Lesson 4:

The Camera and other

Digital Tools
Objectives:
1. Identify the Digital Camera Features.
2. Differentiate digital still camera and digital video camera.
3. Familiarize the Basic Digital Video Camera Parts and
Functions.
Let’s have this activity:

Give the similarities and differences of the CAMERA LENS and the HUMAN EYE.
Equipment Needed for Video Production

Digital Still Digital Video Cell Underwater /

Sports
Camera Camera phone Camera
Drone
Camera
  Takes still pictures, stored in
a media card.
 Each brand of digital
camera usually requires a
particular type of media
card.
Media card usually use:
Digital Still SD card (Secure Digital Card)

Camera
(Digicam)
  Takes moving pictures as a
video.
 Nowadays, most digicams
have the capability to take
videos, and some
videocams can take still
Digital Video pictures.
Camera
(Videocam)
 Digital Video
Camera Features
 Different camera brands
and models have their own
unique features.
  Look for cameras that let
you control the settings
manually.

 Auto functions are convenient and will

serve well on most occasions but there
are certain situations where being able
to manually control the focus, white
balance, and exposure is essential.

1. Manual
Controls
  You can connect your
videocam to a TV or monitor
through an HDMI cable
attached to the HDMI out
socket.

 This is useful if you want the

images you recorded or are
2. HDMI out recording to be viewed on TV.

socket/port
HDMI – High Definition Multimedia Interface
  By connecting a pair of
headphones to your camera,
you will be able to monitor the
sound of your video. So, if any
unwanted noise comes up, you
can immediately make
adjustments to avoid it.

3. Headphone
Jack
  The microphone that comes with
your camera is already of good
quality. But, for some specialized
uses such as when you want to get
a clear interview of a person in a
noisy room, you may need to use
an external microphone. 

 You attach it to your camera

4. Microphone through the microphone jack.

Jack
 Micro USB Port
 This is another way for the user to
transfer audio and video data
between their video recording
device and computer. 

5. USB Port