the camera

camera
1. camera obscura is latin for dark room. the hole acts as a lens focusing and projecting light onto the wall of a dark chamber
2. isaac newton and christian huygens perfected the understanding of optics and the process of making high quality glass lenses
3. glass lens, dark box, film
4. light passes through the lens into the camera and exposes the film
5. electronic censor called CCD

camera modes
6. auto: camera controls flash and exposure, program: you control flash and other camera settings
7. blurs out the background, uses fastest available lens setting
8. freeze motion, uses highest shutter speed possible
9. must set both the shutter and aperture

half press
10. it's for focus lock

controlling flash
11. it means no flash, use when you don't want flash
12. it means auto flash, enabled by default when the camera thinks there should be more light

intro to exposure
13. picture will be washed out
14. picture will be too dark

universal stop
15. represents a relative change in the brightness of light
16. 1
17. 2

shutter and aperture
18. more light
19. less
20. aperture controls how much light is being let in
21. change the f-stop