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Origins of the Motion Picture Camera

Many inventions related to experiments in the area of movement and vision preceded the invention of the motion picture camera. As photography was perfected, the natural step toward moving pictures began. Starting with the zoetrope, experiments continued all the way to the wide screen.
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