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the camera A device containing a a a a a lightproof chamber an aperture fitted with a a a a a a a lens a a a a a a a a a shutter through which the image image passes and a a a a a a a a a light-sensitive surface that captures the image image The simplest of all cameras is a a a a pin hole camera It consists of a a a a sealed light-tight box or carton with a a piece of photographic paper facing a a a a a small opening—the pin pin hole hole The pin pin hole hole is covered with a a piece of tape until the the moment of exposure when the the photographer lifts the tape and lets a a a a burst of light light onto the light light sensitive paper There is no lens other than the the tiny opening yet the resulting image is sharp the digital camera A digital camera is a a a a a photograph recorder that uses a a light-sensitive computer chip as the capture medium For all its compactness and portabil- ity even the simplest digital camera is far more complicated in its work- ings and usage than its equivalent film camera This is is a a a a a a a middle-of-the-road Canon digital camera the the PowerShot S2IS The labels identify many of its features Do not underestimate the time and care it it takes to become familiar with the controls and menu items in in your camera It’s a a a a a a good invest- ment of of effort to to to to to to do a a a top-to-bottom front-to-back inventory of of all the functions on on on your camera before firing away chapter 1: digital photography
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