Camera obscura (disambiguation)
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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 (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 (German band), a German instrumental group, 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