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A digital camera, also called a digicam, is a camera that uses digital storage to capture images. Most cameras produced since the start of the 21st century are digital, largely replacing cameras that
Front and back of a Canon PowerShot A95 (c.2004), a once typical pocket-sized compact camera, with mode dial, optical viewfinder, and articulating screen
Hasselblad 503CW with Ixpress V96C digital back, an example of a professional digital camera system
At the heart of a digital camera is a CCD or a CMOS image sensor.
A digital camera is shown partially disassembled. The lens assembly (bottom right) is removed but the sensor (top right) is still able to capture an image, as seen on the LCD screen (bottom left).
A digital single-lens reflex camera is a digital camera that combines the optics and mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a solid-state image sensor and digitally records the images from the
Digital camera
…seeking professional-quality photos. In late 2008, a new type of camera emerged, called a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera. It is technically a DSLR camera that does not require a reflex mirror, a key component of the former. While a typical DSLR has a mirror that reflects light from the lens up to the…
Perspective view of Sony Mavica from June 1982 press release
Canon RC-701 from 1986
Nikon QV-1000C from 1988
Nikon NASA F4 back view with Electronics Box, launched on STS-48 September 1991