Photographic camera
o Specialty cameras
Used for a specific purpose
o underwater cameras
o Panoramic cameras
o Polaroid Cameras
Digital cameras
o Rangefinder/viewfinder camera ▪
Point and shoot or compact cameras
o Digital Single lens reflex camera (DSLR)
o Specialty cameras
9 Parts of the camera I (VALE)
xBody - Made of high grade plastic or metal, this holds all the other parts
together as well as provide protection to the delicate internal parts of the
camera.
xShutter Release Button - This is the "trigger" of the camera. In most
cameras, a half-press activates and locks the auto-focus, and a full press initiates
the image capturing process.
Mode Dial - Contains several symbols (slightly different on various camera