The Lens. ... A camera lens takes all the light rays bouncing around and uses glass to redirect them to a single point, creating a sharp image. When all of those light rays meet back together on a digital camera sensor or a piece of film, they create a sharp image.

How does a camera work answer?

The lens is a glass plate that covers the opening to the camera's body. The lens directs from an object to the film when the shutter opens. When you push the button on a camera, it opens a shutter, which is a lid that protects the film. The shutter is like your eyelids, and when you open them, then the light comes in.

How does a camera work physics?

Cameras use convex lens to take real inverted images. This is because light rays always travels in a straight line, until a light ray hits a medium. The medium in this case is glass. The glass causes the light rays to refract (or bend) this causes them to form inverted on the opposite side of the medium.