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The image on a pin-hole camera diagram must be drawn on the screen

When you use a pin-hole camera with a translucent screen, the image forms on the screen, this means that when you draw a diagram of the camera, you must show the image forming exactly on the screen.

Here is an annotated photo of a pinhole camera:

And here is the diagram that goes with this:

This series of pictures shows how the camera is constructed, giving insights into how the diagrams relate to the real world:

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The pinhole causes the image to be upside down on the screen as light travels in straight lines and the light coming from the top ends up at the bottom (and vice-versa)

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