When Beaton was growing up his nanny had a Kodak 3A Camera, a popular model which was renowned for being an ideal piece of equipment to learn on.
У няни Сесила была популярная в то время модель фотоаппарата Kodak 3A Camera, идеальная для начинающих фотографов, и няня обучила Сесила основам фотографии.