Because any exposure to light, too soon would completely ruin it
A pinhole camera<span> is a simple </span>camera<span> without a lens but with a tiny aperture, a </span>pinhole<span> – effectively a light-proof box with a small hole in one side. Light from a scene passes through the aperture and projects an inverted image on the opposite side of the box, which is known as the </span>camera<span> obscura effect.</span>
