Parts of a Camera

A setting on your camera that will allow you to create a burst of artificial light.

• Shutter button

• Lens

• Flash

• Lightning

The file type for image files.

• File

• File Name

• Memory Card or SD Card

• JPEG

What part of the camera is this?

• Shutter button

• Playback button

• Menu button

• Menu

What does this do?

• Lets you zoom.

• Thumb grip

• Releases the shutter to take the photo.

• Releases the lens to take the photo.

What does this do?

• Displays the image

• Thumb grip

• Button to zoom

• Scrolls, selects, and has functions

Which part of the camera is the most delicate or fragile?

• Flash

• Lens

• Battery latch

• Viewfinder or display screen

T/F: Your camera functions like the eye

• True

• False

T/F: It draws the light into the camera and focuses it to take a picture. → Lens

• True

• False

This button magnifies (makes larger) the current displayed picture. You don't want to use this setting a lot because it can cause your photo to be blurry/low quality.

• Menu button

• Viewfinder

• Lens

• Zoom

The "window" through which you look to frame your picture.

• Lens

• Viewfinder

• Shutter button

• Playback button