Camera or Photographic camera (English: Camera or Photographic camera) is a device for taking and capturing photographs. It is used to capture visible static or moving events. [ 1 ] The name Camera comes from the Latin phrase Camera Obscura , meaning "dark cell". [2] Photography had to be developed to make this negative image positive. Now with the advent of light diodes (photodiodes) and CCD-connected digital cameras, the task of taking and capturing photographs has become much easier.