1. Camera Types and Parts

3. Two Types Manual Automatic

4. Types of Automatic Point and Shoot/Rangefinder/Viewfinder SLR HAS Automatic Settings now, but is not considered an automatic Camera

5. Characteristics of Automatic Cameras Point n’ shoot 1st Amateur Camera You view through the viewfinder/camera views through the lens Parallax problem, must adjust framing Aperture limited, 3 stops, no controls, set aperture, focus and shutter speed Zoom lens with auto focus Disposable Camera

7. Types of Manual View Camera Twin Lens Reflex Single Lens Reflex (SLR)

8. Characteristics of a View Camera Bellows adjust distortion 1st camera invented Used by professionals Easy to frame Picture shows up upside down Must use a tripod You see through the camera lens Takes 1 shot at a time Exchange lenses Uses large and medium format film

9. Characteristics of a TLR TLR=Twin Lens Reflex Professional use, lighter weight Medium Format Film You see through one lens, the camera sees through the other Parallax problem Portrait photography for sharper printing

10. Characteristics of an SLR SLR=Single Lens Reflex Professional and Amateur use Mirrors allow you to see through the camera lens Exchangeable lenses Light weight and small format roll film You control aperture, focus, film speed and shutter speed

12. Other types of cameras Panorama: wide views, lens swings in an arc or wide angle lens

13. Other types of cameras Underwater: depth limitations.

14. Other types of cameras Polaroid/instant: produce a print within seconds

15. Other types of cameras Stereo: takes two pictures at the same time through side-by-side lenses. The result is a stereograph: gives the illusion of three dimensions when seen in a stereo viewer