Camera Technology (Technology in Action)

by Alastair Jervis (Author), Alistair (Author), Jervis (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1990

  $4.44

  Each book in the Technology in Action series explains how science and human ingenuity have been applied to create the technologies demanded in a constantly changing world. The text examines the reasons why changes and developments are necessary, and shows how problems are solved to bring about these changes. The advances in camera technology have made it possible for photography to be enjoyed by billions of people worldwide. Camera Technology traces the development of the camera from the earliest cameras to today's leaders in the world of camera technology and looks forward to the equipment of the future. The earliest cameras were pinhole cameras, but the image they produced could not be fixed. It wasn't until the mid-19th century that the first photographs were produced. Since then the advances in camera and film technology hve revolutionized photography for both the specialists and the non-specialists. Cameras have gradually become smaller and smaller, and easier to use. In today's compact cameras the photographer has only to press the button - focusing, light metering, exposure, flash and film wind-on are all controlled automatically by the camera. Developments in computer technology have improved lens design, and play a part in auto-focus and exposure systems. The way in which the image is recorded on film is far more advanced than it used to be. Camera Technology examines all areas of this changing subject. There are sections on single lens reflex, compact and zoom cameras, lenses, exposure, light metering, film technology and using flash. It concludes by looking at the camera equipment of the future, and discusses the ways in which current difficulties, such as camera shake, might be overcome by improved technology.