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Still camera

 

Still camera

A camera is a device used to take photographs. Traditional cameras capture light onto photographic film. Digital cameras use electronics, usually a charge coupled device (CCD) to store digital images in computer memory inside the camera, which can be transferred to a computer for later processing.

The still camera may be divided in a number of types:

  • View camera
  • Field camera
  • Folding camera
  • Compact camera
  • Press camera
  • Viewfinder camera
  • Rangefinder camera
  • Twin-lens reflex camera
  • Single-lens reflex camera
  • Digital camera
  • Autofocus camera
  • Box camera
  • Disposable camera
  • Pinhole camera
  • Instant camera

    See also: Photography, cameras by type, PictBridge.



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