A pinhole camera (also known as a pinhole camera) represents the simplest form of a photographic apparatus. It completely dispenses with a glass lens. Instead, light enters the light-tight housing through a tiny, precisely manufactured opening (the 'pinhole') and projects an upside-down image directly onto the film material.
Due to the tiny aperture opening, shots taken with a pinhole camera have an almost infinite depth of field. However, the images are usually somewhat softer compared to cameras with glass lenses and, due to the low light intensity, often require very long exposure times, making a tripod usually indispensable.
