colour camera

Definition: Instrument for making three separation negatives in one exposure: consists of arrangement to split incoming image into three parts using mirrors, semi-reflecting mirrors or prisms. Each beam of light goes to different part of camera to expose film through respectively red, green and blue filters. * Original cameras were horribly cumbersome and delicate. Principle lives on in professional video cameras and in some designs of digital camera.

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