Digital camera
device · 1975 · Digital age
A camera with an electronic sensor (Sasson, Kodak).
What it is made of
- CCD sensor — has part. The first ones used CCDs.
- Flash memory — has part. A memory card.
- Lens — has part. A lens.
- Image sensor — has part. Instead of film a digital camera has an image sensor.
- Photographic flash — has part. The flash lights the shot when it is dark.
Principles and materials it uses
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Camera — evolved from. A sensor instead of film.
- Smartphone camera — evolved into. A miniature digital camera.
What it is a kind of
- Webcam — includes. A webcam is a small digital camera that streams video to a computer.