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A friend's young daughter asked him why the phone made a "funny sound" when taking a picture. She's never encountered a film camera or heard a real shutter clic
by wanderingstan 12y ago
A friend's young daughter asked him why the phone made a "funny sound" when taking a picture. She's never encountered a film camera or heard a real shutter click before.
- cbd1984 12y agoTo be fair, someone who has a lot of experience with film cameras could legitimately ask the same question. Why the hell would a completely different technology ape the noises of a previous generation?
- anvandare 12y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeuomorph http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeuomorph I guess in this case (with sound) it would be called skeuophone.
- lmm 12y agoIt's also that some countries legally required digital cameras to make noises when taking photos, to make surreptitious photography impossible.