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Camera Basics

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 4hrs 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of the camera?

a)

A light tight box with a hole in it

b)

A black box

c)

The device used to capture a picture

d)

When light is used to capture a picture

2.

What is the definition of aperture?

a)

Controls how fast the shutter curtain opens and closes

b)

Controls how much grain you will see in your picture

c)

Controls the size of the opening formed by the iris diaphragm

d)

Controls the film's sensitivity to light

3.

Look at the above aperture settings, which one lets in the MOST amount of light?

a)

f/2

b)

f/22

c)

1/2

d)

1/30

4.

Look at the above aperture settings, which one lets in the LEAST amount of light?

a)

f/2

b)

f/22

c)

1/2

d)

1/30

5.

What are the two special numbers for aperture (hint: you only need to remember these two to remember the rest)

a)

f/2

b)

f/2.8

c)

f/4

d)

f/5.6

e)

f/8

6.

What are all the numbers for aperture? You do not need to write it in f/_ format. Separate each number by a comma (i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4)

(a)  

7.

What f/stop lets in the MOST amount of a light?

a)

f/2

b)

f/11

c)

f/22

8.

What f-stop lets in the LEAST amount of light?

a)

f/2

b)

f/11

c)

f/22

9.

What f-stop has the SMALLEST opening?

a)

f/4

b)

f/5.6

c)

f/8

10.

What f-stop has the LARGEST opening?

a)

f/2.8

b)

f/4

c)

f/11

11.

Depth of Field is controlled by

a)

The shutter

b)

The film speed

c)

The exposure meter

d)

The aperture

12.

What refers to how much of the scene is in focus both in front of behind the subject?

a)

Depth of Field

b)

ISO

c)

Shutter

d)

Focal Range

13.

What is large depth of field?

a)

When you use a wide-angle lens

b)

The subject is focused but the background is not

c)

The subject and the background are focused

d)

The background is focused but the subject is not

14.

OPPOSITES: A LARGE depth of field has a _______ aperture

a)

Large, such as f/2

b)

Large, such as f/22

c)

Small, such as f/2

d)

Small, such as f/22

15.

What is SMALL depth of field?

a)

The subject is focused but the background is not

b)

The middle ground is in focus, but the foreground and background is not

c)

The background is focused, but the subject is not

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

16.

OPPOSITES: A SMALL depth of field has a _____ aperture

a)

Small, such as f/2

b)

Small, such as f/22

c)

Large, such as f/2

d)

Large, such as f/22

17.

Check all the things aperture controls?

a)

The amount (and intensity of light)

b)

The size of the opening formed by the iris diaphragm

c)

Depth of Field

d)

how much of the scene is in focus both in front of and behind the subject

18.

_______ is the amount of time that light has to reach the film/imaging chip

a)

ISO

b)

Aperture

c)

Exposure

d)

Shutter Speed

19.

What are the special numbers for shutter speed? (i.e. you only have to memorize these to know all the other shutter numbers)

a)

1, 15, 120

b)

1, 15, 125

c)

1, 16, 120

d)

1, 16, 125

20.

What are all the numbers for shutter? Separate each number by a comma and a space (i.e. 1, 2, 3)

(a)  

21.

What type of shutter would a sports photographer use?

a)

Slow, such as 1"

b)

Slow, such as 1/1000

c)

Fast, such as 1/2

d)

Fast, such as 1/1000

22.

What is a sports photographer's goal?

a)

to freeze movement with a fast shutter

b)

to freeze movement with a slow shutter

c)

to blur movement with a fast shutter

d)

to blur movement with a slow shutter

23.

What type of shutter speed would you use if you want to BLUR movement?

a)

Slow, such as 1"

b)

Slow, such as 1/1000

c)

Fast, such as 1/2

d)

Fast, such as 1/1000

24.

What shutter speed would a photographer use if they want to take a photo using PANNING?

a)

1/15

b)

1/30

c)

1/60

d)

1/125

25.

