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jagged-chiseltoday at 12:14 PM1 replyview on HN

What about a reflex camera with a CCD? It’s mechanical in that it moves the mirror out of the way to expose the digital censor. I’d call that a digital camera because the output is digital.

ETA: AAMOF, we called them Digital Cameras when they first arrived.


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gonzalohmtoday at 9:37 PM

The sensor is not mechanical. That's why it is digital