Question

State three ways in which the image formed in a plane mirror differs from the image formed in a pin hole camera.

Answer 1

Image formed by plane mirror :

1. Image formed by plane mirror is virtual.
2. It can not be obtained on the screen.
3. Size of image is same as that of the object.
4. Image appears to be inverted only on the vertical axis.

Image formed by Pinhole camera :

1. Image formed by pinhole camera is real.
2. It can be obtained on the screen.
3. Size of the image is smaller than the object.
4. Image appears to be inverted on both the vertical axis and horizontal axis.