The discussion centers on a photograph taken on April 13, 2006, during a ferry ride from Samal to Davao, which exhibits a black spot. This phenomenon is attributed to the limitations of digital cameras, particularly their inability to handle oversaturated sensors, resulting in artifacts like black spots. The issue is not unique to modern digital cameras; older television cameras from the 1950s to 1970s also displayed similar artifacts when capturing bright light sources.
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A lot of older television cameras had the same problem. You'll notice the same effect in some videos from the 50s-70s if they happen to have a bright light in the shot.russ_watters said:
