getting to know camera

Question 1

what is shutter?

Answer 1

between the hole and film, opens to let in light and closes to shut out light

Question 2

what is film advance lever (or knob)?

Answer 2

moves the film after each exposure

Question 3

what is viewfinder?

Answer 3

look through to frame picture, on most cameras

Question 4

what is lens?

Answer 4

focuses light on the film

Question 5

what are qualities of SLR camera?

Answer 5

• fairly inexpensive
• large enough for professionals to use
• allow you full control
• versatile and allow you to experiment with large number of films/variety of accessories
• fairly easy to handle and understand

Question 6

what does 35 mm refer to?

Answer 6

film size

Question 7

what does manual mean?

Answer 7

you have to make adjustments by hand for light

Question 8

what does single lens mean?

Answer 8

both viewing and picture taking are done with the same single lens

Question 9

what are the rules of a camera?

Answer 9

• don’t force anything
• don’t touch glass on lens
• have lens tissue handy
• avoid cleaning lens more than necessary
• don’t let camera straps hang over edges of furniture
• don’t use eyeglass tissues for lens cleaning

Question 10

what are the safety reminders?

Answer 10

• watch your step
• make sure you have room to work
• when charging film in camera, do it away from any action you are photographing

Question 11

what is focus ring?

Answer 11

encircles front of lens, controls sharpness of image

Question 12

what is film rewind knob or crank?

Answer 12

allows you to return the exposed film to its cassette

Question 13

what is film advance lever?

Answer 13

advances film from shot to shot and cocks shutter and operates frame counter

Question 14

what is frame counter?

Answer 14

tells you how many pictures have been taken on a roll of film

Question 15

what is the shutter release button?

Answer 15

triggers the shutter

Question 16

what is light meter?

Answer 16

measures brightness/intensity of light

Question 17

what is film chamber?

Answer 17

hold the film cassette

Question 18

what is film take-up spool?

Answer 18

holds exposed film

Question 19

what is f/stop?

Answer 19

hole though which light enters camera on its way to film

Question 20

what is f/stop ring?

Answer 20

controls size of hole, encircles lens

Question 21

what is depth of field?

Answer 21

how much of your picture is in focus; the greater the depth of field, the more objects both close and distant are in focus

Question 22

how do you get small apertures?

Answer 22

maximum depth of field

Question 23

what do you get with wide apertures?

Answer 23

throws part of picture out of focus

Question 24

how do you get frozen motion?

Answer 24

fast shutter speed

Question 25

how do you get moving motion?

Answer 25

slow shutter speed

Question 26

what is aperture?

Answer 26

hole through which light enters the camera to expose the film