A periscope camera lens is a lens assembly that uses prisms, mirrors, or a combination of them to redirect light before it reaches the camera sensor. In doing so, it magnifies the image more so than ...

In a ray diagram, a concave lens is drawn as a vertical line with inward facing arrows to indicate the shape of the lens.

We compare and contrast concave and convex lenses by drawing ray diagrams. In this Closer Look segment on Lenses, we compare and contrast concave and convex lenses by drawing ray diagrams and ...

Mirror is a reflecting surface or a polished metal that forms images. It works on the principle of reflection of light. When a man stands in front of the mirror, light from all parts of the body is ...

A plano-convex lens is compose of a plane and convex surfaces, has a positive focal length.It is used for the changing between point light source and parallel beam.It is mean when the light through ...

Convex and concave lenses can both be used to correct defects of vision. The most commonly occurring defects of vision are ‘short sightedness’ and ‘long sightedness’. People who are ‘short sighted’ ...

Light travels at different speeds based on the medium it passes through. For example, in a vacuum, it travels at 3.0 × 10^8 m/s in a straight line. But when directed towards glass, air, diamond, water ...