pinhole camera

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pinhole camera

noun pinhole cameras

  1. A simple lensless device for producing a photographic image, consisting of an enclosed box with film or some other flat photosensitive surface on one interior side and a tiny hole in the opposite side. Many of today's photographers forget that a pinhole camera — essentially a small box with a hole in it — can be used to produce a quality photograph.

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noun a simple lensless device for producing a photographic image

Русскийка́мера-о́бскура kámera-óbskura

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@misc{pinhole_camera_2026,
  title = {pinhole camera},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pinhole%20camera},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}