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WorksheetsGetting to Know Your Camera
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Battery status symbol
allows you to adjust how light, or dark your video appears
ways to manipulate your footage in order to stimulate central theme
indicates the amount of charge remaining in the battery
Record symbol
press this button to begin recording
red circle
unprocessed footage from an image sensor file
Zoom
the ability to change your field of view without moving the camera
built-in flash, dedicated photo shutter button and photo scene modes will be superior performers in the still photo department
number of horizontal lines a video has from top to bottom; the more lines equals sharper resolution
Face detection
type of media that stores your digital videos
the process of removing unrealistic color casts, so that objects which appear white in person are rendered white in your photo
the ability to find and focus on faces in front of a camcorder
Raw video
turns the camera on and off
unprocessed footage from an image sensor file
type of media that stores your digital videos
Power switch
turns the camera on and off
press this button to begin recording
the ability to change your field of view without moving the camera
Tripod
allows you to adjust how light, or dark your video appears
turns the camera on and off
a three-legged stand for supporting a camera
Image stabilization
technology to reduce video blur that results from shaky hands or body movement
number of horizontal lines a video has from top to bottom; the more lines equals sharper resolution
he device inside your camcorder that transforms the light coming through the lens into a digital signal that gets recorded by your camcorder
Record button
turns the camera on and off
the ability to change your field of view without moving the camera
press this button to begin recording
Exposure control
ways to manipulate your footage in order to stimulate central theme
allows you to adjust how light, or dark your video appears
amount of digital data your camcorder can record at any given second
Video resolution
the kind of digital file your camcorder will create
number of horizontal lines a video has from top to bottom; the more lines equals sharper resolution
the device inside your camcorder that transforms the light coming through the lens into a digital signal that gets recorded by your camcorder
Frame rates
speed at which a camcorder captures still frames during recording
built-in flash, dedicated photo shutter button and photo scene modes will be superior performers in the still photo department
amount of digital data your camcorder can record at any given second
Image sensor
built-in flash, dedicated photo shutter button and photo scene modes will be superior performers in the still photo department
type of media that stores your digital videos
the device inside your camcorder that transforms the light coming through the lens into a digital signal that gets recorded by your camcorder
Bit rate
amount of digital data your camcorder can record at any given second
speed at which a camcorder captures still frames during recording
the kind of digital file your camcorder will create
Media format
unprocessed footage from an image sensor file
type of media that stores your digital videos
the kind of digital file your camcorder will create
Filters:
a three-legged stand for supporting a camera
the ability to change your field of view without moving the camera
ways to manipulate your footage in order to stimulate central theme
Video format
technology to reduce video blur that results from shaky hands or body movement
the kind of digital file your camcorder will create
type of media that stores your digital videos
Rule of thirds
type of media that stores your digital videos
the ability to find and focus on faces in front of a camcorder
mentally dividing up your image using 2 horizontal lines and 2 vertical lines then position the important elements in your scene along those lines, or at the point where they meet
Camera mode
allows you to adjust how light, or dark your video appears
built-in flash, dedicated photo shutter button and photo scene modes will be superior performers in the still photo department
indicates the amount of charge remaining in the battery
White balance
the process of removing unrealistic color casts, so that objects which appear white in person are rendered white in your photo
the device inside your camcorder that transforms the light coming through the lens into a digital signal that gets recorded by your camcorder
allows you to adjust how light, or dark your video appears
