| aperture |
an opening that controls the amount of light that reaches the lens on a camera. [1/2 definitions] |
| camcorder |
a portable video recording device that includes a camera and a videocassette recorder in one unit. |
| camera |
a device for taking photographs. A camera is a closed box with a small hole that allows light to reach the film inside. The light makes images on the film. |
| cartridge |
a special container made to hold film so that it is easy to load into a camera. [1/3 definitions] |
| cassette |
a case with film, audio tape, or video tape inside. Cassettes make it easy to load a camera or recorder. |
| develop |
When you develop camera film, you carry out a process with the film and with chemicals and paper to create paper photographs. [1/6 definitions] |
| expose |
When people take photographs with a film camera, they allow light into their camera which hits the film and creates an image. When people allow light into their camera, what they are doing is exposing their film to the light. [1/4 definitions] |
| film |
a thin strip of material covered with a substance that changes in the light. Film is used to make photographs and movies. [2/5 definitions] |
| flash |
A flash is a device on a camera that sends out a burst of light so that you can to take pictures when it is somewhat dark. [1/8 definitions] |
| focus |
The focus on something like a camera or microscope is a way of adjusting it so that the device can give a clear image of what you see through the lens. [2/6 definitions] |
| icon |
An icon is a very small drawing that is used as a symbol of something. Icons are used on telephone or computer screens. When you tap or click on an icon, the computer does some action for you. For example, an icon that looks like a camera lets you go to where you can take a picture or look at photos on your phone. [1/2 definitions] |
| lens |
a number of such pieces connected together in a camera or telescope. [1/3 definitions] |
| negative |
A negative is a certain image taken with a camera. On a negative, the areas that should be light in the picture are dark and the areas that should be dark are light. [1/7 definitions] |
| photo |
"Photo" is a short word for "photograph." A photograph is a picture that is made by using a camera. |
| photograph |
a picture made by using a camera that records an image on a surface that is sensitive to light. [2 definitions] |
| photography |
If you are interested in photography, you are interested in taking pictures with a camera. Photography can be both an art and a serious craft. It can also be just a fun thing to do. |
| print |
When you print the photographs you take with a camera, you have the photographs put on paper. [2/8 definitions] |
| shoot |
When you shoot something with a camera, you take a picture of it or you record it as movie. [1/10 definitions] |
| shutter |
a device that opens and closes the lens of a camera. The shutter opens to let light onto the film when a picture is taken. [1/2 definitions] |
| snap |
a photograph taken with an ordinary camera; snapshot. [1/15 definitions] |
| snapshot |
a photograph taken with a small, ordinary camera. |