Camera Types

Animation camera

An animation camera, a type of rostrum camera, is a movie camera specially adapted for frame-by-frame shooting animation or stop motion. It consists of a camera bodywith lens and film magazines, a stand that allows the camera to be raised and lowered, and a table, often with both top and underneath lighting. The artwork to be photographed is placed on this table.Since most animation is now produced digitally, new animation cameras are not widely manufactured. Image scanners, video cameras and digital SLRs have taken their place.

Autofocus camera

An autofocus (or AF) optical system uses a sensor, a control system and a motor or tunable optical element to focus automatically or on a manually selected point or area. An electronic rangefinder has a display instead of the motor; the adjustment of the optical system has to be done manually until indication. Autofocus methods are distinguished by their type as being either active, passive or hybrid variants.

Backup camera

A backup camera (also called reversing camera) is a special type of video camera that is produced specifically for the purpose of being attached to the rear of a vehicle to aid in backing up, and to alleviate the rear blind spot. Backup cameras are alternatively known as 'reversing cameras' or 'rear view cameras'. It is specifically designed to avoid a Backup collision. The area directly behind vehicles has been described as a "killing zone" due to the associated carnage.

Backup cameras are usually connected to the vehicle head unit display.

Banquet camera
Box camera
Bridge camera
Camcorder
Camera phone
Closed-circuit television camera
Compact camera
Compact System cameras
Dashcam
Digital camera
Disposable camera
Document camera
Field camera
FireWire camera
Folding camera
Gun camera
Helmet camera
High-speed camera
Hidden camera
Instant camera
IP camera
Keychain camera
Light-field camera
Live-preview digital camera
Medium format camera
Mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera
Monorail camera
Movie camera
Multiplane camera
Omnidirectional camera
Onboard camera
Pinhole camera
Pinspeck camera
Plate camera
Pocket camera
Pocket video camera
Point-and-shoot camera
Pool safety camera
Press camera
Process camera
Professional video camera
Rapatronic camera
Rangefinder camera
Red light camera
Reflex camera
Remote camera
Rostrum camera
Schmidt camera
Single-lens reflex camera
Spy cam
Spy camera
Stat camera
Stereo camera
Still camera
Still video camera
Subminiature camera
System camera
Thermal imaging camera (firefighting)
Thermographic camera
Toy camera
Traffic camera
Traffic enforcement camera
Twin-lens reflex camera
Video camera
View camera
Webcam
Wright camera
Zenith camera
Zoom-lens reflex camera
Source : Wikipedia