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It's All Geek To Me: Dim Lighting Basics

Tech expert David Pogue explains how to take a proper picture when the lighting is dim, but you don't want to add a flash. Learn about lighting with host David Pogue on The Science Channel's "It's All Geek To Me."


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It's All Geek To Me: Dim Lighting Basics (0:41)

Tech expert David Pogue explains how to take a proper picture when the lighting is dim, but you don't want to add a flash. Learn about lighting with host David Pogue on The Science Channel's "It's All Geek To Me."

Invention: The First Polaroid Camera (2:30)

The birth of the Polaroid camera was an instant success. Follow the development of the first instant camera on Discovery Channel's "Invention."