camera

A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.

• The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming imag
• Glance up while strolling through parts of downtown Hong Kong and, chances are, you’ll notice the glassy black lens of a surveillance camera trained on the city’s crowded streets. And that sight will become more common in the coming years,

The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game or simulation.

• If you're building a third-person game with enclosed or tight spaces, try to figure out up front what camera problems you will likely encounter. Use this identification process to influence the early building process.
• I'm talking about the way the camera flies up above the skater when you leap into the air. No one had done it before.

A vaulted room.

A judge's private chamber, where cases may be heard in camera.