Many professional photographers use a view camera for portraits and other subjects. Instant cameras use film that provides a print without first being developed into a negative. The cameras produce a print 15 seconds to 2 minutes after the photographer takes a picture. The time varies according to the camera and the type of film. Special types of film for instant cameras also provide negatives.
Some instant cameras can take flash pictures and focus automatically.
Electronic cameras, including digital cameras, create pictures that can be viewed on a television screen or transferred to a computer. The CCD changes the light into electronic signals. The electronic pictures can then be stored on floppy disks used in computers, on electronic storage devices called memory cards, or on a hard disk. With additional equipment, electronic images can also be sent over telephone lines or printed on paper. Today, many amateur moviemakers use portable video cameras called camcorders.