Which term describes moving the camera lens up and down without moving the tripod?

Which term describes moving the camera lens up and down without moving the tripod?

• A. Tilting
• B. Panning
• C. Trucking
• D. Zooming

Answer: (A)

Tilting is rotating the camera up or down on its horizontal axis while the tripod stays fixed. This vertical adjustment changes what’s shown in the frame without moving the camera’s position, letting you look up at tall subjects or sweep the view from sky to ground. It’s different from a pan, which swivels the camera left or right about a vertical axis; trucking (a dolly move) involves moving the entire camera horizontally along the set; and zooming changes the image size by varying the lens focal length rather than moving the camera itself. So moving the lens up and down with the tripod stationary is tilting.

Tilting is rotating the camera up or down on its horizontal axis while the tripod stays fixed. This vertical adjustment changes what’s shown in the frame without moving the camera’s position, letting you look up at tall subjects or sweep the view from sky to ground. It’s different from a pan, which swivels the camera left or right about a vertical axis; trucking (a dolly move) involves moving the entire camera horizontally along the set; and zooming changes the image size by varying the lens focal length rather than moving the camera itself. So moving the lens up and down with the tripod stationary is tilting.