What would a panned photo look like?

a)

Image is clear, background is blurred

b)

Image is blurry, background is blurred

c)

Image is clear, background is clear

d)

Image is blurry, background is clear

26.

If you want to take a picture at night of blurred light movement at night, you should put your shutter to....

a)

B or (30")

b)

1/60

c)

1/1000

d)

f/2

e)

f/22

27.

What should you always have if you are shooting at night with B setting?

a)

Tripod

b)

Shutter Release Cord

c)

A flashlight

d)

A mask

28.

What is the safest shutter speed to use to prevent camera shake?

a)

1/2

b)

1/15

c)

1/30

d)

1/60

e)

1/125

29.

What is the FASTER shutter speed?

a)

1/500

b)

1/60

30.

What is the SLOWER shutter speed?

a)

1/15

b)

1/125

31.

What shutter speed lets in the MOST light?

a)

1/2

b)

1/15

c)

1/4

d)

1/1000

32.

What shutter speed lets in the LEAST amount of light?

a)

1/2

b)

1/15

c)

1/4

d)

1/30

33.

What does 2" mean?

a)

1/2 second

b)

2 full seconds

c)

f/2

34.

What type of photo is this?

a)

Fast Shutter

b)

Slow Shutter

c)

B

d)

Panning

35.

What type of photo is this?

a)

Fast Shutter

b)

Slow Shutter

c)

B

d)

Panning

36.

What type of photo is this?

a)

Fast Shutter

b)

Slow Shutter

c)

B

d)

Panning

37.

What type of photo is this?

a)

Fast Shutter

b)

Slow Shutter

c)

B

d)

Panning

38.

What does ISO measure?

a)

Depth of Field

b)

Shutter Speed

c)

Aperture

d)

The film's sensitivity to light

39.

A 200 ISO is used for ____

a)

Shooting sports photography

b)

Dark situations

c)

Fine art photography or when it is bright and sunny

d)

Everyday use

40.

An 800 ISO is used for ___

a)

Everyday use

b)

Fine art photography or when it is bright and sunny

c)

Dark situations

d)

Outside and sunny shots

41.

What is a negative of shooting with an 800 ISO

a)

You have to have a lot of light

b)

It will be grainy

c)

You can only use it indoors

d)

It won't let you capture action

42.

What are the three things that control how much light is let into the camera?

a)

The light meter

b)

Shutter Speed

c)

Depth of Field

d)

Aperture

e)

ISO

43.

What type of lens is used for landscape, panoramas, or very shallow depth of field?

a)

Normal/Standard

b)

Telephoto

c)

Wide Angle Prime

d)

Macro

44.

What type of lens is used to "see how the eye sees"?

a)

Normal/Standard

b)

Telephoto

c)

Wide Angle Prime

d)

Macro

45.

What type of lens allows you to get close to the subject without having to "actually" get close?

a)

Normal/Standard

b)

Telephoto

c)

Wide Angle Prime

d)

Macro

46.

What is the LCD?

a)

The screen on the back of your camera

b)

The sensor that captures your images

c)

A computer program that manipulates digital photos

d)

The card your record your images on

47.

If getting this type of photograph ____ (click all that apply) is important to you, you would use the S mode (SHUTTER PRIORITY)

a)

Depth of Field

b)

Frozen Movement

c)

Blurred Movement

d)

Panning

48.

True or False: You should use A or Aperture Priority if Depth of Field is your concern

a)

True

b)

False

49.

If you set the Aperture and the CAMERA sets the shutter, what mode is that?

a)

Shutter Priority (S)

b)

Aperture Priority (A)

c)

Programmed Mode (P)

d)

Manual Mode (M)

50.

What mode do we use for class?

a)

Shutter Priority (S)

b)

Aperture Priority (A)

c)

Programmed Mode (P)

d)

Manual Mode (M)

51.

What happens when you save your files as a jpg?

a)

The file will be large and untouched and uncompressed

b)

It will compress the file and get rid of useless data