Digital Camera Parts and Functions

2. PART #1 -
•ALLOWSOPERATORTOREVIEWPICTURES
•WHEREMOSTCAMERASETTINGSCANBESEEN/CHANGED
•PROVIDESLARGERALTERNATIVEVIEWFINDER
• (LIVEVIEWVIEWFINDER)
*SOMENEWERSMALLFORMATCAMERASHAVEREMOVEDTHEVIEWFINDERALTOGETHER
*TOUCHSCREEN–NOBUTTONS,CANPROVIDEEXTRAFUNCTIONALITY,VERYLARGESCREEN,IFITBREAKS=NOCONTROL
ColorLCDScreen

3. PART #2 -
•WINDOWTO SEEPICTUREAREA
•ACTIVEREALTIMEIMAGEONLCDSCREEN–LIVEVIEWVIEWFINDER
*SLRCAMERAS(FANCY)SEESEXACTLYWHATTHELENS/CAMERASEES=GOOD!!
*NON-SLRCAMERAS(SIMPLE)IMAGEISOFFSETFROMVIEWFINDER=BAD!!
Viewfinder

4. PART #3 -
•SWITCHESCAMERABETWEENCAPTURE&PLAYBACK
*PLAYBACK,REVIEW,PREVIEW,IMAGE,EDITINGMODE-ALLMEANTHESAMETHING
*CAMERACANNOTBEINBOTHMODESATSAMETIME
*DIFFERENTBUTTONSDODIFFERENTTHINGSDEPENDING ONWHATMODE
CameraModeSwitch/Button

5. PART #4 -
•CONNECTIONFORWRIST/NECKSTRAP
*MANYALTERNATIVES–CROSSSHOULDER,DOUBLESHOULDER,BELT
ATTACHMENT, LEGHARNESS
TieDownBracket

6. PART #5 -
•BUTTONS,SWITCHES,ANDDIALSFORCHANGINGSETTINGS
•ALTERSHOWTHECAMERACONTROLSLIGHT(THEIMAGE)
*ALLCAMERASAREDIFFERENT,MANYBUTTONSVSFEWBUTTONS
MenuControls

7. PART #6 -
•CONNECTSEXTERNALSUPPORT
•TRIPOD,MONO-POD,GRIPFRAME,EXTRABATTERYPACK,HARNESS
*TRIPODSOCKETSHAVEBEENTHESAMEFOROVER100YEARS–“STANDARDIZED”
TripodSocket

8. PART #7 -
•SEALSINTERNALCOMPARTMENT
*MOSTLIKELYPIECETOBREAKONACAMERA
*TYPICALLYHAVETOREMOVEFROMATRIPODTOACCESS
BatteryDoor

9. PART #8 -
•WHERETHEBATTERYISHOUSED
•BATTERYISNOTPARTOFTHECAMERA
*ALLOWSTHEBATTERYTOBEREPLACEDWHENBADORNEEDSCHARGED
BatteryCompartment

10. PART #9 -
•WHERETHEMEMORYCARDISHOUSED
•NOTALLCARDSARETHESAME
•SECUREDIGITAL(SD)
•COMPACTFLASH(CF)
•OTHERS:EXTREMEPICTURECARD,XD,MEMORYSTICK
MemoryCardSlot

11. PART #10 -
•SERVES2FUNCTIONS–FOCUSANDCAPTURE(HALFSTAGE/FULLSTAGE)
•TYPICALLYLOCATEDBYRIGHTINDEXFINGER
*WHENYOUFOCUSTHECAMERASETSEXPOSURESETTINGSALSO
*THECAMERAWILLNOTALLOWAPICTURETOBETAKENUNTILFOCUSHASOCCURED
ShutterReleaseButton

12. PART #11 -
•SETSTHEMAINEXPOSURECONTROLSETTING–SHOOTINGMODE
•P–A–S–M :USERCONTROLMODES
*CAMERATYPICALLYHAVEOTHERPRESETMODES SUCHAS:NIGHTTIME,SPORTS,
SUNNY,CLOUDY,PORTRAIT,ETC.
ShootingModeDial

13. PART #12 -
•AUXILIARYLIGHTSOURCE(ONCAMERA)
*ONLYWORKSWELLFROMASPECIFICDISTANCE(7-12FEET)
*TOOCLOSE=EXCESSIVEREFLECTIONANDGLARE,TOOFAR=DARK
*DOESNOTWORKFROMBEHINDGLASS
Flash

14. PART #13 -
•COVERSELECTRICALCONNECTIONS
•PREVENTSDUST,DIRT,LIQUIDS,ANDDAMAGE
*WILLNOTPREVENTBEINGSUBMERGEDINWATER
ProtectiveFlap

15. PART #14 -
•TURNSCAMERAON/OFF
•TURNINGOFFRETRACTSTHELENSINTOSAFEPOSITION
*TURNINGTHECAMERAONANDOFFISTHESINGLESBIGGESTPOWERUSAGE
On/Off Button

16. PART #15 -
•PROVIDESMEANSOFTRANSFERRINGFILES
•ALLOWSSOMECAMERASCHARGECAPABILITY
*THEREARESEVERALDIFFERENTPORTTYPES:USB-C,MICROUSB,USB5PIN,CAMERASPECIFIC
*NONEOFTHEABOVEAREINTERCHANGEABLE
USBConnection

17. PART #16 -
•FOCUSESLIGHTINSIDETHECAMERA
•MADEOFGLASS
•DIRT,WATERSPOTS,DUST,FINGERPRINTS=NOGOOD!!
*CANADDFILTERSTOALTERTHELIGHTENTERINGTHECAMERA
Lens

18. PART #17 -
•ALTERSTHEMAGNIFICATIONOFTHELENS
•1X–20XREFERSTOTHEOPTICALPOWER(2XIS2TIMESBIGGERTHAN 1X)
•24MM-600MMREFERSTOTHEFOCALLENGTHOFTHEGLASSELEMENTS
•OPTICALZOOMVSDIGITALZOOM
*DIGITALZOOMJUSTLOOKSANDTHEPIXELSCLOSER,NOTTHESAMEASOPTICALZOOM
ZoomControl

19. PART #18 -
•WHERETHEMAGICHAPPENS
•CONVERTSLIGHTENERGYTOADIGITALFILE
•ORGANIZESCOLORINFORMATIONBYPIXEL
•MOSAIC
*SENDSTHEFILETOMEMORYFORSTORAGE
*FILM–REPLACEDBYIMAGESENSORANDMEMORYCARD
ImageSensor