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7 C ameras fly. Whether on the wings of eagles or strapped to drones, video captured from cameras has given new per- spective on our world from above. And it can all be done by you. Cameras dive. Whether on the fins of dolphins or in the hands of scuba divers, images captured by cameras have given new perspective on our world from beneath the sea. And it can all be done by you. Cameras find adventure. Whether rushing down a hill on your skis, flipping over a wave, or crashing through white water, cameras in hands across the globe have given you the chance to see the world dif- ferently, create fresh perspectives, and preserve moments in time that previously were not possible to be captured. As companies like GoPro, Garmin, and DJI continue to innovate personal- camera technology, the video and still images takenby the devices—whether strapped to a BMX bike helmet or attached to the front of a kayak—have given us the ability to relive our adventures all over again. The genius behind the fun doesn’t come in invent- ing a completely new device or even turning film into digital. After all, plate-technol- ogy cameras have been around since the early 1800s, followed by the “Kodak” cam- era created by George Eastman in the late 1800s, the first camera with film that the user could purchase. Rather, the innovation comes fromentrepreneurial minds taking technology and repurposing it for their interests. These minds have discovered new ways to explore the world through images and videos and have reworked technology to make those new ways into reality. Instead of simply a digital camera, how about a camera that can go underwater and give intensely high-quality images in the most extreme places? And it can fly, too!