Intro to the Camera For incoming interns and new students of corporate film and video, we cover the basics of the camera and answer questions such as “what is progressive scanning?” and “what’s the difference between component and composite video?” and more. Brief History of the Camera Cameras were created in the 19th Century by utilizing glass to focus light onto a chemically treated surface. As technology improved, glass got better and the chemically treated surfaces were improved. By the early 20th Century, the cameras had become somewhat standardized. Then motion picture cameras came along. Same principle- but instead of taking one frame or picture, now a motor was created to speed the chemically treated surface (film) through the housing to enable taking many pictures each second. This started by hand cranking the film through (resulting in variable speed– notice…
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