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12. When hand-holding a camera with a 50 mm
lens, ______ second is the slowest practical
shutter speed for most photographers.
13. Why is camera shake more apparent when
longer focal length lenses are used?
14. The two basic image stabilizing approaches
are lens-shift and ______.
15. List at least three types of camera support
other than a tripod.
16. A material that is commonly used for tripods
because of its excellent strength-to-weight
ratio is ______.
17. A tripod head that uses a single control to
lock the camera into position and provides
quick and almost infinitely adjustable
positioning is the ______ head.
18. A quick release system uses a(n) ______
fastened to the camera and a latching
mechanism on the tripod head.
19. Cite several reasons for and against using a
tripod.
20. A tripod used with a large format field
camera might have to support ______ pounds
or more.
21. If a shutter release device is not available, the
______ shutter release option can be used to
minimize camera shake.
Suggested Activities
1. Using a digital camera, tablet, or
smartphone that has a continuous shooting
(burst mode) feature, photograph an
interesting moving subject, such as a high
jumper at a track meet or a skateboarder
doing tricks. Review the individual shots
and select three of them to show a sequence
of motion. Use the slideshow feature to play
back the sequence.
2. Plan and deliver to your class a short
demonstration on setting up a tripod. Your
demonstration should include extending and
locking the tripod legs, leveling the tripod,
attaching the camera, using the centerpost (if
so equipped), and operating the ball head or
other camera-mounting device.
Review Questions
Answer the following questions using the information
provided in this chapter.
1. Which exposure mode should be selected
when you want to control depth of field?
2. The night scene preset exposure mode uses
both flash and a slow shutter speed. What is
the advantage of using this mode?
3. A(n) ______ is a bar graph showing all the
tonal values of an image.
4. Automatic white ______ adjusts the camera’s
response to make a white object appear white
under specific light conditions.
5. To capture an image that will produce an
excellent 7″ × 10″ inkjet print, the JPEG
quality setting of your 6Mp camera should be
set to ______.
6. The more an image file is compressed, the
greater its ______ loss.
7. Cameras must be protected from both ______
and dust.
8. Why should you turn off the camera before
changing lenses?
9. To remove dust from the sensor, use a(n)
______, not a blower brush or canned air.
10. A swab with a small amount of solvent is
used to clean adhered dust particles from a
digital camera’s ______.
A. LCD
B. viewfinder
C. sensor cover plate
D. UV filter
11. Blurring in a photograph can be due to ______
or ______.