A type of camera for taking photographs, generally consisting of a
lightproof enclosure having an aperture with a shuttered lens through which
the image of an object is focused and recorded on a photosensitive film,
plate, or sensor. Digital cameras use electronics, usually a
charge coupled device (CCD) to store digital images in computer memory inside the camera. The digital image can be transferred to a computer for later processing.
The still camera may be divided in a number of types (note that some cameras fall into more than one category):