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How is the image formed in a pinhole camera

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A Pinhole Camera is a simple camerawithout a lens but with a tiny aperture, a pinhole – effectively a light-proof box with a small hole in one side. Light from a scene passes through the aperture and projects an invertedimage on the opposite side of the box, which is known as the cameraobscura effect.

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