What do sensors do in cameras?

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4. #solid
5. #camera
6. #monitor
7. #smaller
8. #image
9. #sensor
10. #hardware
11. #lenses
12. #viewfinder
13. #device
14. #converts
15. #light
16. #state
17. #through
18. #scene
19. #capturing
20. #captures
21. #factor