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Question
State three ways in which the image formed in a plane mirror differs from the image formed in a pin hole camera.
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Solution
Image formed by plane mirror :
- Image formed by plane mirror is virtual.
- It can not be obtained on the screen.
- Size of image is same as that of the object.
- Image appears to be inverted only on the vertical axis.
Image formed by Pinhole camera :
- Image formed by pinhole camera is real.
- It can be obtained on the screen.
- Size of the image is smaller than the object.
- Image appears to be inverted on both the vertical axis and horizontal axis.
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