Part 2. How Digital Cameras Capture Images
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“The camera is a remarkable instrument. Saturate yourself with your subject, and the camera will all but take you by the hand and point the way.” | ||
| --Margaret Bourke White | ||
It’S possible to make a camera that has no lens. It’s called a pinhole camera, and you can make one in just a few minutes. All it takes is a box with a tight–fitting lid that won’t let light in. Punch a small hole—a pinhole made with a straight pin or needle—in the center of one side of the box. Because light enters the box through such a small opening, it does not spread out and become as diffused as does light that has unrestricted ...
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