WHAT IS A PINHOLE CAMERA?A pinhole camera, also known as camera obscura, or “dark chamber”, is a simple optical imaging device in the shape of a closed box or chamber. In one of its sides is a small hole which, via the rectilinear propagation of light, creates an image of the outside space on the opposite side of the box. |
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What to do:
- To make a quick version of the pinhole projector, take a sheet of paper and make a very small hole in the middle of it using a pin or a thumbtack. …
- Hold this piece of paper in front of the Sun. …
- The second sheet of paper will act as a screen.
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