The Camera

1. Explain the “camera obscura” effect. How is it achieved?

-The effect came to be known as the "camera obscura" which is Latin for "dark room". This was the first camera. The hole acted like a lens, focusing and projecting light onto the wall of the dark chamber.

2. What invention during the 17th Century helped man get a step closer to creating the modern camera?

-In the 17th century, the modern camera came one step closer when Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens perfected the understanding of optics and the process of making high quality glass lenses.

3. What were the parts of the first modern camera invented by Niepce?

-A glass lens, a dark box, and film. 

4.What do modern digital cameras have in common with Niepce’s camera?

-The result is that modern photography is cheaper