A camera is an instrument used to capture and store images and videos, either digitally via an electronic image sensor, or chemically via a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. Its invention dates to the 19th century and involved multiple pioneers rather than a single credited inventor. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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YearSourced to the subject's own account SignificanceSourced to the subject's own accountCommercial camera manufacturing became a specialized trade by the 1850s, standardizing designs and sizes after the 1839 daguerreotype process made cameras commercially viable. 1 Camera
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Modern electronic cameras are an electrical and optical engineering product.
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A camera is an instrument used to capture and store images and videos, either digitally via an electronic image sensor, or chemically via a light-sensitive material such as photographic film.
History, 19th century section, daguerreotype sentence
The introduction of the daguerreotype process in 1839 facilitated commercial camera manufacturing, with various producers contributing diverse designs.
History, 19th century section, second sentence
As camera manufacturing became a specialized trade in the 1850s, designs and sizes were standardized.
Associated With: Photographic Film, Lead section, first sentence, photographic film clause
chemically via a light-sensitive material such as photographic film
Associated With: Camcorder, Motion picture cameras section
A movie camera or a video camera operates similarly to a still camera, except it records a series of static images in rapid succession
Associated With: Instant Camera, Compact cameras section, instant camera subsection
After exposure, every photograph is taken through pinch rollers inside the instant camera.
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Cameras have become standard features of smartphones.
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Most of the optical and mechanical elements, except for the illumination and sound devices, are present in movie cameras.
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