How Digital Photography Works

Chapter 1. The Workings of a Digital Camera

And there was, indeed, a time when it was just that simple. I recall my father’s Kodak. It had a craftsmanship you don’t see today. Not that it was built better than a top-of-the-line Nikon, Canon, or Konica Minolta. Those newer cameras communicate their sturdiness the moment you pick one up. Their precision is evident with each click of a dial or button, and you feel their dependability in the heft of a metal body, the sure movement of controls, and the quiet whisks and rumbles of the motors that go about their tasks without you.

But Daddy’s Kodak was a lovely creation in its own right. There was a touch ...