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Image sensor
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An image sensor or imager is a sensor used for imaging. It detects and conveys information used to form an image. It does so by converting the variable attenuation of light waves into signals, small b
A micrograph of the corner of the photosensor array of a webcam digital camera
A micrograph of the corner of the photosensor array of a webcam digital camera
Image sensor (upper left) on the motherboard of a Nikon Coolpix L2 6 MP
Image sensor (upper left) on the motherboard of a Nikon Coolpix L2 6 MP
Infrared view of the Orion Nebula taken by ESO's HAWK-I, a cryogenic wide-field imager
Infrared view of the Orion Nebula taken by ESO's HAWK-I, a cryogenic wide-field imager
Digital camera
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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
Front and back of a Canon PowerShot A95 (c.2004), a once typical pocket-sized compact camera, with mode dial, optical viewfinder, and articulating scr
Hasselblad 503CW with Ixpress V96C digital back, an example of a professional digital camera system
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.
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 i
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).