CCD is Charge Coupled Device and CMOS is Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor. Exciting stuff, right? But, knowing how they actually work is a different story. Below are two videos that were ...

Ever wondered how the CMOS and CCD image sensors inside cameras work? Well, these neat animations byRaymond Sirí do a great job of explaining it. The animations show the basics of how the two ...

This time, he’s explaining how a CCD works. For many of us, these things are part of our daily life, but aside from the fact that they capture an image, we don’t put much thought into them.

CCD technology was the driving force behind early digital photography, and its popularity persisted until the late 2000s.

categories:Science | tags:Ask Astro, MagazineHow can CCD images just a few minutes long be combined into one photo that shows details not visible in the originals?