That actually makes a lot of sense. The word camera is derived from the
latin camera obscura (dark chamber) a shutter would let light into the
chamber. If you say camera in Italy folks will most likely think you are
talking about a room, not a device for taking pictures which is a
macchina fotografica.
'Giacomo' Couch
Michael Collins wrote:
> It seems likely due to the camera shutter being an analogue of a window
> shutter, which is opened and closed to control light entering a room. Now
> the origin of that usage... sorry, I don't have my Shorter Oxford at hand.
>
> Michael
>
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