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cameras


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cameras

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Lightproof boxes fitted with a lens through the aperture of which the image of an object is recorded on light-sensitive material such as film, or transformed into electrical impulses for direct transmission or for video recording.

Variations

macchina fotografica

cámara

kamera

camera

máquina

fototoestel

appareil photographique

appareil-photo

Fotoapparat

Kamera

scintillation cameras

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