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A flash is a device used in photography that produces a brief burst of light (typically lasting 1⁄1000 to 1⁄200 of a second) at a color temperature of about 5,500 K (5,230 °C; 9,440 °F) [1] [citation needed] to help illuminate a scene. A major purpose of a flash is to illuminate a dark scene.
The history of the camera began even before the introduction of photography. Cameras evolved from the camera obscura through many generations of photographic technology – daguerreotypes, calotypes, dry plates, film – to the modern day with digital cameras and camera phones .
Hand-held camera. Hand-held camera or hand-held shooting is a filmmaking and video production technique in which a camera is held in the camera operator's hands as opposed to being mounted on a tripod or other base. Hand-held cameras are used because they are conveniently sized for travel and because they allow greater freedom of motion during ...
Digital camera. Front and back of Canon PowerShot A 95 (c.2004), a once typical pocket-sized compact camera, with mode dial, optical viewfinder, and articulating screen. A digital camera, also called a digicam, [1] is a camera that captures photographs in digital memory. Most cameras produced today are digital, [2] largely replacing those that ...
Instant camera. An instant camera is a camera which uses self-developing film to create a chemically developed print shortly after taking the picture. Polaroid Corporation pioneered (and patented) consumer-friendly instant cameras and film, and were followed by various other manufacturers.
Light meter. A light meter (or illuminometer) is a device used to measure the amount of light. In photography, an exposure meter is a light meter coupled to either a digital or analog calculator which displays the correct shutter speed and f-number for optimum exposure, given a certain lighting situation and film speed.
Snapshot of a tourist taking a selfie. A snapshot is a photograph that is "shot" spontaneously and quickly, most often without artistic or journalistic intent and usually made with a relatively cheap and compact camera . Common snapshot subjects include the events of everyday life, often portraying family members, friends, pets, children ...
Camera. Leica camera (1950s) Hasselblad 500 C/M with Zeiss lens. 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. As a pivotal technology in the fields of photography and videography, cameras have played ...