State the characteristics of the image formed by a pinhole camera.

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The characteristics of image are as follows -
(i) The image formed is real hence it can be formed on the screen
(ii) It is inverted
(iii) It is generally smaller than the size of the object

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State the characteristics of the image formed by a pinhole camera.

The characteristics of image are as follows -(i) The image formed is real hence it can be formed on the screen(ii) It is inverted(iii) It is generally smaller than the size of the object

The characteristics of image are as follows -
(i) The image formed is real hence it can be formed on the screen
(ii) It is inverted
(iii) It is generally smaller than the size of the object