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Camera and Types

A camera is a device for capturing visual information, originating from the Greek word 'Kamara' meaning dark room. There are three main types of digital cameras: Point and Shoot, which are user-friendly; DSLR, which offer better image quality; and Mirrorless cameras, which utilize a digital display system and are increasingly popular. The document also notes Alphonse Bertillon as the father of forensic photography and mentions the first film shot entirely on DSLRs in India.

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Camera and Types

A camera is a device for capturing visual information, originating from the Greek word 'Kamara' meaning dark room. There are three main types of digital cameras: Point and Shoot, which are user-friendly; DSLR, which offer better image quality; and Mirrorless cameras, which utilize a digital display system and are increasingly popular. The document also notes Alphonse Bertillon as the father of forensic photography and mentions the first film shot entirely on DSLRs in India.

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Camera and Types of

Digital Camera
Camera
The word camera originally derived from the Greek word ‘Kamara’,
meaning a dark room.

A camera is a device or mechanism designed to capture and record


visual information, usually in the form of photographs or videos.

It consists of various components that work together to focus light


onto a photosensitive surface (such as an image sensor or
photographic film) to create a permanent or digital representation of
the scene being observed.

The father of forensic photography is Alphonse Bertillon.


Types of Digital Camera

1. Point and Shoot cameras

The simplest type is a point and shoot camera.


You point at the image to be clicked, and just click the
button to shoot it.
The camera does all the calculation and adjustment on its
own for capturing the image.
It is good for people who do not have any artistic or
professional inclination towards learning photography.
The camera of your smartphone also lies in this category,
but depending on the model and budget of the phone, it
may offer you certain customizations for the image.
These cameras have separate mechanisms and lenses for capturing and
viewing the image.

The lens allows the light in to capture the image while the viewfinder
allows the light in for the eye to view and compose the frame.

Due to the difference in the position of the two lenses, parallax error
occurs while shooting.

Parallax error occurs when there is a difference between the


conceptualized frame and the captured frame due to the position of the
two lenses.
2. DSLR Cameras
DSLR stands for Digital Single Lens Reflex cameras.

They are named so as they have single lens for


viewing and capturing the image.

DSLRs have larger sensors than average point and


shoot cameras, thus resulting in better image quality.

DSLRs also allow for video recording, but control


may vary depending on the budget and the model of
the camera.

Stanley Ka Dabba (2011) was the first film in India to


be completely shot on DSLRs.
3. Mirrorless Cameras
Further improving upon the design of the DSLRs,
mirrorless cameras work on a digital display system rather
than an optical one.

Simply put, in the absence of the reflex mirror, the image


sensor supplements the viewfinder with the signal it is
receiving.

So the photographer is able to see the image live on a small


LCD screen at the back of the camera. All the controls and
functions can be accessed through this screen and there is no
need of using a viewfinder at all.

Slowly and steadily gaining the market share, mirrorless


cameras are replacing the DSLRs.

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