digital camera
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A digital camera is a device that takes pictures and videos by converting light into digital information that can be stored on a computer or memory card. This technology matters because it allows people to instantly view, edit, and share their photos and videos without needing film or a darkroom.
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Front and back of a Canon PowerShot A95 (c.2004), a once typical pocket-sized compact camera, with mode dial, optical viewfinder, and articulating screen Hasselblad 503CW with Ixpress V96C digital back, an example of a professional digital camera system A digital camera, also called a digicam, is a camera that uses digital storage to capture images. Most cameras produced since the start of the 21st century are digital, largely replacing cameras that captured images on photographic film or film stock.
Many digital cameras are now integrated into mobile devices such as smartphones. However, high-end dedicated digital cameras are still commonly used by professionals.