The Camera!

1. The latin word Camera Obscura is also known as the 'dark room'. The camera obscura came to be by putting a hole the size of a pin in one wall. Through the hole light is focused and the outside scene is projected, of course this image is upside down, on the opposite wall. 

2. In the 17th century Lenses and Optics were created. This made man one step closer to the modern camera we have today. 

3. The first modern camera consisted of a glass lens, a dark box, and film. 

4. Modern digital camera's today have some things in common with Niepce's modern camera. Such as the glass lens, and the film. Although the modern day digital camera has a computer built in it, it still has a few things that Niepce had in his. 

5. Digital cameras capture light through a CCD, which is an electronic sensor.

6. Auto mode is when the camera will control the flash and exposure completely. On most of cameras it would be labelled "auto" or on others it would be labelled "A". Program on the other hand is the automatic-assist, all you really have to do is point and shoot. Unlike on the auto mode, normally you can control the flash and some other camera settings. 

7. Portrait mode is used to try to blur out the background, the camera will attempt to use the fastest aperture. 

8. The sports mode is used to freeze the motion. Its not just used for sports though. It can be used for little kids running through bubbles, anything that uses motion really. 

9. You should do a half-press on the shutter button because not only do you get a faster camera response time, but you also get more control over the focus and it encourages better composition. 

10. <---- this symbol means "Disabled Flash". You would normally use this when you want the mood of the photograph to be more dramatic. 
 11. <----- This symbol means "Auto-Flash".  You would use this symbol when the camera thinks that it needs more light. 

12. If you have too much light the photo will be washed out. 

13. If you dont have enough light then the photo will be too dark. 

14. A "stop" is a relative measurement of light. 

15.  The new planet would be one stop brighter. 

16. The new planet would be 2 stops brighter. 

17. A longer shutter speed means more light. 

18. Having a shorter shutter speed means that there will be less light. 

19. The aperture acts like a pupil to the camera. It controls the openings by the shutter. 

20. In order to increase the amount of light you need to make the F-stops numbers larger.