2. WHAT IS A CAMERA?
• A camera is an object that was designed to record still images that are
transferred onto sheets or films
• There are a many different types of cameras. Some cameras focus on taking
good quality photographs whilst some focus on moving images
• TRADITIONAL CAMERA: rolls of black and white or colored film
• DIGITAL CAMERA: memory card
3. HOW DOES A CAMERA WORK?
• Light reflects off the object being photographed
• Light reflects off the object in different directions and hits the lens in different angles
• Lens focus rays of light to a point behind the focus point which then forms a real image
• The shutter temporarily moves from in front of the film and allows light to hit the film
• Light hits the film causing some chemical reaction which expose the film
• The shutter closes
4. CAMERA FUNCTIONS
• EXPOSURE: Exposure is the amount of light being allowed into a camera, which then
affects the film inside. The higher you set the exposure, the brighter the image and vice
versa. Exposure is measured in lux seconds. There is something called the exposure
triangle:
Aperture: controls the area over where light enters the camera
Shutter Speed: controls how long the film is exposed to light
ISO Speed: controls the sensitivity of your camera‟s sensor when light is exposed
5. • Shutter speed: it can exaggerate or freeze the appearance of an image
Slow shutter speed Fast shutter speed
Information
about shutter
speed:
6. HOW DO LENS AFFECT A PICTURE
• There are many different types of lens for cameras. Lens normally costs way more than
camera because images are affected by the quality of the lens not the camera.
• There are the more popular lens like „normal lens‟ „wide angle lens‟ and „long focus lens‟
And then there are fancier lens like the fish eye lens which is also very popular nowadays
which takes images like these:
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-lenses.htm
7. ANALOG AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
Digital technology is things that are converted into coding and analog is
something that has been physically made to work. Analog technology has been
here for decades and normally are of higher quality as when using digital
technology, when converting things into coding, you bound to miss some bits out
which may result in lacking the full original version
8. DIGITAL CAMERAS AND ANALOG CAMERAS
DIGITAL: The lens captures the light of the object you are aiming towards and when you press
the shutter release, the shutter opens for 1/10000 of a second to allow the light to come
through and hits the sensor/mirror and converts the image into binary code which then saves
onto the camera
ANALOG: When you press the shutter, the film inside the camera is exposed to the light and
your image is then burned onto the film and depending on how long the film is exposed to the
light, the image may be under or over exposed. When taking the film out, make sure you are
under dim light because bright lights may effect the image. Depending on how you want your
film to look, you will need to:
B&W PHOTOS: soak in water which converts the latent image to metallic silver, a stop bathe
with acetic or citric acid then a fixer
COLORED PHOTOS: color developers develop negative image and
9. QUALITY AND HIGH DEFINITION
Nowadays, nearly all digital cameras are high definition and is of decent quality. Different
types of cameras capture different types of imagery. If you want to take a high quality video,
choosing to invest on a high quality film camera is much better when making videos where as
if you buy a camera, it can do both but was not originally made for video recording meaning
quality of videos will not turn up as high quality.
The common high definition video mode is 720p, 1080i and 1080p. The number represents
the number of horizontal or vertical lines that is displayed on the screen used to make up your
image or video. The more lines, the better quality.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 1080i and 1080p?
1080i is „interlaced‟ meaning it is not as high definition. This is because there are 2 sets of
lines where it alternates between each other making the video not look as smooth
1080p is „progressive‟ and is higher definition as all 1080 lines are displayed at the same time
22. INTERNET TV
Internet TV is classified as a type of television device
where you can watch TV programs as long as you have
access to the internet. You can download and stream
videos TV shows. This can mean videos and clips, movies
or any sort of video content that is available on the
internet
34. DSLR
DSLR stands for digital single lens reflex camera. In a dslr camera, there is a
mirror inside used to reflect the image you are pointing at in the view finder of
the camera. There are many different dslr cameras but most of them do the
same things. It is the lens that control how the photograph will look like and the
techniques you use when taking pictures.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
When you want to take a picture, you may look through the view finder and when
you press the shutter, the mirror flips out of the way to allow the light to pass
through the lens diaphragm which then hits the “CCD” or the “CMOS” sensor
which then captures the image and is immediately converted into a binary code
that then makes up an image
35. VIDEO CAMERAS
• It can shoot 3D
• Good for movement
• Better sound quality then a dslr
42. MACS
Apple technology carries macs. Their company is one of the biggest companies in the world
and is very popular amongst the professional industry.
ADVANTAGES:
• There is less chance of getting viruses DISADVANTAGES:
• High quality operating system, primary • It is overpriced
soft ware and third party operator • Many softwares won‟t work on a mac
• Macs normally last way longer unless it is sold by apple
• Very easy to update soft wares • When your mac needs repairing, you
• Very easy to transfer files to other mac have to go back to apple to fix it
computers • You cannot take batteries out of
• Work flow is more convenient things meaning if the battery dies,
• Speed of processor is very fast you will have to go to mac
• A lot of internal space
43. PC
PC stands for personal computer. The first pc was produced by IBM and most brands today
like sony, samsung fujitsu etc. make PCs.
ADVANTAGES: DISADVANTAGES:
• You won‟t need to go to your • A lot of the time, you will
brand store to buy extras or need to buy a microphone,
replacements for your webcams, usb flash drives,
computer as many places keyboards, monitors, routers
would sell the same things etc.
• Memory storage can easily • The industry uses mostly
be added on macs
45. FINAL CUT PRO
Final cut pro is a very popular editing program amongst the industry. The final
cut pro (pre x) was mainly targeted towards professionals as it could do a lot
with special effects and editing in general. This version took time to get use to
and you would have to learn how to use it. The newer final cut pro x is a way
easier to use version of the final cut pro (pre x) as it is more similar to imovie.
This program is no longer targeted towards professionals as you couldn‟t do as
much compared to the final cut pro (pre x) and more towards everyone.
46. ADOBE PREMIERE
Adobe premiere and adobe premiere pro are really good editing soft wares for both mac osx
and windows. It is the equivalent of final cut pro