1 – Life on Camera

Original air date: 16 November 2012

This programme is about the advances in camera technology during TV’s first 60 years (Attenborough’s period).

The table above shows a rather detailed overview of how camera technology developed in Attenborough’s time

The programme ran through his career reflecting on the various technological advances made. Maybe the most noticeable of those was the possibility to film in the dark.

Three ways of filming in the dark: IR camera (top left), starlight camera (top right), or thermal camera (bottom).

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