1. Explain the “camera obscura” effect. How is it achieved? The Camera Obscura effect was created by Greek and Chinese philosophers in approximately 500BC. How it worked was that inside a dark room, a small hole was formed into a wall. When light shined through the hole it focused on the outside scene (upside-down) on another wall. 2. What invention during the 17th Century helped man get a step closer to creating the modern camera? The understanding of the process of making high quality glass lenses and optics was perfected by Isaac Newton and Christian Huygens. 3. What were the parts of the first modern camera invented by Niece? A dark box, a glass sense, and invented by Niece, film, were the parts of the first modern camera. 4.What do modern digital cameras have in common with Niepce’s camera? Modern camera's still have light pass through the lens, into the camera, and exposes the film. The end result is still a photograph! 5. What do digital cameras use to capture an image?