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Cameras
Whether it's a photo of a new baby, a wedding or a day at the beach, cameras help us record and remember life's memories. Ask questions about the camera's history and function here.
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When was the portable camera invented?
Its complicated. The first camera that regular people commonly used was the Kodak brownie
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownie_%28camera%29
The first real modern camera that fits most of todays standards was the Leica I
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_Camera#Leica_I_fixed_lens
How does the flash of a camera affect animals?
It mostly scares them for a short while. When i use a Video Camera with 'Flash always on' she just squints and looks away.
What is the definition of a press camera?
Press photography is synonymous with Photojournalism, which is news photography - the telling of a news story primarily through pictures. The "press" refers to the printing press used to produce a newspaper. Other synonyms include news photography and newspicture photography. Press photographers or photojournalists tend to travel light, with a couple of camera bodies, an assortment of lenses, a small flash and a notebook and pen to record captions and even write stories, since many photojournalists are also reporters.
How are digital photography and catalog photography alike?
Catalog photography is a type of commercial photography that is published for pubic viewing in a catalog. Digital Photography is a good way to make photography accesible for catalogs. As an instant media form, photographs for catalogs can be made cheaply and modified more effectively for use in a catalog.
Where can you find crime scene photographs?
Crime scene photographs are evidence, and are never released to the public or posted on line anywhere on sites that are accessible to the public.
Of course, all of the present types except digital, not yet invented. this included: Polaroid, Instamatic (l963-85), 35MM single lens reflex, 35mm rangefinder, Press and View bellow cameras (such as Speed Graphic and Linhof) miniature or subminiature cameras such as the Minox, and of course the now somewhat moribund narrow-gauge(8mm, super-8 and l6mm) home movie cameras! There were also stereo or 3D cameras of different types, this type now (metzs-a metz) out of style.
Did the invention of the camera influence artists?
Yes, it certainly did. Some painters used a camera instead of sketching in front of a subject. Later on, around 1900, we find painters (and groups of painters) who held the view that painting should not try to achieve the same thing as photography, i.e. to copy reality. So there are all the -isms that are not realistic.
How many megapixels does the dsi XL camera have?
you may be surprised that the DSi Camera lens has a mere 0.3 megapixels!!
A camera lens is made up of what?
A camera lens mostly consist of an array of lenses (with or without an aperture mechanism to control the amount of light which passes through). To allow light to pass to the film or sensor, these are made of transparent materials mostly high quality glass. In some cameras specially cheap single use cameras even different types of plastics are used to make lens.
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Who designed the first speed camera?
Dutch company Gatsometer BV, founded by the 1950s rally driver Maurice Gatsonides, invented the first road-rule enforcement cameras. Gatsonides wished to better monitor his speed around the corners of a race track and came up with the device in order to improve his time around the circuit [2]. The company developed the first radar for use with road traffic, and is the world's largest supplier of speed camera systems. Because of this, in some countries all makes of speed cameras are sometimes generically referred to as "Gatsos".
How are aerial photographs useful?
Two main reasons:-
Firstly to improve on a ground-based photograph. For example, say you photographed a house to advertise it for sale. From the ground or, even a Google Aerial shot is very 'flat' and unflattering. Move the camera off the ground so that you get a bit of an angle and the image immediately becomes more appealing.
Secondly to obtain shots that are either impossible or impractical/too costly. For instance, consider a proposed development for a Property Developer. It wants a view from the future Penthouse, but currently there is a pile of rubble on the ground. A ground or mast-based camera cannot get high enough but a UAV with a camera can fly to the required height and snap away merrily. Similarly, if a building such as a Church let fall some masonry from up high, a steeplejack or Scaffolder could get up there, but a quicker solution could be an aerial craft to fly up and relay inspection images to ground allowing for a rapid damage assessment to be made.
What year did photography first used?
The first known photograph was taken in 1825 by "Niecphore Niepce." however the camera obscura and pinhole cameras were developed before that, they just had no way of recording the image that was produced.
Who is the earliest president of whom a photograph exists?
John Quincy Adams was the first President to be photographed (see Related Links), but this photo was taken in 1843 long after he left office and was serving in Congress.
According to Whitehouse.gov, the first President to be photographed while in office was James Polk. There are copies of what look like a photo of William Henry Harrison, but I think these are a photo of a painting or drawing of Harrison made sometime later.
What does a mirror do in a camera?
The mirror is part of the viewing/focusing mechanism.
