real images
Not digitally fabricated
Real images are optical images formed when light rays actually converge at a point, as opposed to virtual images where rays only appear to diverge from a point.
A real image can be projected onto a screen—the image on a movie theater screen is real, while your reflection in a mirror is virtual.
Cameras, projectors, and the human eye all form real images.
- camera lensOptical focusing attachment
- camera obscuraDark chamber, projected image
- opticsScience of illumination
- pictureVisual depiction of something
- focusConcentrated attention point
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