Βγάλε τη φωτογραφική μηχανή και τον φωτογραφικό φακό· δοκίμασε το ζουμ.

Βγάλε is the singular informal imperative of βγάζω. It means take out, get out, or sometimes remove, depending on context.

Here it means something like:

• Take out the camera and the lens

Grammatically, it is the aorist imperative, which is often used for a single complete action. So βγάλε sounds like do this now / as one action, rather than keep taking out or be taking out.

For comparison:

• βγάλε = take out
• βγάζε = keep taking out / take out repeatedly

They are both forms of the, but they match the gender of the noun they go with.

• τη φωτογραφική μηχανή = the camera
• τον φωτογραφικό φακό = the photographic lens

Here:

• τη(ν) is the feminine accusative singular article
• τον is the masculine accusative singular article

Greek articles change depending on gender, number, and case.

Also, τη is a common shortened form of την before a consonant. So:

• τη φωτογραφική μηχανή = same as την φωτογραφική μηχανή

Both are understood, but τη is very common in everyday Greek.

Because adjectives in Greek must agree with the noun they describe in:

• gender
• number
• case

So:

• φωτογραφική μηχανή: μηχανή is feminine singular accusative, so the adjective is φωτογραφική
• φωτογραφικό φακό: φακό is masculine singular accusative, so the adjective is φωτογραφικό

This is very normal in Greek. English adjectives do not change, but Greek adjectives do.

Yes. Φωτογραφική μηχανή is the standard full expression for camera in Greek.

Literally, it means something like photographic machine, but that is just the normal Greek term.

In everyday speech, people may also shorten it in context, but φωτογραφική μηχανή is completely standard and natural.

Yes, φακός can mean different things depending on context.

Common meanings include:

• lens
• flashlight / torch

In this sentence, φωτογραφικός φακός clearly means camera lens or photographic lens.

The adjective φωτογραφικός removes ambiguity and tells you this is the lens used for photography, not a flashlight.

Because both nouns are direct objects of Βγάλε, so they appear in the accusative case.

Compare the dictionary forms:

• η φωτογραφική μηχανή = the camera
• ο φωτογραφικός φακός = the photographic lens

In the accusative:

• τη φωτογραφική μηχανή
• τον φωτογραφικό φακό

Notice:

• μηχανή looks the same in nominative and accusative singular
• φακός changes to φακό

That is a common Greek pattern:

• many feminine nouns in -η keep the same form
• many masculine nouns in -ος change to -ο in the accusative singular

Δοκίμασε is also a singular informal imperative, from δοκιμάζω.

It means:

• try
• test

So δοκίμασε το ζουμ means try the zoom or test the zoom.

Like βγάλε, this is an aorist imperative, so it sounds like a single completed action: go ahead and try it.

Yes. Both commands are addressed to one person in the informal singular:

• Βγάλε
• δοκίμασε

If you were speaking to:

• more than one person, or
• one person formally / politely

you would normally use the plural imperative:

• Βγάλτε τη φωτογραφική μηχανή και τον φωτογραφικό φακό· δοκιμάστε το ζουμ.

So this sentence sounds like someone speaking casually to one person.

Ζουμ is a loanword from English zoom. In Greek, it is commonly used for the zoom function or zooming ability of a camera or lens.

Here it is treated as a neuter noun:

• το ζουμ

That is very common with loanwords in Greek.

So δοκίμασε το ζουμ means:

• try the zoom
• test the zoom function

Greek uses the definite article much more often than English.

So το ζουμ is very natural because Greek often says the + noun even where English might be less explicit.

Here it refers to a specific feature of the camera/lens setup:

• the zoom
• meaning the zoom function

So the article is not strange at all in Greek.

That mark is the Greek middle dot, called άνω τελεία.

It is used somewhat like an English:

• semicolon
• or sometimes colon

In this sentence, it separates the two commands:

• Βγάλε τη φωτογραφική μηχανή και τον φωτογραφικό φακό· δοκίμασε το ζουμ.

So the sense is:

• Take out the camera and the lens; try the zoom.

A useful reminder: in Greek, the symbol ; is actually used as a question mark, so the Greek punctuation system is a little different from English.

Because Greek, like English, can use one verb with two coordinated objects.

So:

• Βγάλε τη φωτογραφική μηχανή και τον φωτογραφικό φακό

means:

• Take out the camera and the lens

There is no need to repeat Βγάλε before the second noun. Greek naturally allows one imperative to govern both objects.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• VGA-le ti foto-gra-fi-KI mi-ha-NI ke ton foto-gra-fi-KO fa-KO; tho-KI-ma-se to zoom

A few notes:

• βγ at the start of Βγάλε can feel tricky for English speakers
• stress matters a lot in Greek:
  • Βγάλε
  • φωτογραφική
  • μηχανή
  • φωτογραφικό
  • φακό
  • δοκίμασε

If you want to sound natural, paying attention to the stressed syllable is very important.

Yes. Βγάζω is a very flexible verb in Greek, and βγάλε can mean things like:

• take out
• remove
• pull out
• bring out

In this sentence, the natural meaning is take out / get out the camera and lens, probably from a bag or case.

So even if you already know the general meaning, it is useful to remember that the exact English translation of βγάζω often depends on context.