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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:
![](https://cdn.figureoutphysics.com/text/1587243003WirRAfLSQmT3wnaNlKBuoEtd8jvXbF.png)
And here is the diagram that goes with this:
![](https://cdn.figureoutphysics.com/text/1587243004qJ6PeumjKDEtyAxdg5nhW2QfUc3l1H.png)
This series of pictures shows how the camera is constructed, giving insights into how the diagrams relate to the real world:
![](https://cdn.figureoutphysics.com/text/1587243005NsImXc2KLlGSx3joDFt4V9EHQUqPbp.png)
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