Camera obscura (disambiguation)

Camera obscura (disambiguation)

Camera obscura means literally "darkened chamber". It is the term used to describe early devices for projecting an image on a screen, using either a lens or pinhole.

Camera obscura may also mean:
*Camera Obscura, an attraction at the Cliff House in San Francisco
*Camera Obscura, an attraction on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh
*Grand Union Camera Obscura, an attraction on Douglas Head on the Isle of Man

In literature:
*"Camera Obscura", one of the translated titles of a 1932 novel by Vladimir Nabokov

*"Camera Obscura", a short story by Basil Cooper that was made into a segment of Night Gallery

*Camera Obscura (Doctor Who) a novel based on the "Doctor Who" series

In music:
*Camera Obscura (band), an indie band from Glasgow
*Camera Obscura (album), by Nico
*Camera Obscura (electronic duo), a British synth pop band, who had a minor hit in 1983 with the "Destitution" EP

In video gaming:
* The Camera Obscura, the name of a camera used to exorcise spirits by taking pictures, used in the game Fatal Frame

ee also

*Pinhole camera


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