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What is a Camera ? the opening to let light in

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This opening is called an aperture and could be:

2:1.

as simple as a single pinhole

 

 

2:2.

a hole drilled in a piece of opaque material like metal

 

2:3.

a variable opening via a series of openings that can be moved over a larger opening

 

2:4.

a variable via a series of leaf blades that open or close

 

The other basics of the camera

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a darkened chamber

 

an appropriate area for the image to project onto

 

 

 

 

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