
In this set of lessons we dissect a medium format camera to see the internal mechanisms that make it work. By the end of the lesson students should be able to identify the major components of a modern camera and understand the function the various parts play in image creation.
KEY
TAKE-AWAYS
Exterior and interior components, roles of lenses, aperture, shutter, mirror, sensitized material/sensor and prism. Light path.
Part 1 | LECTURE
Having looked at a Camera Obscura, and understood the process that makes the image appear inside the classroom, we now apply this to a modern-day camera. In class, we looked at the inner workings of a medium format film camera and identified the working parts. We also labeled a drawing of all the camera and discussed the parts we will need to understand to take full advantage of our camera.
Here are the major concepts you need to know.
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Exterior Parts (body, lenses, physical parts, etc)
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Interior components (mirror, prism, sensor)
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Controls (dials, switches and buttons, etc)
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Light path (mirror open and mirror closed)
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Part 2 | MEDIA
MEDIA
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Internal parts of a camera

Parts of a camera
Click to save a copy of the jamboard in your Google Drive. Use the stickies to identify the parts of a camera.