Parts of a reflex camera

Parts of a reflex camera

8. Anillo de enfoque:focusing ring

9. Anillo de zoom: zoom

10. Rango de focales: focal length

11. Selector de enfoque: focus mode selector

12. Activar flash: flash button

13. Zapata: flash mount

14. Botón de previsionado de profundidad de campo: depth - of - field preview button

1. Objetivo: lens

2. Disparador: shutter button

3. Dial de control: mode dial

4. Rueda de control: main control dial

5. Botón de desbloqueo del objetivo: lens release button

6. Botón de reducción de ojos rojos: red eye reduction button

7. Empuñadura: grip

15. Botón DISP: camera setting display on/off

16. Menú: menu button

17. Botón JUMP: JUMP button

18. Botón de reproducción de imágenes: playback button

19. Botón de eliminar: erase button/delete

20. Botón de ajuste: setting button

21. Ajuste de la sensibilidad ISO: sensitivity sector/ISO button

22. Ajuste del modo AF: AF mode selection button

23. Selección de balance de blancos: white balance selection button

24. Selección del modo de medición: metering mode selection button

25. Ampliación/Reducción: enlarge/reduce button

26. Apertura/compensación de exposición: aperture/exposure compensation button

27. Selección de modo de avance: drive mode selection button

28. Visor: viewfinder

29. Pantalla: view screen

30. Rueda de ajuste dióptrico: dioptric adjustment knob

31. Lámpara de acceso: access lamp

37. Montura: lens mount

38. Espejo: mirror

39. Pentaprisma: pentaprism

32. Compartimento de la tarjeta de memoria: memory card slot

33. Compartimento de la batería: battery compartment cover

34. Flash: flash

35. Botón de encendido/apagado: ON/OFF button

36. Cuerpo de la cámara: camera's body

Definitions

Dioptric adjustment knob: it is located beside the viewfinder. It varies the focal length of the lens in the viewfinder to enable people who need eyeglasses be able to see through it clearly.

Viewfinder: a small viewing window that shows the image that the camera's imaging sensor sees.

ON/OFF button: turns the camera On or Off. This may also contain a Record / Play Mode selector on some cameras.

Lens: this consists of several layers of lenses of varying properties providing zoom, focusing, and distortion correction. These lenses are mechanically interconnected and adjustment is controlled electronically by the camera's body.

Flash mount: standard holder with contact plates for optional flash accessory.

Body: 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.

View screen: this is a small screen at the back of the camera which can be used for framing or for reviewing the recorded pictures.

Flash: it provides an instantaneous burst of bright light to illuminate a poorly lit scene.

Focal length: found around the manual lens of an older SLR camera, this is used to select an aperture opening. In modern lenses, the aperture is controlled electronically through the body. The aperture is the opening through which light travels to create an image.

Focusing ring: this can also be found around the manual lens of an older SLR camera, this is turned to manually focus the lens.

Shutter button: This is the shutter of the camera. In most cameras, a half-press activates and locks the auto-focus, and a full press initiates the image capturing process.

Battery compartment cover: holds the batteries. Depending on the camera model, this varies in size and shape.

Memory card slot: this is where memory cards are inserted.

Mode dial: containing several symbols (slightly different on various camera models), this dial allows you to select a shooting mode, automatic or manual, or a choice between one of the pre-defined settings.

Work made by

Raquel Goméz de Mayora Rodríguez

Lucía González Martín

Ainhoa Martín Rojo