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Parts of the Camera
Digital Photo History
Terminology
Know Your Gear
MISC.
100
This device, measured in f-stops, helps control how much light enters the camera.
What is the aperture?
100

The most popular camera brand.

What is Canon?

100
A measure of the number of pixels there are on a sensor.
What is resolution?
100
Cheaper and light-weight, these types of digital cameras are built for average users.
What are Point-and-Shoot Cameras?
100

These tiny devices found in digital cameras replaced film as a means of capturing an image?

What is a digital image sensor?

200
Depending on its speed, this device can either let in a little or a large amount of light.
What is the shutter?
200
This small, easy-to-use camera, made photography popular among average citizens beginning in 1900.
What is the Brownie?
200
Known as RGB, it's the three colors that make up all electronic images.
What are Red, Green, and Blue?
200
This term means "million", and is often used when describing how many pixels a digital camera produces.
What is mega?
200

A tool you can physically attach to camera to produce light and make your pictures brighter. 

What is a flash?

300

This represents a cameras's sensitivity to light as a numerical value. A higher number indicates a higher sensitivity and a greater ability to capture light.

What is ISO?

300
In 2004, this famous photo company quit making film cameras due to the popularity of digital photography.
What is Kodak?
300
It's the smallest, most basic part of a digital image.
What is a pixel?
300

In this type of camera,  the light goes directly to the image sensor instead of being reflected by a mirror, and the photographer sees what they’re shooting via a rear LCD screen or an electronic viewfinder.

What are mirrorless cameras?

300
This three-legged device allows for a photographer to mount their camera to get a more steady shot.
What is a tripod?
400

The standard focal(zoom) length of a "kit" lense. Kit lenses usually come free with a new camera.

What is 18-55mm?

400

This USA government agency paved the way for digital photography by inventing digital imaging in the 1960s. Today, we see can their images taken from a certain height...

What is NASA?

400
A feature on digital cameras that allows the user to adjust how sensitive to light the image sensor is. Too much, and your image will look grainy.
What is the ISO setting?
400

It's the most common file format used in digital photography.

What is .JPG/JPEG?

400
He used photography as a means of showing the true beauty of the environment. Because of his work, the National Park system was born.
Who is Ansel Adams?
500
A mounting point on the top of a camera to attach a flash unit and other compatible accessories.
What is a "Hot Shoe"?
500

This software, invented in 1990 by Adobe, is the most popular and widely-used digital imaging program.

What is Photoshop?

500

When the edges of an image are either darkened, or lightened, in relation to the rest of the photo. It has the effect of drawing the viewer "into" the photo.

What is a vignette?

500

This type of camera is one that that operates with a fixed, digital sensor. It can autofocus and hold thousands of photos on its internal memory card, making it a favorite camera choice for both pros and entry-level photographers alike.

What are DSLR cameras?

500

A photography technique that involves putting multiple photos together to create a wider angle of view. (180, 360 etc.)

What is Panorama?