Power Generator
Imaging Lens
Image Sensor
Polyoptic Wheel
Viewfinder, Eye
LED Flash
LCD Display
Electronics
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Electronics Components

Bigshot's key electronic components can be divided into three categories: photo capture components, user interface components and the camera controller. The photo capture components include the image sensor, camera flash and memory. They are responsible for capturing and storing photos. The interface components, which include the mode dial, shoot switch, liquid crystal display (LCD), LED indicators, buzzer and the universal serial bus (USB), allow the photographer to interact with Bigshot. For instance, the photographer can control Bigshot using the mode knob and shoot button and get visual feedback via the LCD. The camera controller is the brain of the camera and coordinates the operation of all the electronic components. Figure 2 shows some of the key electronic components in Bigshot. Click on the buttons to find the components and learn what they do.

Controller
USB
Buzzer
LED Flash
Sensor
LCD
RAM
Memory
Figure 2: Bigshot's electronics components
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ReferenceReferences

[1] "Microcontroller," Oct 2, 2009. [Online]. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcontroller. [Accessed: Oct 4, 2009].
[2] "Memory," Oct 2, 2009. [Online]. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_(computers). [Accessed: Oct 4, 2009].
[3] "USB," Oct 2, 2009. [Online]. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB. [Accessed: Oct 4, 2009].
[4] "USB," [Online]. Available: http://www.usb.org/home. [Accessed: Oct 4, 2009].
[5] "Buzzer," Oct 2, 2009. [Online]. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzzer. [Accessed: Oct 4, 2009].