Film Camera Vocabulary

FILM CAMERA

VOCABULARY

By: Kaitlin Brezko

HO W TO NAV IG ATE TH R OU GH TH I S PR ES ENTAT I O N

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INTRODUCTION

During this presentation you will learn basic camera vocabulary of a film camera, and then complete some review questions to test your knowledge.

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CLICK EACH VOCAB WORD TO SEE ITS DEFINITION

Lens

Focus Ring

Rewind Knob

Hot Shoe

Shutter

LENSThe Lens is the part of the camera that is a piece of plastic or glass that makes images appear larger or smaller when you look through it.

FOCUS RINGThe focus ring is the part of the camera that allows the user of the camera to manually focus the camera by rotating it.

REWIND KNOBThe rewind knob is the part of the camera that is used to rewind the film back into the film canister after the user of the camera has completed the roll of film.

HOT SHOEThe hot shoe is the part of the camera that allows a flash attachment to be added to the camera.

SHUTTERThe shutter is the part of the camera that opens to allow light to enter when a photograph is being taken.

N O W L E T S T E S T Y O U R K N O W L E D G E

Answer the following questions to test your knowledge on the film vocabulary terms.

WHICH CAMERA PART ALLOWS YOU TO ATTATCH A FLASH TO IT?

Lens

Shutter

Hot Shoe

OOPS! Try Again!

CORRECT!The hot shoe is the part of the camera that allows a flash attachment to be added to the camera.

WHICH PART OF THE CAMERA IS THE ARROW POINTING AT?

Hot Shoe

Rewind Knob

Shutter

Try Again!

CORRECT!That part of the camera is where the shutter is located.

WHAT IS THE PART OF THE CAMERA CALLED THAT MAKES IMAGES APPEAR

SMALLER OR L ARGER WHEN YOU LOOK THROUGH IT?

Rewind Knob

Focus Ring

Lens

OOPS! Try Again!

CORRECT!The Lens is the part of the camera that is a piece of plastic or glass that makes images appear larger or smaller when you look through it.

W H A T I S T H E P A R T O F T H E C A M E R A T H A T A L L O W S T H E U S E R O F T H E C A M E R A T O M A N U A L L Y F O C U S T H E C A M E R A B Y R O T A T I N G I T ?

Shutter

Lens

Focus Ring

OOPS! Try Again!

CORRECT !

The Focus ring is the part of the camera that allows the user of the camera to manually focus the camera by rotating it.

CONGRATULATIONS!

You have now acquired the vocabulary knowledge needed to know the basic parts of a film camera!

SOURCEThe image of the camera used in this presentation was found on:http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/end-of-an-era-nikon-stops-making-film-cameras.html