Digital Photography Final Test
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
image sensor - ✔✔contains light-sensitive cells (pixels) that record an image
megapixel - ✔✔1 million pixels
pixels - ✔✔tiny points on a camera's image sensor that absorb light and turn it into a
digital photo
RGB - ✔✔"red, green, and blue"
resolution - ✔✔the amount of detail that a camera can capture
aperture - ✔✔an adjustable hole in the front of the sensor, just inside the lens, that
determines how much light reaches the sensor
exposure - ✔✔the amount of light that reaches the sensor
overexposed - ✔✔if too much light hits the sensor
shutter - ✔✔controls the duration of the light coming into the camera
shutter speed - ✔✔the amount of time that the shutter is open, or allowing light to pass
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, underexposed - ✔✔if too little light hits the sensor
ISO - ✔✔indicates your digital camera's sensitivity to light
focal length - ✔✔determines the angle of view, or how much of the scene will be
captured by the camera, as well as the magnification, or how large individual elements
will be
lens - ✔✔primary purpose is to focus and direct the incoming light
telephoto lens - ✔✔pulls the scene closer into the camera's viewfinder
wide angle lens - ✔✔cover a wider area than the normal viewing range of the human
eye, usually under 45mm focal length
zoom lens - ✔✔enable you to photograph a subject at various focal lengths without
having to change out the physical lens or change your position in relation to the subject
perspective - ✔✔the sense of depth or spatial relationships between objects in the photo,
or the angle of view in relation to the objects in an image
LCD screen - ✔✔Liquid Crystal Display - "live view" of what the sensor can see on the
rear of the camera
viewfinder - ✔✔the tiny eyepiece that the photographer looks through that allows him
to compose and frame a picture
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
image sensor - ✔✔contains light-sensitive cells (pixels) that record an image
megapixel - ✔✔1 million pixels
pixels - ✔✔tiny points on a camera's image sensor that absorb light and turn it into a
digital photo
RGB - ✔✔"red, green, and blue"
resolution - ✔✔the amount of detail that a camera can capture
aperture - ✔✔an adjustable hole in the front of the sensor, just inside the lens, that
determines how much light reaches the sensor
exposure - ✔✔the amount of light that reaches the sensor
overexposed - ✔✔if too much light hits the sensor
shutter - ✔✔controls the duration of the light coming into the camera
shutter speed - ✔✔the amount of time that the shutter is open, or allowing light to pass
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, underexposed - ✔✔if too little light hits the sensor
ISO - ✔✔indicates your digital camera's sensitivity to light
focal length - ✔✔determines the angle of view, or how much of the scene will be
captured by the camera, as well as the magnification, or how large individual elements
will be
lens - ✔✔primary purpose is to focus and direct the incoming light
telephoto lens - ✔✔pulls the scene closer into the camera's viewfinder
wide angle lens - ✔✔cover a wider area than the normal viewing range of the human
eye, usually under 45mm focal length
zoom lens - ✔✔enable you to photograph a subject at various focal lengths without
having to change out the physical lens or change your position in relation to the subject
perspective - ✔✔the sense of depth or spatial relationships between objects in the photo,
or the angle of view in relation to the objects in an image
LCD screen - ✔✔Liquid Crystal Display - "live view" of what the sensor can see on the
rear of the camera
viewfinder - ✔✔the tiny eyepiece that the photographer looks through that allows him
to compose and frame a picture
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