Aha Trivia Stuff Everyone Should Know
Aha Trivia: Stuff Everyone Should Know · ahatrivia.com/mb-photography-522ace169c8c

What does a movie camera take that a still camera does not?

A rapid sequence of frames.

Start playing free

  1. A rapid sequence of frames ✔
  2. A single snapshot
  3. A chemical negative

Why: A movie camera takes a rapid sequence of frames, later played back at a frame rate.

Huh, didn't know that: A movie camera takes a rapid sequence of frames, later played back at a frame rate.

The dad joke
That is a moving experience.
Like this card?
Play the game

References

Answer: A rapid sequence of frames. A movie camera takes a rapid sequence of frames, later played back at a frame rate.

  1. Photography en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography
    the movie camera takes a series of images, each called a "frame"
    Checked 2026-11-07.

Think this answer is wrong? Tap "Challenge this answer" on the card in the game and tell us why.

Kids SkillsWhat does the word photography mean, based on its Greek roots?Kids SkillsWhich device is a dark chamber that projects an image through a small hole?Kids SkillsWho gave the first correct analysis of the camera obscura?

That's stuff everyone should know.