Loading and Unloading a camera...?

Question

how is a camera loaded and unloaded?

Answer 1

the above is for a film camera.if you mean a digital camera there is a covered slot or compartment the memory card goe's in.

hope this helps

Answer 2

You don't specify what type of film or camera, so I'll assume you mean 35mm film in an SLR.

It depends on the camera, but generally the film canister is placed in first and the first bit of film which is narrower than the rest (the leader) is either clipped in or pushed through a slot or wound round at the other end of the camera, some cameras are automatic loading and just require that the canister be placed in and the leader laid flat before closing the back of the camera.

If your camera is an old manual type where you have to wind on with your thumb between shots, you will probably need to pull up the little handle that is used to wind the film back into the canister before you can fit a roll of film in.

To unload the camera, if it doesn't automatically wind the film back, just pull up the little handle I mentioned earlier and wind it clockwise untill the film is all back in the canister, with a bit of practice you can feel or sometimes hear when the leader becomes detatched from the other spool. You will probably need to press a little button somewhere near the handle to release a ratchet mecanism that prevents the film moving the wrong way during shooting.

While loading or unloading the film take care not to touch anything that comes in to contact with the film and try to prevent any dust from entering the camera, otherwise your negatives may have unwanted specks or blurs when developed.

Also remember that any film which is exposed to the light while loading is wasted, only pull out what you need to load it correctly, and after you have closed the back, wind the film on and press the shutter a couple of times to get to unexposed film. If you take care not to waste this first bit of film, you can get an extra few shots out of every roll, which considering the price of film is well worth the effort.

The best thing to do is read the manual, if you haven't got one, search on google for one or you could go to a local photography shop and ask them to show you, they should know or be able to work it out very easily. (don't bother with any chain of photography shops like jessops, they're a bit dim and don't know nuch about cameras or photography)