[gonzalohm]

Analog in the sense that they are mechanical objects. I have never heard of analog CDs. Analog would be vinyl

[hilsdev]

No, analog in that they shoot in film, an analog chemical reaction - not digital

[jagged-chisel]

What about a reflex camera with a CCD? It’s mechanical in that it moves the mirror out of the way to expose the digital censor. I’d call that a digital camera because the output is digital.

ETA: AAMOF, we called them Digital Cameras when they first arrived.

[gonzalohm]

The sensor is not mechanical. That's why it is digital

[acuozzo]

> I have never heard of analog CDs.

Laserdiscs are analog.

[GJim]

Your comment has just proven my point!

[gonzalohm]

But what's analog then? I don't think it's a misconception. If it's not digital (and film photography isn't) then it's analog.

CDs are digital because data is encoded as bits (square wave) that are read digitally. 0 and 1