
Episode 106 - Digital Eyes
Advent of Computing
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The Basics of Analog Imaging
An analog camera works by projecting a light image onto some photosensitized medium. Analog methods rely on chemical properties of certain substances, at least usually. The first photographs used an asphalt that was slightly light-sensitive. A better method was to use silver chloride or some other silver halide chemical.
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