November 1, 2007 12:00 PM PDT
Digital cameras are everywhere. Just what makes these devices work? Learn how a digital camera is put together as we disassemble the ViviCam, a common 3.3MP model.
This camera has a pretty simple set of user controls. Here's the Vivitar with its lens shield open (revealing the unit's lens and macro/landscape/portrait switch).
(CNET sister site TechRepublic runs a regular series called "Cracking Open" in which they take a look inside a variety of gadgets. News.com is publishing this excerpt.)
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