SLR: a single lens reflex with one lens that is made with a prism and a mirror the the beholder looks through to take a photo.
TLR: twin lens reflex. it has two lenses with a veiwing les aswell as a taking lens the beholder does not look through the taking lens while looking through the camera.
LENS: the lens draws light into the camera and focuses it on the film plane.
SHUTTER: the shutter opens and closes to control the exposure of light to the film. The two types of shutters is the leaf shutter which is located either between or just behind the lens elements, and the other type is a focal plane shutter which is located in front of the film plane.
SHUTTER SPEED CONTROL: the shutter speed determines how long the light is exposed to your film. typically, shutter speeds are measured in fractions of seconds.
APETURE: Measured in f/stops, this is a variable opening produced by the iris diaphram in which light passes and goes onto the light plane.
ASA/ISO/FILM SPEED:
ASA/ISO/DIAL:
SHUTTER BUTTON: a mechanism used to open and close shutter.
REWIND KNOB: this knob rewinds the film back into the cassette.
SELF TIMER: this setting trips the shutter after a short delaytypically 7-10 seconds thus allowing everyone to be captured within the shot.
COUNTER: the setting which lets you know how many photos you are capable of taking with the amount of film you are left with.
HOT SHOE: a mounting device typically built on the top of a camera that enables a flash unit or speedlight to be mounted 'on and triggered by a camera.
DEPTH OF FEILD SCALE: the range of acceptably sharp focus in front of and behind the distance the lens is focused on
FILM REWIND BUTTON: this knob rewinds the film back into the film cassette.
