Which of the following is not a characteristic of pinhole camera ?

It produces an inverted image

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It works on the principle of rectilinear motion of light

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It is inexpensive to make

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The image produced is black and white

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Solution

The correct option is C The image produced is black and white
Pinhole camera
- image formed is inverted (upside down) as compared to the object.
- image formed is real (because it can be formed on a screen) and of the same colour as the object.
- Image can be smaller than the object, equal to the object or bigger than the object (depending on the distance of object from the pinhole camera).
- Is inexpensive to make
- works on the principle of rectilinear motion of light

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