Basic features and functions of a camera.

1. Features and functions
of camera

2. What is a Camera ?
 The word camera comes
from a Greek word
camera obscura which
means “dark chamber”
 A camera is an optical
instrument for taking
photographs or making
flims or television
programmes .

3. Features of camera
FOCUS
APERTURE
SHUTTER SPEED
ISO

4. FOCUS
 To see the image clearly is called a proper
focus.
 Focus in camera is basically is the
adjustment that is made to bring the desire
area or the desire part to the sharpest point
possible.

5. Focus

6. Aperture
 Aperture is the size of
the lens opening that
lets in more or less light .
 The smaller the
aperture number or F
stop the larger the
opening.
 Smaller aperture lenses
let in more light .They
are sometime called fast
lenses.

7. Shutter Speed
 The camera’s shutter speed
is a measurement of how
long its shutter remains
open as the picture is taken
.
 The slower the shutter
speed , the longer the
exposure time.
 The shutter speed and
aperture together control
the total amount of light
reaching the sensor.

8. Shutter Speed

9. ISO
 This setting on a camera which determines how
sensitive the image sensor is to light. HIGHER THE
ISO LOWER THE IMAGE QUALITY.
 LOWER THE ISO BETTER THE IMAGE
 IT IS ALSO CALLED FILM SPEED

10. ISO