Why cameras have blinking red lights

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There is absolutely zero mechanical need for a glowing circular orb to effectively record video. It was deliberately added purely because humans deeply need a threatening red laser eye staring directly at them to fully understand that a recording is in progress.

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Apple actually created a digital camera way back in 1994 called the QuickTake, and it was an absolute disaster that looked like a weird pair of futuristic binoculars.

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