can cameras lie?

Question

i am aware mirrors, shop windows and shop changing rooms can distort one's image- but does the camera also lie?

Answer 1

cameras can lie even better than mirrors and shop windows.some people are photogenic and look better in photos than in real life.for others the opposite is true.cameras dont necessarily capture a persons "essence".At first glance some people dont seem attractive but spend time with them and you may realise they're extremely attractive after all.

Answer 2

If you use the normal lens, 50 or 55 mm for 35mm film cameras, then the lens will capture a scene that is representative of exactly how the eye will see it. longer and shorter focal lengths cause very real distortions and capture an image that is nothing at all how the eye would see it! They misrepresent the angular relations between near and distant objects. Using a super telephoto can make the moon appear gigantic compared to foreground subjects. Going wide will eventually give you the Fish Eye buggy effect where close objects are over scaled. Photographers always have put various filters in front of the lens to create all kinds of natural or kinky effects. the list of filter effects that can be done with just Cokin products would fill a page. These are "in-camera" distortions, no "photoshop" needed.

Answer 3

A camera captures an image but there are dozens of factors that can distort the image as the camera snaps the shot. Depth of field can distort the size of objects in relation to other objects. Various filters whether colored or a fish eye or star filter can dramatically change an object in a photo.

Answer 4

The camera will record what it is pointed at depending on what kind of lens you are using. The type of metering system
your using Where you meter . The type of light , the film speed or ISO, as well as the size of the aperture , you are using. If you always shoot in automatic mode the camera may not capture the detail you are looking for. Although fully automatic cameras are easy to use sometimes their metering systems can be fooled by different contrasts . You also need to use your depth of field button if you have one.The camera doesn't lie it will record what's in front of it but White Balance ,Lens Choice,ISO and Aperture and light all help determine what the final photo will look like.

Answer 5

A lens can most certainly distort how a person actually appears in real life. There are certain lenses that just aren't very flattering for portraits, for example extreme wide angle lenses and in particular fisheye lens. There is a reason why photographers don't use a fisheye lens to take portraits and here is a good example http://www.jeff-phillips.com/fisheye_fun/ian_fisheye.jpg
For 35mm cameras a 50mm lens will produce an image which is closest to how we see. For a medium format camera it is 80mm, and for large format it is around 150mm.

Answer 6

Anything can lie if the image is warped by a improperly hung mirror or broken lens. If the image is done digitally distortion sometime occurs when resized on accident.

Answer 7

Yeah, picture quality and light can distort the true image.

Answer 8

No, cameras cannot lie. They can only show you what is visible to them. Cameras can be tricked, however.

Answer 9

Cameras couldn't lie to peoples,it couldn't talk to peoples at all.

Answer 10

No.