Question

The image formed by a pinhole camera is:

• A. Virtual and erect
• B. Real and erect
• C. Virtual and inverted
• D. Real and inverted

Answer 1

The correct option is D Real and inverted

The pinhole camera is the simplest kind of camera. It does not have a lens. It just makes use of an extremely small opening (a pinhole-sized opening) to focus all light rays within the smallest possible area to obtain an image, as clearly as possible. The simple image formed using a pinhole camera is always real and inverted as shown in the image below.