Camera Parts

 Vocabulary:

Aperture-A hole or an opening through which light travels.

Shutter-A mechanical device of a camera that controls the duration of a photographic exposure, as by opening and closing to allow light coming through the lens to expose a plate or film.

Exposure-A photographic plate or a piece of film so exposed.

Depth of field-The range of distances along the axis of an optical instrument, usu. a camera lens, through which an object produces a relatively distinct image.

F-stop-A camera lens aperture setting that corresponds to an f-number.

Focal length-The distance from the surface of a lens or mirror to its focal point.

Buttons on top:                      

-Mode dial

-Power switch
-Flash button
-Main dial
-Shutter button
-Flash Sync contacts

-Hot shoe

 -Focal Plane mark 

Buttons on back:

- Red-Eye reduction lamp

-Grip

-Contacts

-Lens Mounts

-Lens lock pin

-EF lens mounts index

-EF-S lens mount index

- Terminal Cover

-Strap Mount