camera

A camera is a device used to capture an image. While cameras originally relied on the exposure of light-sensitive film to capture images, modern cameras are typically digital, featuring an area detector consisting of a large pixel array. Digital cameras typically feature either charge coupled device (CCD) or scientific complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (sCMOS) detectors.

See also: scientific complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor detector, charge coupled device, electron multiplying charge coupled device, area detector, detector, pixel, digital image

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Fundamentals of Digital Imaging

Improvements in electronic camera and computer technology have made digital imaging cheaper and easier to use than conventional photography.