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femmestem t1_ja9kjiz wrote on February 27, 2023 at 9:08 PM

Reply to comment by DressCritical in ELI5: How do cameras exactly work? Why can they see so much clearer and farther than the naked human eye? by PapaMamaGoldilocks

Adding to this, humans have wider dynamic range than cameras; that is, we see a greater range from light to dark, and details in the shadow and light, whereas a camera clips bright areas as pure white and dark areas as pure black.