthusiasts of the manual camera.

Lens - It draws the light into the camera and focuses it on the film plane.

Shutter - It open and closes to control the length of time light strikes the film. There are two types of shutters: a leaf shutter, located between or just behind the lens elements, and a focal plane shutter, located in front of the film plane.

Shutter Release - The button that releases or "trips" the shutter mechanism.

Film Advance Lever or Knob - It transports the film from one frame to the next on the roll of film.

Aperture - It dilates and contracts to control the diameter of the hole that the light passes though, to let in more or less light. It is controlled by the f-stop ring.

Viewfinder - The "window" through which you look to frame your picture.

Film Rewind KnobThis knob rewinds the film back into the film cassette.

Camera Body - The casing of the camera which holds the encloses the camera pats.

Flash Shoe - This is the point at which the flash or flash cube is mounted or attached.

Self-Timer - This mechanism trips the shutter after a short delay - usually 7 to 10 seconds - allowing everyone to be in the photograph.

Shutter Speed Control - This know controls the length of time the shutter remains open. Typical shutter speeds are measured in fractions of a second, such as: 1/30 1/60 1/125 1/250 1/500 and 1/1000 of a second.

Answer 5

Well the basics of getting a good exposure are shutter speed (how fast the shutter actually opens and closes), aperture ( how wide the lens opens....wider equals more light...this also controls depth of field.) and ISO (sensor or film sensitivity to light). you must understand these to work a camera. There are many other things that cameras can do but this is the basics.

Answer 6

You may get different answers, but here is my take:

An aperture - the hole for the light to get in.

A shutter - a door that opens and closes allowing the light to get in.

The recording media - the sensor or film, where the images are captured.

Lenses allow for varying focus and magnification, but I didn't include lenses, as simple pinhole cameras do not have them.

Answer 7

To get an idea of how a camera works, read the article link. Hope this helps.

Answer 8

Cameras are simply light-tight boxes that have a hole to allow light to enter. A shutter is installed to control the opening and closing of that hole.

Answer 9

Film. And most likely a battery.