Oakland High School Photography
DSLR Camera Identification Project
A.K.A. “Camera Nomenclature”
Objectives:
1. IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN THE PARTS OF THE DSLR CAMERA.
2. UNDERSTANDING THE ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS OF THE DSLR CAMERA.
Materials:
1. THIS LAB SHEET, PENCIL, DSLR CAMERA, and 17x11 PAPER
Project:
DRAW A PICTURE OF THE CAMERA’S FRONT VIEW (WITHOUT LENS or CAP), BACK
VIEW, BOTTOM VIEW, AND A TOP VIEW. ALSO INCLUDE A SEPARATE PICTURE OF
THE DETACHABLE LENS AND A DRAWING FROM INSIDE THE VIEWFINDER.
LOCATE ALL THE PARTS OF YOUR CAMERA LISTED BELOW AND DRAW THEM IN.
LABEL ALL PARTS AND DEFINE (Use a separate piece of paper. Resources include the
manual as well as the web; for instance, http://www.all-things-photography.com/digital-slr.html)
a. CAMERA BODY
b. SHUTTER SPEED CONTROL
c. SHUTTER RELEASE BUTTON
d. MODE DIAL (“M” and “P”: what do they mean?)
e. ACCESSORY SHOE (FLASH MOUNT or MICROPHONE MOUNT)
f. APERTURE CONTROL BUTTON
g. ISO CONTROL BUTTON
h. FLASH
i. FLASH BUTTON
j. VIEWFINDER
k. STRAP
l. INTERCHANGEABLE LENS
m. CROSS KEY PAD (this includes multiple buttons and labels)
n. EXPOSURE COMPENSATION INDICATOR AND CONTROL (Draw a separate picture from what
it looks like inside your viewfinder)
o. BATTERY CHAMBER
p. MIRROR
q. FOCUSING RING
r. ZOOM RING
s. PLAYBACK BUTTON
t. MENU BUTTON
u. INFO BUTTON
v. LCD DISPLAY
w. ZOOM POSITION INDEX
x. TRIPOD SOCKET
y. LENS RELEASE BUTTON
z. MEMORY CARD SLOT
BONUS:
1. DISPLAY BUTTON
2. MAGNIFY KEYS
3. DIOPTRIC ADJUSTMENT KNOB
4. LENS CAP
5. AUTO FOCUS AND MANUAL FOCUS SWITCH
6. LIVE VIEW BUTTON
7. IMAGE STABILIZATION SWITCH
8. BODY CAP
9. AUTOFOCUS POINTS