Camera Parts

An aperture is an opening, hole or gap. A shutter is a device that opens and closes to expose the film in a camera. Exposure is the action of exposing a photographic film to light or other radiation. Depth of field is the distance between the nearest and the furthest objects that give an image judged to be in focus in a camera. An F-stop is a camera setting corresponding to a particular f-number. Focal length is the distance between the center of a lens or curved mirror and its focus.

The buttons on the top and back of a camera are the mode dial, to change the mode, the power switch, to turn it on and off, the flash button, to change the flash settings, main dial, to dial the film, the shutter button, to shoot the picture, delete button, to delete pictures, aperture button, to change the aperture settings, exposure compensation button, to compensate for different levels of exposure, movie shooting button, to record a video, quick control button, easy access to settings, menu button, to go to menu, settings button, to go to settings, arrow keys, to move or change settings, display button, to display picture on LED screen, AE/FE lock, to lock AE/FE, magnify button, to zoom in, playback button, to playback pictures or videos.