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Why are people suddenly obsessed with vintage CCD cameras?

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CCD technology was the driving force behind early digital photography, and its popularity persisted until the late 2000s .

Advances in photographic sensors and display technology led to the rise of the flatscreen TV and the smartphone, leaving CCD cameras firmly in the past.

In many ways, the CCD camera craze is a countercultural current that speaks to deeper anxieties.

CCD photos tend to have better light sensitivity and less noise than CMOS photos.

CCDs can draw up to 100 times more power than a CMOS sensor of similar quality.

The biggest drawback to CCD is its relative inefficiency.

For the millennial crowd, old and cheap CCD cameras evoke memories of poorly lit photos from college parties.