The document identifies 19 parts of a digital camera and their functions. It includes a lens, viewfinder, shooting mode dial, memory card slot, LCD screen, shutter button, battery compartment, and image sensor. The document concludes with 10 review questions about digital photography terms, the history of digital cameras, how they work, and storage capacity calculations.

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Digital Photography Date: _______
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Compact – Point and Shoot
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2. Identify each part’s purpose or function:
Lens
Digital Connection – USB
Viewfinder
Shooting Mode/Control Dial
Camera Mode Switch
Menu Controls
Battery Cover
Memory Card Slot
Color LCD Screen
Shutter Release Button
Tripod Socket
Battery Compartment
Zoom Control Lever
Flash
On/Off Switch
Tie Down Bracket
Image Sensor
Protective Cover
Review Questions:
1. What were the 4 important terms we used in our definition of digital photography?
2. Before digital cameras used a plastic strip called ___________ to capture and sore pictures.
3. When did the first digital camera get used for a public event and what was the event?
4. What ability did digital cameras possess that revolutionized the photographic process?
5. What is the sensitized surface in digital cameras?
6. What are the tiny square cells called that are used to organize color information and display
images on a screen?
7. How many cells are found on an average image sensor in today’s cameras?
8. What is the single job of the lens as it pertains to capturing images?
9. How many phases make up the Photographic process?
10. How many 6MB pictures can I store on a 16GB memory card?
1000KB = 1MB 1000MB = 1GB 1000GB = 1TB
KB-Kilobyte MB-Megabyte GB-Gigabyte TB-Terabyte