For concave mirror:
Object position |
Image Position |
Nature of image |
at infinity |
at the focus F |
real and point-sized |
between infinity and the centre of curvature C |
between F and C |
real, smaller than the object, inverted |
At C |
At C |
real, same size, inverted |
between C and F |
between C and infinity |
real, enlarged, inverted |
At F |
At infinity |
real, infinitely large, inverted |
between the pole P and F |
behind the mirror |
virtual, enlarged, erect |
For convex mirror:-
Object position |
Image position |
Nature of image |
between infinity and the pole |
between the focus and the pole |
virtual, smaller and erect |
at infinity |
at the focus F |
virtual, point-sized |