If the tiny hole of a pinhole camera is enlarged to the size of a metal coin, what change will be observed…

If the tiny hole of a pinhole camera is enlarged to the size of a metal coin, what change will be observed on the screen?
  1. The image becomes sharper and clearer
  2. The image becomes very bright but blurred and fuzzy
  3. The image becomes right-side up
  4. Multiple clear images appear side by side

Solution

A large hole acts like thousands of pinholes overlapping, making the screen image brighter but blurred.

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