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A '''camera''' is "[a]ny instrument for converting [[electromagnetic]] radiation from a source into an [[image]] of that source.<ref>[http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/CORS-Proxy/Glossary/xml/NGS_Glossary.xml Geodetic Glossary].</ref>
 
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{{Quote|[a]ny instrument for converting [[electromagnetic]] radiation from a source into an [[image]] of that source."<ref>[http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/CORS-Proxy/Glossary/xml/NGS_Glossary.xml Geodetic Glossary].</ref>}}
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{{Quote|[a]n apparatus for taking [[photograph]]s, generally consisting of a lightproof enclosure having an aperture with a shuttered lens through which the [[image]] of an object is focused and recorded on a photosensitive film or plate.<ref>[http://science.nasa.gov/glossary/?l=c NASA Science Glossary].</ref>}}
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{{Quote|an [[electronic device]] using an [[optical system]] and a [[light-sensitive]] pickup tube or [[chip]] to convert [[visual signal]]s into electrical impulses.<ref>Unified Capabilities, Framework 2013, App. C, at C-6 ([http://www.disa.mil/Services/Network-Services/UCCO/~/media/Files/DISA/Services/UCCO/UCR2013/18_Framework_2013_App_C.pdf full-text]).</ref>}}
   
 
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Latest revision as of 01:17, 1 October 2013

Definitions[]

General[]

A camera is

[a]ny instrument for converting electromagnetic radiation from a source into an image of that source."[1]
[a]n apparatus for taking photographs, generally consisting of a lightproof enclosure having an aperture with a shuttered lens through which the image of an object is focused and recorded on a photosensitive film or plate.[2]

Television[]

A camera is

an electronic device using an optical system and a light-sensitive pickup tube or chip to convert visual signals into electrical impulses.[3]

References[]

  1. Geodetic Glossary.
  2. NASA Science Glossary.
  3. Unified Capabilities, Framework 2013, App. C, at C-6 (full-text).

See also[]