Digital Cameras

Question 1

a camera that takes video or still photographs (or both) by recording images on a light-sensitive sensor

Answer 1

digital camera

Question 2

Where did the word pixels come from?

Answer 2

PICture ELements

Question 3

printer prints the image

Answer 3

DPI- Dots Per Inch

Question 4

monitor displays the image

Answer 4

PPI- Pixels Per Inch

Question 5

resolution of a digital photo

Answer 5

pixels dimensions

Question 6

helps you determine the largest size of prints you can expect to make without sacrificing the quality of the image

Answer 6

megapixels

Question 7

multiplying the pixel dimensions give you the

Answer 7

megapixel rating

Question 8

a thin, flat display device made up of any number of color or monochrome pixels arrayed in front of a light source or reflector

Answer 8

LCD- Liquid Crystal Display

Question 9

a window on the back of the camera you look through to position the shot

Answer 9

optical viewfinder

Question 10

primary drawback to the optical viewfinder and is the displacement or difference in the apparent position of the object being viewed

Answer 10

parallax

Question 11

a viewfinder in which the image captured by the lens is projected electronically onto a miniature display

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EVF- electronic viewfinder

Question 12

information about the camera’s settings displayed on the LCD screen

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OSD- on-screen display

Question 13

typically a small and inexpensive camera

Answer 13

ultra compact digital camera

Question 14

digital camera used for taking most pictures by consumers

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compact digital camera

Question 15

designed for more skilled or hobbyist photographer

Answer 15

advanced digital camera

Question 16

top of the line camera; primarily used by professionals

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DSLR- Digital Single-Lens Reflex Camera

Question 17

What are the four primary points to consider that impact the quality of a photo?

Answer 17

1. The quality of the device
2. The size (pixels) of the image
3. The digital format in which it is stored
4. The technical proficiency and the “eye” of the photographer (biggest factor)

Question 18

adds more tension and energy

Answer 18

rule of thirds

Question 19

focus is fixed and can’t be adjusted

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fixed focus

Question 20

auto focus kicks in as you start to press the shutter button

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auto focus

Question 21

photographer focuses the camera on the lense

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manual focus

Question 22

the subject is magnified through the camera’s optics or lens (image quality is not lost)

Answer 22

Optical zoom

Question 23

artificial zoom (crops your image)(image quality is lost)

Answer 23

digital zoom