In an SLR with a pentaprism or similar means of getting the light from the lens to the eyepiece, the light coming through the lens has to be redirected vertically up, and then redirected horizontally out, to the back of the camera. The mirror is used as the first means of diversion because it is directly behind the lens and also may provide some or all of the blockage between the lens and the film or sensor. (some SLRs may have no focal plane shutter just a mirror, that flips up for the amount of time that the shutter speed is set).
In a rangefinder camera if it is a mirror assembly then the mirror picks up a second image through a second port that is then redirected by the mirror to the main eyepiece viewer, and focusing is based on adjusting the secondary image that is superimposed on the main eyepiece viewer. SLRs can have a combination of such a "split image" as well as soft-to-sharp focus system but again it is direct through the lens.
What was the mega pixels on the first digital camera?
The first phone with a 10 mega pixel camera came out in 2006
How cameras have changed through the years?
in the past they are analogue and now they are digital. analogue produces less clearer photos if transfered to different copies while the clearness of digital are still in good condition even when photo have been transferred and copied many times. analogue camera require films while digital requires amemory card. if using digital camera, you are able to edit the photo using programmes on the computer while in analogue, photos taken can not be edited using a computer. cameras today are much smaller than in the past they are much more convenient to use and bring along compared to those in the past.
What is wrong with your camera when it wont take a picture with a flash?
Check to see if you have switched off the flash function by accident.
If you're on the auto-flash mode, the camera may not flash if it thinks the scene is bright enough and can be captured without flash.
If you want the flash to happen, you can try the forced flash function.
Advantages and disadvantages of an aerial vertical photo and an aerial tilted photograph?
Real-estate agents, travellers and others use aerial photography to take photos. Geographers, cartographers, and commercial mappers use aerial photography to see land features not visible through ground level photographs. The wider area viewing, consistent scales through the entire frame for accurate measurement are just two advantages. There are no disadvantages for aerial photographers. For an annual function, I called an aerial photographer from singaporeaerialphotography.com to take photos.
What is the diffrentse between commercial and advertising photography?
The emphasis on the advertising photograph is usually on the product itself and less on the human subject whereas an editorial might have more personality, a more human aspect to it, less runway appeal. This is not always the case with either works however it is noticeable.
Where do the batteries go in a polaroid camera?
As I remember, you don't. The batteries are built into the film pack. Try going to the Polaroid website for more instructions.
How did x-ray diffraction photographs help Watson and crick determine the structure of DNA?
It helped reveal the characteristic shape of a double helix
What year was a photograph first taken?
Sometime in the summer of 1827 Joseph Nicéphore Niépce is credited with producing the world's first photograph, a picture of buildings visible from the rooftop of his home. See the Related Link below.
What does a digital camera do?
Digital Cameras mainly take photos, but they can have extra features that enable it to do more, like record Video, take photos when a certain amount of movement is detected. Most Digital Cameras use SD or SDHC cards and can differ in performance, like Mega Pixels how sharp a photo is when taken, Zoom how close you can get onto an object, Speed how fast Focusing is in Automatic, Settings what you can Adjust in the Camera to change the brightness, White Balance and looks (Color, B&W).
How much did it cost to make a camera?
The first digital video camera had a cost of $490.00. Now a day, video cameras are not too expensive, as they are not really used.
Who invented the handheld video camera?
The first video cameras were produced in the 1920s in support of the early television systems. John Logie Baird built a camera as part of his television system demonstrated in 1925. Philo Farnsworth made a fully electronic camera that was demonstrated in 1929. The video camera, or television camera, is a fundamental part of television so cameras have been around for as long as television has existed.
Color cameras were developed and trialled in the 1950s and were used commercially in 1954 by RCA when they began successful broadcasting of color television in the US.
The next ambition among developers was to produce a portable, combined camera and recorder. The size of cameras and recorders in the 1950s made it impossible to call any device portable. It took the development of video cassettes to enable a truly portable "camcorder"
They were first developed for television production, especially for news telecasts of on-the-spot events; but they were soon marketed as a family resource-the record keeper of milestones such as weddings and graduations and a baby's first steps. Now video recording has come full circle as amateurs make spur-of-the-moment videos of events ranging from slices of life of their family and friends to major disasters or scandals.
Developments in camera and recording technologies has made the video camera and the camcorder more accessible over four decades. Both size and cost have reduced steadily to the point where they can be included in cell phones and deliver a quality that is similar or better than the first domestic camcorders of the 1970s and early1980s.
