* What are the different types of cameras?
There are six types of cameras available today in conventional film cameras, and some of these types are also available in the more sophisticated digital cameras. These are:
Single use cameras, commonly called disposable cameras
Compact lens-shutter cameras
Bridge cameras
Rangefinders
Twin lens reflex cameras
Single lens reflex cameras
* How does a conventional camera work?
A conventional camera has three elements to make it work. The optical element or lens, the chemical element or film, and the mechanical element or the camera body itself. Here are the basic parts of a conventional camera and its functions:
– The lens It is a curved piece of glass or plastic that takes the beams of light bouncing off an object and redirects them to the camera operators eye.
– The film Its job is to record the image the camera operator sees by chemically recording the pattern of light from the image. A film has a collection of tiny light-sensitive grains that record the light by chemically reacting to it.
– The camera body Basically, exposing light...